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 New Orleans.
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.)
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 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Whatever the film's shortfall in psychodynamics, 'Rocketman' invokes the spirit and specifics of music — enormously aided by Mr. Egerton's performance — to illuminate the hero's soul," according to Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal, while the Associated Press' Jake Coyle said, "Like its flamboyant subject, it's a movie outfitted to the nines in dazzle and verve, even if it's gotten all dressed up with nowhere to go but the most conventional places."
You can catch it at The Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St.) through Thursday, May 30. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Aladdin
Young Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie.
Set to be released today, Friday, "Aladdin" already has a Tomatometer Score of 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Today, 'Aladdin' is a Disney movie, or a Guy Ritchie movie. But I wouldn't be surprised if, in five years, 'Aladdin' is thought of as the film where Naomi Scott broke through," noted Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle, while Tribune News Service's Katie Walsh said, "Ritchie knows what to preserve, and what to enhance. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and the resulting 'Aladdin' is fun, celebratory and yes, nostalgic."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at The Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St.) through Thursday, May 30. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Bolden
A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
With a Tomatometer Score of 67 percent and an Audience Score of 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Bolden" is well worth a watch.
RogerEbert.com's Monica Castillo said, "Sometimes dizzying, enchanting or confounding, but it is certainly never boring," while Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times stated, "No one could ever call 'Bolden,' a vivid and inventive musical-drama about the unsung life of New Orleans jazz "inventor" Charles 'Buddy' Bolden, a by-the-numbers biopic."
Get a piece of the action at Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) through Thursday, May 30. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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