Need date night ideas? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Cincinnati.
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.)
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 Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Free Solo" has gotten stellar reviews since its release in September of 2018.
The Christian Science Monitor's Peter Rainer said, "Impressive... But the question for me remains: Why on earth would anybody do this?" while Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com called it "scary and exhilarating stuff."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. 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 Tomatometer Score 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 in December of 2018.
"This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," according to Lawrence Ware of the New York Times.
While the Atlantic's David Sims said, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Wednesday, Feb. 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
BlacKkKlansman
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "BlacKkKlansman" has been a must-watch since its release in August of 2018.
"The filmmaker rips from the headlines, but the struggles remain the same," noted Lawrence Ware of Slate.
While the Observer's Oliver Jones called it "a kitchen sink and kaleidoscopic study of cultural and institutional racism in America."
You can catch it at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) on Sunday, Feb. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Favourite
In 18th century England, the close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favorite.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Favourite" has become a favorite since its release in December of 2018.
The New York Times' A.O. Scott said, "Weisz and Stone are both brilliantly witty and nimble, but Colman's performance is nothing short of sublime."
And David Sims of the Atlantic said, "Despite its period setting, 'The Favourite' just might be Lanthimos's most trenchant and relevant work yet."
You can catch it at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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