In the age of streaming entertainment, it can be hard to leave the couch. But movie theaters still offer a special experience for those willing to get out of the house. Want to see what's out there? 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.)
The Mustang
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Mustang" has become a favorite since its release on March 15.
"There's a Disney movie in here somewhere, but (director Laure de) Clermont-Tonnerre has no interest in it. She's too busy steering her own course, and it works," according to Adam Graham of the Detroit News, while ReelViews' James Berardinelli said, "It's worth seeking out ... as both a portrait of a prison program few are aware of and a powerful character study."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Thursday, April 11. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Us
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 69 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 22.
"It achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre," according to Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader, while the Christian Science Monitor's Peter Rainer said, "[Jordan] Peele shows a marked advance in filmmaking skills here and, in her dual role, [Lupita] Nyong'o is ferociously good."
It's playing at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The General
During America’s Civil War Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive The General — his lady love, Annabelle Lee, aboard an attached boxcar — and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle. Released throughout most of the world in 1927, this silent comedy-action film flopped when originally released, but now is regarded as one of the great American motion pictures. The story is based on actual historic events.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this old-school film is not to be missed.
"Even in our anything-is-possible digital age, it's still a wonder to see the quicksilver [Buster] Keaton executing mathematically precise, guffaw-inducing gags and pratfalls," noted Entertainment Weekly, while the Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr said, "An almost perfect entertainment."
Catch it on the big screen at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Sunday, April 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Shazam!
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Released Friday, "Shazam!" already has a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. New York Times' Manohla Dargis noted, "Once Billy says that magic word and his supersized alter ego appears, the movie goes to its happy place and comfortably embraces its own identity as a light, jocular, modest entertainment."
Catch it on the big screen at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Shattered Glass
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C., journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 79 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shattered Glass" has become a favorite, with Newsweek's David Ansen saying, "Writer-director (Billy) Ray has a no-fuss style that is quietly, thoroughly gripping."
Catch it on the big screen at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Thursday, April 11. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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