Looking for a stirring story? Take a look at this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around Albuquerque.
Here are the highest-rated dramas 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.)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved, and whom he has never been able to forget.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93% and an Audience Score of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" has garnered plenty of praise since its release in April 2018. The Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, "Bi creates a strong atmosphere out of familiar detective-movie and melodramatic elements, thanks largely to the inventive camerawork and charismatic performances," while Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune noted, "Three different cinematographers worked on 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' and yet the results feel like a single, sustained puzzle that comes together on its own terms."
Interested? It's playing at Regal UA High Ridge (12921 Indian School NE) through Thursday, June 6. 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.
"The Souvenir" has a Tomatometer Score of 91% and an Audience Score of 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"'The Souvenir' is an oddly alluring piece of filmmaking, rich and quiet and sneakily affecting," according to Adam Graham of the Detroit News, while the Seattle Times' Soren Andersen said, "'The Souvenir' reveals itself slowly, calmly, with great deliberation."
It's playing at Regal UA High Ridge (12921 Indian School NE) through Monday, June 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Photograph
A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.
"Photograph" has a Tomatometer Score of 78% and an Audience Score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Like Polaroids and introverted people, 'Photograph' takes its time developing," noted Brad Wheeler of the Globe and Mail, while the Detroit News' Adam Graham said, "'Photograph' has a ways to go to sell its central love story. But Batra's touch is so tender that 'Photograph' builds a sweetness that overcompensates for its shortcomings."
Get a piece of the action at Regal UA High Ridge (12921 Indian School NE) on Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Breakthrough
When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake St. Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth's mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there was a pulse, and Smith came around.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60% and an Audience Score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Breakthrough" is well worth a watch. The Los Angeles Times' Katie Walsh said, "One of the more authentically moving entries in the genre, fueled by a gripping lead performance from 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz," and Radio Times' David Aldridge noted, "'This Is Us' regular Chrissy Metz makes her presence felt as the boy's mum, and Topher Grace and Josh Lucas bring modest star power to a slick if sometimes slushy against-the-odds drama that's perfectly watchable, whether you subscribe to its claims or not."
It's screening at Cinemark Movies 8 (4591 San Mateo Blvd. NE) and Cinemark Movies West (9201 Coors Road NW) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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