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? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Cleveland.
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.)
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 94 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on April 26. The Observer's Oliver Jones said, "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," while Matthew Lickona of the San Diego Reader noted, "The MCU will go on and on, but this chapter - and the American pragmatism vs. American ideals bromance that drove it - have well and truly come to their "Excelsior! Nuff said!" moment."
You can catch it at Atlas Cinemas at Shaker Square (13116 Shaker Square) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed-mother, Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
With a Tomatometer Score of 80 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this vintage film is a worthy candidate for your viewing pleasure, with Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)'s Rachel Wagner saying, "'It's fuN , it's creative and it's bonkers and I really enjoyed it."
You can catch it at Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave.) through Sunday, May 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Apache
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior, is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way, he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.
With a Tomatometer Score of 75 percent and an Audience Score of 44 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1954 release is well worth your time.
"The radicalized howl to Broken Arrow's amenable mewl," noted Fernando F. Croce of CinePassion, while EmanuelLevy.Com's Emanuel Levy said, "Burt Lancaster joins a long line of white actors who played native Americans in this brutal Western, directed by the young Robert Aldrich, who was forced to change the ending."
You can catch it at Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave.) through Saturday, May 25. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
With a Tomatometer Score of 65 percent and an Audience Score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" is well worth a watch. The Globe and Mail's Daniel Kaszor said, "Detective Pikachu is unrelentingly weird," and NPR's Vincent Acovino noted, "There's something admirable about a film that isn't afraid to have some fun with a property so established - and beloved - by its core audience."
Catch it on the big screen at Atlas Cinemas at Shaker Square (13116 Shaker Square) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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