Looking to lighten the mood? Take a look at this week's lineup of comedies showing on the big screen in and around Fresno.
Read on for the highest-rated comedy films to catch in theaters, 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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has garnered stellar reviews since its release on May 24. Salon.com's Erin Keane said, "'Booksmart' puts a fresh spin on the coming-of-age night-of comedy because it's focused on two girls, one of whom is also queer," while Chandler Levack of the Globe and Mail noted, "'Booksmart' is a love letter for any young woman who has ever stayed home on a Friday night to watch a Ken Burns documentary."
It's screening at Regal Edwards Fresno & IMAX (250 Paseo del Centro) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Late Night
A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.
Just released on Friday, June 7, "Late Night" already has a Tomatometer Score of 82% and an Audience Score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Rather than scourging the complacency and hypocrisy of television, it subjects the medium to a vigorous exfoliating scrub in the name of feminism and inclusiveness," noted A.O. Scott of the New York Times, while the Los Angeles Times's Kenneth Turan said, "Doing all that can't have been easy, but making it seem like it was may be the most satisfying of 'Late Night's' many agreeable accomplishments."
You can catch it at Regal Manchester - Fresno (2055 E. Shields Ave.) and Regal Edwards Fresno & IMAX (250 Paseo del Centro) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Secret Life of Pets 2
What happens with our pets when we’re not home? This movie continues the original movie with Max and his friends.
Also just released on Friday, June 7, "The Secret Life of Pets 2" has a Tomatometer Score of 54% and an Audience Score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Arizona Republic's Samantha Incorvaia said, "At least people will laugh with this film because it perfectly draws its humor from the tendencies of cats and dogs, from a cat's magnetic desire to knock over objects to a dog's natural instinct to chase a ball at any cost," and the New York Times's Bilge Ebiri noted, "Too scattered narratively to cohere, and yet somehow still funny enough to justify its existence, 'The Secret Life of Pets 2' makes for an entertaining trifle."
Catch it on the big screen at Regal UA Broadway Faire (3351 W. Shaw Ave.), Regal Manchester - Fresno (2055 E. Shields Ave.), Regal Edwards Fresno & IMAX (250 Paseo del Centro) and Maya Fresno 16 & MPX (3090 E. Campus Pointe Drive) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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