In the mood for some entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of horror movies showing on the big screen in and around Austin.
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 to be released on Wednesday, July 3, "Midsommar" already has a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The AV Club's A.A. Dowd said, "This is, in other words, a less perfectly crafted nightmare than 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," while Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly noted, "The skin-pricking pleasures of 'Midsommar' aren't rational, they're instinctive: a thrilling, seasick freefall into the light."
It's screening at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 (2901 Capital Of Texas Highway), Regal Gateway & IMAX (9700 Stonelake Blvd.), and Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) on Wednesday, July 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Alien: Covenant
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
With a Tomatometer Score of 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Alien: Covenant" deserves a watch.
"As redesigns go, 'Alien: Covenant' is not ambitious, but it's roaringly, repulsively effective," according to Guy Lodge of Newsweek, while the Atlantic's Christopher Orr said, "This may not be a movie that reinvents the wheel. But it's one that knows how to make it roll."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz (320 E. Sixth St.) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Child's Play
The story follows a mother named Karen, who gives her son Andy a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its sinister nature.
With a Tomatometer Score of 61 percent and an Audience Score of 63 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."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 (2901 Capital Of Texas Highway) through Wednesday, June 26; AMC Lakeline 9 (11200 Lakeline Mall Blvd.) through Monday, July 1; Regal Gateway & IMAX (9700 Stonelake Blvd.) through Thursday, June 27; and Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) through Monday, July 1. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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