In the mood for a laugh? Don't miss this week's lineup of comedies showing on the big screen in and around Columbus.
Here are the best comedy films to catch in theaters, 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.
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 noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
You can catch it at AMC Dine-in Easton Town Center 30 (275 Easton Town Center) through Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Sixteen Candles
A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
With a Tomatometer Score of 86 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '80s throwback is a good bet.
"There's also a darkly handsome high school heartbreak kid (Michael Schoeffling), a merciful brisk pace, some quick humor (visual and verbal), and a solid music track," according to staff of Variety, while Time Out's Derek Adams said, "Sly humor and an appreciative ear for the demotic improv of teenage chat completes an attractive package."
It's screening at Gateway Film Center (1550 N. High St.) Sunday, March 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Night of the Creeps
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
With a Tomatometer Score of 73 percent and an Audience Score of 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1986 release is a worthy candidate for your viewing pleasure.
"Fred Dekker's 1986 directorial debut, 'Night Of The Creeps' is a gloriously bonkers horror-comedy which blends 1950s B-movie/sci-fi with 1980s frat-boy comedy," noted Niall Browne of Movies in Focus, while Backseat Mafia's Rob Aldam said, "Sit back, relax, and let your brain get slowly munched on."
Catch it on the big screen at Gateway Film Center (1550 N. High St.) through Saturday, March 30. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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