Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worthwhile? Take a look at 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.)
The Gold Rush
A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this vintage film is a critical darling.
The Los Angeles Times' Edwin Schallert said, "The first comedy of epic proportions has reached the screen," while Richard Brody of the New Yorker noted, "Chaplin is the apotheosis of the world's despised and downtrodden, and also their hope; he heralds a revolution in anarchic beauty."
You can catch it at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave.) through Saturday, June 15. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Venerable W.
In Burma, the “Venerable Wirathu” is a highly influential Buddhist monk. Meeting him amounts to traveling to the heart of everyday racism and observing how Islamophobia and hate speech lead to violence and destruction. Yet this is a country in which 90% of the population has adopted Buddhism as a faith: a religion based on a peaceful, tolerant and non-violent way of life.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Venerable W." is a must-see.
"In a sense, this is the most terrifying of Schroder's portraits," according to Glenn Kenny of the New York Times, while the Hollywood Reporter's Jordan Mintzer said, "[An] eye-opening chronicle of one Burmese monk's long campaign of racism and violence against his country's minority Muslim population."
Get a piece of the action at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave.) through Saturday, June 15. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Dirty Dozen
Twelve American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1967 release has become a favorite.
"Robert Aldrich dissects the underlying ideas with just enough craft and thoughtfulness to make the implications of this gritty 1966 war drama unsettling in not entirely constructive ways," noted Dave Kehr of the Chicago Reader, while Time magazine's Staff said, "The lopsided interpretation works largely because of a fine cast and a taut plot that closes the credibility gap."
It's screening at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave.) through Saturday, June 15. 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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Rocketman" has racked up generally positive reviews since its release on May 31.
The New Yorker's Anthony Lane said, "If you need somebody to recount the rise of a British rock god from pallid suburbia to the baroque extremes of fame, and to create a stir without causing too much of a fuss, Fletcher is your man," and the Chicago Reader's Leah Pickett noted, "The story reshuffles reality, especially time and facts, and the film is more enjoyable for it."
Catch it on the big screen at Atlas Cinemas at Shaker Square (13116 Shaker Square) through Thursday, June 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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