Looking for some entertainment? Don't miss this week's lineup of horror movies showing on the big screen in and around Denver.
Read on for the highest-rated horror 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.)
Midsommar
A young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Set for wide release on Wednesday, July 3, "Midsommar" already has a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The AV Club's A.A. Dowd said, "This is, in other words, a less perfectly crafted nightmare than [Ari] Aster's last one. But there's a deranged integrity to its sprawl, and to the filmmaker's willingness to embrace the darkest, most unsparing aspects of human desire."
It's playing at Regal UA Denver Pavilions & RPX (500 16th St.), Regal Continental & RPX (3635 S. Monaco Parkway) and Harkins Northfield 18 (8300 E. Northfield Blvd.) through Wednesday, July 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Annabelle Comes Home
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target — the Warrens' 10-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.
Released on Wednesday, June 26, "Annabelle Comes Home" already has a Tomatometer Score of 63 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"A smart, controlled film, made with considerable integrity," according to Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle, while indieWire's Eric Kohn said, "'Annabelle Comes Home' delivers on its title with the best 'Conjuring' spin-off so far, in large part because it has such modest aims."
Get a piece of the action at AMC Dine-In Cherry Creek 8 (3000 E. First Ave.) through Sunday, June 30; Regal UA Denver Pavilions & RPX (500 16th St.), Regal UA Colorado Center & IMAX (2000 S. Colorado Blvd.) and Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (4255 W. Colfax Ave.) through Wednesday, July 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Child's Play
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.
With a Tomatometer Score of 62 percent and an Audience Score of 61 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Child's Play" is well worth a watch.
"Who would have guessed that a 'Child's Play' film would leave us with less popcorn-rattling jump scares and more existential questions about the role of Alexa in our lives?" noted Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service, while RogerEbert.com's Nick Allen said, "Nastier, more playful, and just as good if not better than the original film."
Get a piece of the action at Regal UA Denver Pavilions & RPX (500 16th St.) and Regal UA Colorado Center & IMAX (2000 S. Colorado Blvd.) through Wednesday, July 3; and Harkins Northfield 18 (8300 E. Northfield Blvd.) through Monday, July 1. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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