In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around El Paso.
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.)
Stagecoach
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1939 release is a must-see. The Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr said, "Its virtues remain intact," while Variety Staff of Variety noted, "Directorially, production is John Ford in peak form, sustaining interest and suspense throughout, and presenting exceptional characterizations. Picture is a display of photographic grandeur."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo (250 E. Montecillo Blvd.) through Sunday, June 16. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 percent and an Audience Score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has been a must-watch since its release on May 24.
"It's more John Hughes than Judd Apatow, and it's a little more Bridesmaids than Lady Bird...a success on [its] own terms," according to Kristen Evans of The New Republic, while 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."
Get a piece of the action at AMC El Paso 16 (9840 Gateway Blvd. North) through Wednesday, June 19. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1981 release has garnered plenty of praise.
"Entertainment that propels the audience inexorably from one excitement to the next," noted Bob Thomas of the Associated Press, while the Hollywood Reporter's Arthur Knight said, "It's all done with such a great spirit of high adventure and good humor that you don't even begin to count the corpses... The finale suggests that [Harrison] Ford's Indiana Jones character will soon be back with further adventures, and I'm all in favor of it."
You can catch it at The Grand 10 - Ft. Bliss (1619 Pleasonton Road) through Wednesday, June 19. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Two drag-queens and a transsexual contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, and head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, named 'Priscilla'. En route, they discover that the woman they've contracted with is the wife of one of the drag queens. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who then travels on with them.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1994 release has garnered plenty of praise. The Chicago Tribune's Clifford Terry said, "On the whole, though, it is funny and compassionate, silly and sweet," and the Los Angeles Times's Kenneth Turan noted, "To its credit, whenever things get too treacly, Priscilla knows enough to break out those frocks and get the show in gear. That is entertainment for sure."
You can catch it at Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo (250 E. Montecillo Blvd.) through Saturday, June 15. 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. The Observer's Oliver Jones said, "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," while Matthew Lickona of the San Diego Reader stated, "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 Cinemark Cielo Vista Mall 14 and XD (8401 Gateway West Blvd.); The Grand 10 - Ft. Bliss (1619 Pleasonton Road); and AMC El Paso 16 (9840 Gateway Blvd. North) through Wednesday, June 19. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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