Need date night ideas? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Irving.
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 and an Audience Score of 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on March 8. Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty said, "The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary 'Apollo 11' reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," while Jake Coyle of the Associated Press noted, "'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."
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar.ch 20. 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 and an Audience Score of 91 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."
You can catch it at Regal MacArthur Marketplace Stadium 16 (8505 Walton Blvd.) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has proven to be a critical darling since its release in December of 2018.
"This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," noted Lawrence Ware of the New York Times, while the Atlantic's David Sims said, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
You can catch it at AMC Classic Irving 10 (4205 W. Pioneer Drive) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick is a critical darling. Boston Globe's Jay Carr said, "Jonathan Demme's 'Silence of the Lambs' has everything you want in a popular thriller. It's stylish, intelligent, audacious rather than shocking, and stolen by a suave monster you'll never forget," and the Hollywood Reporter's Duane Byrge noted, "Hopkins' performance is spectacularly unnerving and should win him future award nominations. Holding her own against Hopkins' hare is Jodie Foster as the tenacious, tortoise-like trainee."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) on Monday, March 18. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Fargo
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt ... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt ... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing — and extremely pregnant — investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom ... you betcha!
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1996 release has become a favorite. The Hollywood Reporter's David Hunter said, "(Frances) McDormand is excellent and has a lot of fun with her tenacious and competent character, who is dedicated to duty and her sweet, supportive husband," while Chris Packham of the Village Voice stated, "The film is a work of brick-by-brick world-building in the service of characters whose ordinariness is just as carefully crafted."
It's screening at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) on Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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