Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worth your time (and money)? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around New York City.
Here are the highest rated films to catch, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
Apollo 11
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on March 1. The Associated Press's Jake Coyle said, "'Apollo 11' might not tell you anything you don't already know about the moon landing. But it will make you feel it, and see it, anew," while Brian Lowry of CNN.com noted, "It's a wonderfully nostalgic if somewhat antiseptic reminder of what it meant to first break the bonds of Earth."
It's playing at AMC Dine-in Staten Island Mall 11 (2655 Richmond Ave.) through Wednesday, March 13; City Cinemas Village East (181-189 Second Ave.) through Thursday, March 14; AMC Kips Bay 15 (570 Second Ave.) through Wednesday, March 13; and Regal Battery Park Stadium 11 (102 N. End Ave.) through Thursday, March 14. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Gully Boy
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Gully Boy" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on Feb. 14. "A mainstream rap musical served up with generous helpings of deftly written hip-hop lyrics and an appealing, largely well-woven narrative starring Ranveer Singh in all his charms," according to Jay Weissberg of Variety, while the Hollywood Reporter's Deborah Young said, "Zoya Akhtar directs with flair and passion and, aided by explosive performances from a right-on cast, triumphs over the familiarity of the star-is-born storyline."
Catch it on the big screen at Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas (15902 Jamaica Ave.) through Thursday, March 7, and AMC Empire 25 (234 W. 42nd St.) through Wednesday, March 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Free Solo
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Free Solo" has gotten stellar reviews since its release in September of 2018. "The visuals are stunning, offering head-spinning views with the comfort of total safety," noted Melanie McFarland of Salon.com, while the Globe and Mail's John Doyle said, "'Free Solo'...is a jaw-dropper, both in what is documented and its visual impact."
It's playing at Williamsburg Cinemas (217 Grand St.), City Cinemas Village East (181-189 Second Ave.), Cobble Hill Cinema (265 Court St.), and Kew Gardens Cinemas (81-05 Lefferts Blvd.) through Thursday, March 14. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
When bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" has been a must-watch since its release in October of 2018. The Public (Buffalo)'s M. Faust said, "The moment that will be McCarthy's Oscar clip (there's no doubt she'll get a nomination) comes when she stands before a judge and manages to be both contrite and yet triumphant," and ReelViews's James Berardinelli said, "McCarthy plays it straight, allowing her talent as an actress — often hidden under the dreck for which she draws big paychecks — to shine through."
Get a piece of the action at Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) through Thursday, March 14. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Tristana
Tristana is a young Spanish woman left to the care of Don Lope, a protective but impoverished aristocrat. Don sells his possessions to avoid manual labor and champions the causes of the dispossessed and downtrodden of society. He takes advantage of the vulnerable Tristana, who leaves him when she falls in love with Horacio. Unable to commit to him, she returns to Don Lope when she falls ill. He asks for her hand in marriage, and she accepts after losing her leg to cancer. She chooses to remain in a passionless union rather than be subject to the harsh realities of a society that refuses to change to the needs of women. Taken from the novel by celebrated author Benito Perez Galdos.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1970 release is a critical darling. The New Yorker's Richard Brody said, "The rigid rituals of duty and honor form an inextricable bond of pleasure and degradation, of sex and death-and render sin all the more exciting," while Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said, "You can almost sense the director's pleasure in taking apart the duplicities of a patriarchal Spanish society, the long-standing sexual double standard for men and one young woman's revolt against convention."
You can catch it at Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) through Thursday, March 14. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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