In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Fort Worth.
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.)
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% and an Audience Score of 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Penguins" has garnered plenty of praise 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," according to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, while the Globe and Mail's Brad Wheeler said, "A sweet, playful coming-of-age documentary"
You can catch it at Regal Fossil Creek (6100 N. Freeway) 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% and an Audience Score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shazam!" has been getting attention since its release on April 5.
"For a long, glorious stretch, 'Shazam!' plays like the anti-Nolan antidote it is," noted Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out, while Salon.com's Matthew Rozsa said, "'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 AMC Palace 9 (220 E. Third St.) through Sunday, May 5; AMC Eastchase 9 (8301 Ederville Road) through Wednesday, May 8; and Regal Fossil Creek (6100 N. Freeway) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Long Shot
When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly.
Set to be released on Friday, May 3, "Long Shot" already has a Tomatometer Score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said, "Theron and Rogen are a sparking pair of live wires who turn an impossible relationship - she's the class to his crass, the hot to his not - into a soft-hearted political satire that's raunchy and romantic in all the right places," while Eric Kohn of indieWire stated, "'Long Shot' turns its endearing couple into a savvy vessel for exploring America's fractured times."
It's screening at AMC Palace 9 (220 E. Third St.) through Sunday, May 5; AMC Eastchase 9 (8301 Ederville Road) through Wednesday, May 8; AMC Clearfork 8 (5015 Trailhead Bend Way) through Wednesday, May 8; and Regal Fossil Creek (6100 N. Freeway) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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