In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Dallas.
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.)
Booksmart
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
"Booksmart" already has a Tomatometer Score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. USA Today's Brian Truitt said, "The worst thing you can say about the brilliantly zany teen comedy 'Booksmart' is you only get an hour and 45 minutes with its quirky student body," while Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle noted, "[Olivia] Wilde vigorously made this picture, finding the tone and teasing out the laughs and the performances with a combination of bold and subtle strokes."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Studio Movie Grill NorthWest Highway (10110 Technology Blvd.), LOOK Cinemas Prestonwood (5409 Beltline Road), Cinepolis Luxury Cinema Victory Park (2365 Victory Park Lane) and Cinemark 17 and IMAX (11819 Webb Chapel) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Alien
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1979 release is a must-see. The New York Daily News' Ernest Leogrande said, "This is a screamingly spooky sci-fi tale with more than a few echoes of 'The Thing' but echoes which enhance rather than detract," and the Globe and Mail's Stephen Cole noted, "Seen again a quarter-century later, we marvel at how the filmmaker generates so much tension and sweat with a bare minimum of moving parts."
You can catch it at Alamo Drafthouse Dallas (1005 S. Lamar St.) and Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands (6770 Abrams Road) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Bullitt
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1968 release has made a lasting impression. The Hollywood Reporter's John Mahoney said, "It is simply one of the most exciting and intelligent action films in years, probably the best good-cop film we can expect to encounter," while of Variety stated, "Good scripting and excellent direction by Peter Yates maintain deliberately low-key but mounting suspense."
Get a piece of the action at Cinepolis Luxury Cinema Victory Park (2365 Victory Park Lane) through Tuesday, May 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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