Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worthwhile? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Yuba City.
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.)
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. Lawrence Ware of "The New York Times" said, "This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," while David Sims of "The Atlantic" noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
You can catch it at Cinemark Yuba City (1410 Whyler Road) through Wednesday, March 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
With a Tomatometer Score of 92 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has become a favorite since its release on February 22. "The movie could easily be called "How To End Your Trilogy," according to Johnny Oleksinski of "The New York Post," while "New York Magazine"/"Vulture"'s David Edelstein said, "For some, it'll be a moving conclusion to an epic series. For others, it'll be one less kids franchise to worry about."
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark Yuba City (1410 Whyler Road) through Thursday, March 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Green Book
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
With a Tomatometer Score of 79 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Green Book" is well worth a watch. "First-rate execution can't solve all of a film's problems, but Mortensen and Ali offer a reminder that it can solve an awful lot of them," noted Christopher Orr of "The Atlantic," while "Time Out"'s Joshua Rothkopf said, "Call this actors' duet sentimental and simplistic at your own peril. "Green Book" may well move you, possibly to tears, at the thought of real social change and kindness (at a time when we need it badly)."
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark Yuba City (1410 Whyler Road) through Thursday, March 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Isn't It Romantic
For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.
With a Tomatometer Score of 69 percent and an Audience Score of 57 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Isn't It Romantic" is well worth a watch. "The New York Post"'s Johnny Oleksinski said, "Unlike other movies where women bang their heads, this one's got a brain," while Bilge Ebiri of "New York Magazine"/"Vulture" said, "It's the Inception of rom-coms. Sort of."
Catch it on the big screen at Cinemark Yuba City (1410 Whyler Road) through Thursday, March 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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