Need date night ideas? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Austin.
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.
Set to be released on Friday, May 24, "'Booksmart' already has a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent 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."
You can catch it at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 (2901 Capital Of Texas Highway), Regal Gateway & IMAX (9700 Stonelake Blvd.) through Thursday, May 30 and Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar), and Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane (5701 W. Slaughter Lane) 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 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1979 release has made a lasting impression.
"This is a screamingly spooky sci-fi tale with more than a few echoes of "The Thing" but echoes which enhance rather than detract," according to Ernest Leogrande of the New York Daily News, while the Globe and Mail's Stephen Cole said, "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."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz (320 E. Sixth St.) on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has become a favorite since its release on April 26.
"What you will be getting when you walk into an inevitably overstuffed movie theater is something singular that reflects our age in a way that none of the MCU films that preceded it have-indeed, very few Hollywood spectacles ever have," noted Oliver Jones of the Observer, while the San Diego Reader's Matthew Lickona said, "The MCU will go on and on, but this chapter - and the American pragmatism vs. American ideals bromance that drove it - have well and truly come to their 'Excelsior! Nuff said!' moment."
You can catch it at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 (2901 Capital Of Texas Highway); Alamo Drafthouse Village (2700 W. Anderson Lane) and AMC Lakeline 9 (11200 Lakeline Mall Blvd.) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
What's Up, Doc?
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent and an Audience Score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '70s throwback has much to recommend it. ReelViews's James Berardinelli said, "The film builds on itself, gaining speed as it careens out-of-control toward its conclusion. Only a director in complete control can fashion something so effortlessly chaotic," and Variety's Variety Staff noted, "This picture is a total smash."
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) on Sunday, May 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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