On the hunt for 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 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 been a must-watch since its release in December. On Sunday, it won the Academy Award for best animated feature.
The New York Times' Lawrence Ware said, "This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," while David Sims of The Atlantic called it, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
It's playing at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, March 7. 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 garnered plenty of praise since its release on Feb. 22.
The movie “brings the franchise to a close with an affectionate chapter that continues the adventures of the Viking boy-turned-chief Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his faithful dragon Toothless," noted Jake Coyle of the Associated Press.
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) 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.
The Oscar winner for best picture has a Tomatometer Score of 80 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"First-rate execution can't solve all of a film's problems, but (Viggo) Mortensen and (Mahershala) Ali offer a reminder that it can solve an awful lot of them," noted Christopher Orr of The Atlantic. Ali received an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance.
It's screening at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) 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 58 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," and Vulture's Bilge Ebiri said, "It's the 'Inception' of rom-coms. Sort of."
Catch it on the big screen at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Happy Death Day 2U
Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer.
With a Tomatometer Score of 68 percent and an Audience Score of 68 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Happy Death Day 2U" is well worth a watch.
Salon's Matthew Rozsa called it, "[T]hat rarity — a sequel that is both better than the original and manages to retroactively improve that movie," while Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader said, "Like its predecessor, the movie has a broad sentimental streak, but the sentiment feels more thoughtful and heartfelt this time around."
You can catch it at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, March 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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