In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Irving.
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.)
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 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Gully Boy" has been a must-watch since its release on Feb.14. Variety's Jay Weissberg said, "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," while Deborah Young of the Hollywood Reporter noted, "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 Regal MacArthur Marketplace Stadium 16 (8505 Walton Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar. 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"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," according to David Sims of the Atlantic, while USA Today's Brian Truitt said, "[Jordan] Peele is this generation's Hitchcock, for sure, but also a true American original with introspective themes in hand and suspense to spare."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at AMC Classic Irving 10 (4205 W. Pioneer Drive), AMC Irving Mall 14 (2433 Irving Mall), Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.), and Regal MacArthur Marketplace Stadium 16 (8505 Walton Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar. 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 99 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on March 8.
"The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary Apollo 11 reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," noted Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly, while 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."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar. 27. 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 gotten stellar reviews since its release in December of 2018. The New York Times's Lawrence Ware said, "This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," and the Atlantic's David Sims noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Classic Irving 10 (4205 W. Pioneer Drive) through Wednesday, Mar. 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Hate U Give
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 81 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Hate U Give" has been a must-watch since its release in October of 2018. The Chicago Sun-Times's Richard Roeper said, "[Director George] Tillman has an excellent touch for the quietly impactful scenes with Starr [Carter] and her family, as well as the news footage-style depictions of marches and protests that go sideways," while Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader stated, "The filmmakers understand their characters so thoroughly that the insights seem to grow organically from their experiences. This is American studio filmmaking at its finest."
It's screening at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) through Friday, Mar. 22. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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