Ben Kenigsberg
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29% higher than the average critic
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7% same as the average critic
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64% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Ben Kenigsberg's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 57 | |
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| Highest review score: | The Girl and the Spider | |
| Lowest review score: | Date Movie | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 395 out of 1126
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Mixed: 595 out of 1126
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Negative: 136 out of 1126
1126
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reviews
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- Ben Kenigsberg
Richardson, previously wonderful with good material (“Columbus,” “Support the Girls”), here cements her genius status by finding depths beyond the contrived screenplay.- The New York Times
- Posted Mar 14, 2019
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- Ben Kenigsberg
Past Life is a page-turner that transforms into a clarion call: always compelling, but slightly stifled by noble intentions.- The New York Times
- Posted Jun 1, 2017
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- Ben Kenigsberg
There’s so much great vintage footage of Ali... and he’s so charismatic, it would be hard to watch the movie and not take something from it.- The New York Times
- Posted Oct 9, 2014
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- Ben Kenigsberg
The material is fundamentally gripping, and parts of it are tough to resist . . . But Society of the Snow is a perverse movie to watch the way most people will see it — on Netflix, in the comfort of their homes, with a refrigerator nearby.- The New York Times
- Posted Jan 4, 2024
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- Ben Kenigsberg
The director, Richard Lanni, whose biography also cites work as a battlefield tour guide, manages a fair amount of wit, particularly with a postcard montage of Stubby’s first trip to Paris.- The New York Times
- Posted Apr 12, 2018
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- Ben Kenigsberg
Matching content with form, the movie is tight and merciless, even if parts play like a tract.- The New York Times
- Posted May 31, 2019
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- Ben Kenigsberg
The philosophical window dressing — would you rather your loved one live a better life if it meant living without you? — doesn’t play to Vigalondo’s strengths.- The New York Times
- Posted Jul 10, 2025
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