In the age of streaming entertainment, it can be hard to leave the couch. But movie theaters still offer a special experience for those willing to get out of the house. Want to see what's out there? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Detroit.
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.)
Rocketman
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Set to be released on Friday, May 31, "Rocketman" already has a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Chicago Reader's Leah Pickett said, "The story reshuffles reality, especially time and facts, and the film is more enjoyable for it," while David Sims of the Atlantic noted, "Fletcher isn't seeking to reinvent a very practiced storytelling formula; he's just perfecting it."
Get a piece of the action at Cinema Detroit (4126 Third St.) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
With a Tomatometer Score of 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" is well worth a watch.
" Pokémon Detective Pikachu is unrelentingly weird," according to Daniel Kaszor of the Globe and Mail, while NPR's Vincent Acovino said, "There's something admirable about a film that isn't afraid to have some fun with a property so established and beloved by its core audience."
It's screening at Bel Air Luxury Cinema (10100 E. 8 Mile Road) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Ma
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
Set to be released on Friday, May 31, "Ma" already has a Tomatometer Score of 65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"'Ma' zips along while providing a foundation for Landes' increasingly bonkers script (and most importantly, Spencer's creepy-larious performance)," noted Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service, while the Boston Globe's Tom Russo said, "The lady might be a wackjob, but she's one with some complexity behind the creeping instability. As showy character roles go, Spencer hits the motherlode."
Interested? It's playing at Bel Air Luxury Cinema (10100 E. 8 Mile Road) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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