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.)
Metropolis
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this old-school film has been a favorite of critics. The New York Times' Mordaunt Hall said, "Occasionally it strikes one that [director Fritz Lang] wanted to include too much and then that all one anticipates does not appear. But at the same time the various ideas have been spliced together quite adroitly." Jami Bernard of the New York Daily News noted, "Each frame of this classic is drop-dead stunning."
Interested? It's playing at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Wednesday, July 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Toy Story 4
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Toy Story 4" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on June 21.
"[Director Josh] Cooley's film quickens and deepens," according to Anthony Lane of the New Yorker, while Salon's Matthew Rozsa said, "The latest installment, 'Toy Story 4,' is perhaps the bleakest (and most beautiful) of them all."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Parkland Theatre (6550 Parkland Ave.) through Wednesday, July 3 and Cinemark Oakley Station and XD (3025 Disney St.) through Monday, July 1. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Repo Man
A down-and-out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most-wanted '64 Chevy.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 79 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1980s classic boasts plenty of accolades.
" 'Repo Man' has the type of unerring energy that leaves audiences breathless and entertained," noted Variety, while the Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr said, "[Director Alex] Cox's style is a step beyond camp into a comedy of pure disgust; much of the film is churlishly unpleasant, but there's a core of genuine anger that gives the project an emotional validation lacking in the flabby American comedies of the early '80s."
Catch it on the big screen at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Wednesday, July 3. 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 percent and an Audience Score of 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has been a must-watch since its release on May 24. The New Republic's Kristen Evans said, "It's more John Hughes than Judd Apatow, and it's a little more 'Bridesmaids' than 'Lady Bird,' a success on [its] own terms," and Salon's Erin Keane noted, " '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."
You can catch it at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Monday, July 1. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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