On the hunt for date night ideas? Don't miss 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.)
This Is Spinal Tap
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1980s classic is not to be missed. Variety noted, "For music biz insiders, This Is Spinal Tap is a vastly amusing satire of heavy metal bands."
Interested? It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of "Avengers: Infinity War," the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has become a favorite since its release on April 26.
"What you will be getting when you walk into an inevitably overstuffed movie theater is something singular that reflects our age in a way that none of the MCU films that preceded it have — indeed, very few Hollywood spectacles ever have," according to Oliver Jones of the Observer.
It's screening at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) and Parkland Theatre (6550 Parkland Ave.) through Thursday, May 9; and Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Monday, May 6. 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 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 22.
"Us revolves around an allegory that's more elastic and resistant to parsing than megahit Get Out," noted Alison Willmore of BuzzFeed News, while the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, "It achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre."
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Tuesday, May 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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shazam!" has racked up generally positive reviews since its release on April 5. Time Out's Joshua Rothkopf said, "For a long, glorious stretch, Shazam! plays like the anti-Nolan antidote it is," while Matthew Rozsa of Salon stated, "Shazam! is the funniest, sweetest and most innocent movie in the DC Extended Universe — a sign that it is at last ready to compete with Marvel."
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Tuesday, May 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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