In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Cincinnati.
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.)
Babe
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand ,the duck (who thinks he is a rooster) and Fly ,the dog he calls mom, Babe realizes that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time. And Farmer Hogget knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1995 release is a critical darling. Orlando Sentinel's Jay Boyar said, "Much to my surprise, I found 'Babe' charming in an eccentric, oddly tough-minded sort of way. And if it isn't quite good enough to change my mind about the entire critter-chat genre, it is certainly good enough to recommend," while Richard Schickel of Time magazine noted, "He's brave and bright, good-natured and ambitious, naive and vulnerable. All in all, he's probably the most winsome orphan to appear on the screen since Freddie Bartholomew impersonated David Copperfield 60 years ago."
It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Sunday, June 2. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Booksmart
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on May 24.
"'Booksmart' puts a fresh spin on the coming-of-age night-of comedy because it's focused on two girls, one of whom is also queer," according to Erin Keane of Salon.com, while the Globe and Mail's Chandler Levack said, "'Booksmart' is a love letter for any young woman who has ever stayed home on a Friday night to watch a Ken Burns documentary."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Wednesday, June 5. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Rocketman
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Set to be released on Friday, May 31, "Rocketman" already has a Tomatometer Score of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said, "The young, gay, conflicted and addicted Elton John is brought to life by an electrifying, Oscar-caliber Taron Egerton and Dexter Fletcher's dazzling cinematic inventiveness. Forget the cliches, this one you don't want to miss," and the New York Times's A.O. Scott noted, "The point of 'Rocketman' isn't self-aggrandizement. It's fan service of an especially and characteristically generous kind."
It's screening at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Wednesday, June 5 and Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Sunday, June 2. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Matrix
Set in the 22nd century, "The Matrix" tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
With a Tomatometer Score of 88% and an Audience Score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 90s flick has proven a solid viewing choice. The Hollywood Reporter's David Hunter said, "A technologically stunning movie that furthers the genre and features crowd-pleasing performances to go with the frequent scenes of gunplay and violence," while Keith Simanton of the Seattle Times stated, "Extremely violent, extremely preposterous, extremely entertaining, 'The Matrix 'succeeds at two extremely difficult tasks: as a vast, exciting virtual-reality movie and as a defibrillator for Keanu Reeves' big screen career."
Get a piece of the action at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Friday, May 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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