In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around New Orleans.
Read on for 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.)
42nd Street
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96% and an Audience Score of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, this vintage film has made a lasting impression.
The New York Times's Mordaunt Hall said, "The liveliest and one of the most tuneful screen musical comedies that has come out of Hollywood," while Geoff Andrew of Time Out noted, "Berkeley choreographs chorines and camera with mischievous dexterity."
It's playing at Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) through Wednesday, June 19. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Rocketman
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90% and an Audience Score of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Rocketman" has proven a solid option since its release on May 31.
"If you need somebody to recount the rise of a British rock god from pallid suburbia to the baroque extremes of fame, and to create a stir without causing too much of a fuss, Fletcher is your man," according to Anthony Lane of the New Yorker, while the Chicago Reader's Leah Pickett said, "The story reshuffles reality, especially time and facts, and the film is more enjoyable for it."
It's playing at The Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St.) and Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) through Thursday, June 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Dark Crystal
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
With a Tomatometer Score of 78% and an Audience Score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1982 release is a worthy candidate for your entertainment.
"As narrative, the incidents in 'The Dark Crystal' are unremarkable; as the excuse for special effects, fanciful decor and eccentric characters, they do nicely enough," noted Richard Corliss of Time magazine, while the AV Club's Tasha Robinson said, "The story is a standard fairy-tale concoction, but the New Agey philosophy about healing and heroism makes for a classic Henson story, all heart and rapturous wonder at the world's incredible possibilities."
It's screening at Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) through Saturday, June 15. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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