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.)
Stagecoach
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100% and an Audience Score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1939 release has made a lasting impression. The Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr said, "Its virtues remain intact," while Variety noted, "Directorially, production is John Ford in peak form, sustaining interest and suspense throughout, and presenting exceptional characterizations. Picture is a display of photographic grandeur."
Catch it on the big screen at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Sunday, June 9. 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 86% 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, 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."
Get a piece of the action at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Wednesday, June 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight, who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place."
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, this '70s throwback boasts plenty of accolades.
"So unnecessarily gorgeous, there are moments where it feels like Tarkovsky with drag and farting," noted Tom Huddleston of Time Out, while The New Republic's Stanley Kauffmann said, "Here is 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' which is neither as sparkling as it is said to be nor as bad as it seems to be at the start. But it's pretty good."
Get a piece of the action at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Saturday, June 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Blood Simple
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94% and an Audience Score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1980s classic has become a favorite. The Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan said, "'Blood Simple' becomes a dazzling comedie noire, a dynamic, virtuoso display by a couple of talented fledgling filmmakers who give the conventions of the genre such a thorough workout that the result is a movie that's fresh and exhilarating."
You can catch it at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Wednesday, June 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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