In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Orlando.
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 70s throwback is a critical darling. Time Out's Tom Huddleston said, "So unnecessarily gorgeous, there are moments where it feels like Tarkovsky with drag and farting," while Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic noted, "Here is 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' which is neither as sparkling as it is said to be nor as bad as it seems to be at the start. But it's pretty good."
Get a piece of the action at Cobb Plaza Cinema Café 12 (155 S. Orange Ave.) 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 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has become a favorite since its release on March 22.
"'Us' revolves around an allegory that's more elastic and resistant to parsing than mega-hit 'Get Out,'" according to Alison Willmore of BuzzFeed News, while the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, "It achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre."
Get a piece of the action at Cobb Plaza Cinema Café 12 (155 S. Orange Ave.) through Thursday, May 2; Cinemark Artegon Marketplace and XD (5150 International Drive) through Wednesday, May 8; Universal Cinemark at CityWalk (6000 Universal Blvd.) through Wednesday, May 8. 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 76 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Penguins" has become a favorite since its release on April 17.
"It took 16 cinematographers three years to capture the stunning images in this doc about an Adélie penguin (anthropomorphically voiced by Ed Helms) coming of age during a freezing Antarctic spring. Go for the film's thrilling sense of wonder," noted Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, while the Globe and Mail's Brad Wheeler said, "A sweet, playful coming-of-age documentary"
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark Artegon Marketplace and XD (5150 International Drive) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Shazam!
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shazam!" has proven a solid option since its release on April 5. Time Out's Joshua Rothkopf said, "For a long, glorious stretch, 'Shazam!' plays like the anti-Nolan antidote it is," while Matthew Rozsa of Salon.com stated, "'Shazam!' is the funniest, sweetest and most innocent movie in the DC Extended Universe - a sign that it is at last ready to compete with Marvel."
It's playing at Cobb Plaza Cinema Café 12 (155 S. Orange Ave.) through Wednesday, May 8; Cinemark Artegon Marketplace and XD (5150 International Drive) through Wednesday, May 8; Universal Cinemark at CityWalk (6000 Universal Blvd.) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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