In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Yonkers.
Read on for 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.)
Us
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
Set to be released on Friday, March 22, "Us" already has a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Atlantic's David Sims said, "Us is a glorious symphony of fear, to be sure, but it's also an ambitious sci-fi allegory and a pitch-black comedy of the haves and have-nots," while Brian Truitt of USA Today noted, "Peele is this generation's Hitchcock, for sure, but also a true American original with introspective themes in hand and suspense to spare."
It's screening at Cross County Multiplex Cinemas (2 South Drive), Showcase Cinema de Lux Ridge Hill (59 Fitzgerald St.), and Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) through Wednesday, March 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Hitch-Hiker
Ray and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, make it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this old-school film boasts plenty of accolades.
"This hell-for-leather 1953 noir demonstrates Ida Lupino's facility with actors and flawless pacing," according to J. R. Jones of the Chicago Reader, while the New York Times's A.H. Weiler said, "Both Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy are experts as stalwart men gripped in a situation they never made."
You can catch it at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) on Wednesday, March 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick has become a favorite. The Chicago Sun-Times's Richard Roeper said, "Even though this movie was made nearly 30 years ago, almost nothing about it feels dated," and San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle noted, " 'The Terminator 2' is movie-making on a massive scale, packed dense with spectacular touches that are too many to describe – escape scenes, helicopter stunts and huge explosions."
Catch it on the big screen at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) on Tuesday, March 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has become a favorite since its release on Feb. 22. The Atlantic's David Sims said, "So much of The Hidden World is stuffed with filler material. But in certain wordless moments, this grand final entry really sings," while Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post stated, "The movie could easily be called 'How To End Your Trilogy.' "
You can catch it at Showcase Cinema de Lux Ridge Hill (59 Fitzgerald St.) through Tuesday, March 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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