In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Chicago.
Here are 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.)
Apollo 11
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has been a must-watch since its release on March 8. Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty said, "The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary 'Apollo 11' reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," while Jake Coyle of the Associated Press noted, "'Apollo 11' might not tell you anything you don't already know about the moon landing. But it will make you feel it, and see it, anew."
It's playing at ArcLight Chicago (1500 N. Clybourn Ave.) and Regal City North Stadium 14 IMAX & RPX (2600 N. Western Ave.) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 99 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Free Solo" has proven to be a critical darling since its release in September of 2018.
"The visuals are stunning, offering head-spinning views with the comfort of total safety," noted Melanie McFarland of Salon.com, while the Globe and Mail's John Doyle said, "'Free Solo' ... is a jaw-dropper, both in what is documented and its visual impact."
Catch it on the big screen at Regal City North Stadium 14 IMAX & RPX (2600 N. Western Ave.) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Before Midnight
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Before Midnight" is a critical darling. Grantland's Wesley Morris said, "This is a universal X-ray of bourgeois love, one that in a few decades will get around to something like 'Amour,'" and Time Out's Dave Calhoun noted, "Hawke and Delpy remain as charming as ever, and their combined goofiness is more endearing than annoying."
Get a piece of the action at ArcLight Chicago (1500 N. Clybourn Ave.) through Tuesday, March 19. 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. 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 stated, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
Get a piece of the action at ArcLight Chicago (1500 N. Clybourn Ave.) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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