In the market for high-caliber entertainment? 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.)
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.
Set to be released on Friday, May 24, "Booksmart" already has a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Tribune News Service's Katie Walsh said, "Olivia Wilde comes out swinging with not only one of the best movies of the year, but one of the best high school movies of all time," while Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly noted, "If the storyline doesn't so much unfold as burst out in glittery puffs - and if music cues seem to make up about 40 percent of the plot-it's still an endearing kind of chaos."
Interested? It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) and Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this old-school film boasts plenty of accolades.
"Singin' in the Rain is another mighty fine MGM Technicolor musical comedy produced by Arthur Freed whose An American in Paris copped seven Academy awards last week," according to Wanda Hale of the New York Daily News, while Film.com's Mark Bourne said, "...this one's the Taj Mahal, Armstrong's footprint on the moon, the 2001 Arizona-New York World Series, the Clash's London Calling and the perfect foamy head on an expertly poured Guinness."
Get a piece of the action at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Monday, May 27. 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 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," and the San Diego Reader's Matthew Lickona 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."
Catch it on the big screen at Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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