In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Albuquerque.
Here are 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
On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic teenage superstars realize 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 percent and an Audience Score of 76 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has proven to be a critical darling 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."
Interested? It's playing at Century Rio 24 and XD (4901 Pan American Freeway NE) through Wednesday, June 12; Regal UA Cottonwood (10000 N.W. Coors Blvd.) through Wednesday, June 12; and Century 14 Downtown Albuquerque (100 Central Ave.) through Wednesday, June 12. 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 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has garnered plenty of praise 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 (Marvel Cinematic Universe) films that preceded it have-indeed, very few Hollywood spectacles ever have," according to 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."
It's playing at Century Rio 24 and XD (4901 Pan American Freeway NE) through Wednesday, June 12; Regl Winrock IMAX & RPX (2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE) through Thursday, June 13; and Icon Cinema Albuquerque (13120-A Central Ave.) through Wednesday, June 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Souvenir
A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.
Set to be released on Friday, Aug. 30, "The Souvenir" already has a Tomatometer Score of 92 percent and an Audience Score of 42 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Detroit News' Adam Graham said, "'The Souvenir' is an oddly alluring piece of filmmaking, rich and quiet and sneakily affecting," and The Seattle Times' Soren Andersen noted, "'The Souvenir' reveals itself slowly, calmly, with great deliberation."
It's screening at Regal UA High Ridge (12921 Indian School NE) and Century 14 through Thursday, June 13 and Downtown Albuquerque (100 Central Ave.) through Wednesday, June 11. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 92 percent and an Audience Score of 79 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Penguins" has become a favorite since its release on April 17. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said, "It took 16 cinematographers three years to capture the stunning images in this doc about an Adelie penguin (anthropomorphically voiced by Ed Helms) coming of age during a freezing Antarctic spring. Go for the film's thrilling sense of wonder," while Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail stated, "A sweet, playful coming-of-age documentary"
You can catch it at Cinemark Movies West (9201 Coors Road N.W.) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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