Need date-night ideas? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Milwaukee.
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.)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is juggling life as an ordinary high school student and mastering his new Spider-Man abilities. His life gets even more complicated when Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider to access a parallel dimension. Another Spider-Man named Peter Parker accidentally winds up in Miles' world. Soon, they are soon joined by other Spider-Men from across the "Spider-Verse, and clashing dimensions threaten to destroy Brooklyn.
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 gotten stellar reviews since its release on Dec. 14. It recently won Best Animated Picture at the Golden Globes.
The site's critical consensus notes that "'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."
You can catch it at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Jan. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.Bumblebee
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
With a critical approval rating of 92 percent and an audience score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Bumblebee" has become a favorite since its release on Dec. 21. According to the site's summary of critic reviews, "'Bumblebee' proves it's possible to bring fun and a sense of wonder back to a bloated blockbuster franchise — and sets up its own slate of sequels in the bargain."
It's screening at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Jan. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Aquaman
Catch this box-office smash while you can. Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis that banished his mother. On a journey that takes him from the the Sahara Desert to Sicily, he evolves into a hero who can lead his people forward.
With a 64 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 79 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Aquaman" is well worth a watch. According to the site's summary of critic reviews, "'Aquaman' swims with its entertainingly ludicrous tide, offering up CGI superhero spectacle that delivers energetic action with an emphasis on good old-fashioned fun."
You can catch it at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Jan. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
