In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Los Angeles.
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.)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place."
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1975 release has made a lasting impression. Time Out's Tom Huddleston said, "So unnecessarily gorgeous, there are moments where it feels like Tarkovsky with drag and farting."
It's playing at ArcLight Sherman Oaks (15301 Ventura Blvd., Building A) on Monday, May 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighborhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1990 release has made a lasting impression.
"Is it a great movie? I don't think so. But it's a triumphant piece of filmmaking-journalism presented with the brio of drama," according to Pauline Kael of the New Yorker, while Boston Globe's Jay Carr said, "Anti-romantic, it nevertheless sweeps us into the allure of mob glamour — then slams us with its cost of admission."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Regency Granada Hills 9 (16830 Devonshire St.) on Tuesday, May 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on April 26.
"What you will be getting when you walk into an inevitably overstuffed movie theater is something singular that reflects our age in a way that none of the MCU films that preceded it have — indeed, very few Hollywood spectacles ever have," noted Oliver Jones of the Observer.
Get a piece of the action at AMC Fallbrook 7 (6731 Fallbrook Ave.) and AMC Dine-In Marina 6 (13455 Maxella Ave.) through Thursday, May 9; CGV Cinemas LA (621 S. Western Ave.) and Regal LA Live & 4DX (1000 W. Olympic Blvd.) through Wednesday, May 8. 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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has become a favorite since its release on March 22. BuzzFeed News' Alison Willmore said, "Us revolves around an allegory that's more elastic and resistant to parsing than megahit Get Out," and the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs noted, "It achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre."
Get a piece of the action at Pacific Sherman Oaks 5 (14424 Milbank St.) through Sunday, May 5; Regal LA Live & 4DX (1000 W. Olympic Blvd.) through Monday, May 6; Cinemark 18 & XD (6081 Center Drive) through Wednesday, May 8; and Regency Valley Plaza 6 (6355 Bellingham Ave.) through Thursday, May 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Penguins
The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Penguins" has been popular with audiences since its release on April 17. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said, "It took 16 cinematographers three years to capture the stunning images in this doc about an Adelie penguin (anthropomorphically voiced by Ed Helms) coming of age during a freezing Antarctic spring. Go for the film's thrilling sense of wonder."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Promenade 16 (21801 Oxnard St.) through Wednesday, May 8; and Pacific Sherman Oaks 5 (14424 Milbank St.) through Sunday, May 5. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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