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 Charlotte.
Read on for the highest rated films to catch, based on critical scores sourced from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. (Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango.)
Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Boasting a 100 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this vintage film has been a favorite of critics, with a consensus that "Clever, incisive, and funny, Singin' in the Rain is a masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical."
Get a piece of the action at Studio Movie Grill EpiCentre (210 E. Trade St.) through Thursday, Jan. 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Free Solo
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
Boasting a critical approval rating of 98 percent and an audience score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Free Solo" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on Sept. 28. According to the site's critical consensus, "'Free Solo' depicts athletic feats that many viewers will find beyond reason - and grounds the attempts in passions that are all but universal."
It's playing at Regal Ballantyne Village Stadium 5 (14815 John J Delany Drive) through Thursday, Jan. 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Boasting a critical approval rating of 98 percent and an audience score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" has been a must-watch since its release on Oct. 19. According to the site's critical consensus, "Deftly directed and laced with dark wit, 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' proves a compelling showcase for deeply affecting work from Richard E. Grant and Melissa McCarthy."
It's screening at Regal Ballantyne Village Stadium 5 (14815 John J Delany Drive) through Thursday, Jan. 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
With a critical approval rating of 97 percent and an audience score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has been a must-watch since its release on Dec. 14. Per the site's overview of critic reviews, "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' matches bold storytelling with striking animation for a purely enjoyable adventure with heart, humor, and plenty of superhero action."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Regal Stonecrest Stm 22 IMAX & RPX (7824 Rea Road) through Friday, Jan. 25; Cinemark Movie Bistro Charlotte (9630 Monroe Road) through Thursday, Jan. 31; Cinebarre Arboretum 11 (8008 Providence Road) through Friday, Jan. 25; and AMC Carolina Pavilion 22 (9541 South Blvd.) through Thursday, Jan. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
With a critical approval rating of 93 percent and an audience score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1960s classic has become a favorite. According to the site's critical consensus, "One of the most influential of all sci-fi films -- and one of the most controversial -- Stanley Kubrick's 2001 is a delicate, poetic meditation on the ingenuity -- and folly -- of mankind."
Catch it on the big screen at Studio Movie Grill EpiCentre (210 E. Trade St.) through Thursday, Jan. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
