Ben Kenigsberg

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For 1,131 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 29% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 64% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Ben Kenigsberg's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Lowest review score: 0 Date Movie
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 395 out of 1131
  2. Mixed: 600 out of 1131
  3. Negative: 136 out of 1131
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Ben Kenigsberg
    The Price of Free
    The Price of Free is interested in spreading the word about Satyarthi’s work, both in India and globally, and in getting consumers to approach what they buy with a critical eye, so as not to support child labor. That’s an important message, and it’s not essential to watch the movie to receive it.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Ben Kenigsberg
    The Long Dumb Road
    The leads’ chemistry nearly redeems this shopworn setup, and the movie is at its best when it simply chills out with them.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Ben Kenigsberg
    El Angel
    Carlitos’s sole reason for living is moving from one transgression to the next. The same might be said of the movie, which superficially probes his amorality while exploiting it for slick thrills.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Ben Kenigsberg
    Narcissister Organ Player
    Narcissister’s background in stagecraft, movement and rhythm serves her well as a filmmaker: Far from a conventional autobiography, Narcissister Organ Player always offers something to catch your eye or ear.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Ben Kenigsberg
    Distant Constellation
    Said to be intended as a reflection on shifts in Turkish history and identity, it is too diffuse and withholding to add up to a cogent result.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Ben Kenigsberg
    Maria by Callas
    The movie is to Callas what last year’s “Jane” was to Jane Goodall: A documentary that revitalizes history through primary sources, to illuminating, at times enthralling effect.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Ben Kenigsberg
    Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
    A hodgepodge of boosterish arguments for blockchain technology, Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, directed by Alex Winter (Bill of “Bill & Ted” fame), is not always a model of clarity, but it does a decent job of explaining the basic concept.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Ben Kenigsberg
    Viper Club
    Viper Club falters with mawkish flashbacks of the mother and son, and with its ham-fisted, repeated emphasis on the smarm of government officials. But it is mostly gripping.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Ben Kenigsberg
    Hunter Killer
    However nutty its geopolitics, Hunter Killer does its job as popcorn thriller with brisk efficiency.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Ben Kenigsberg
    Johnny English Strikes Again
    Johnny English Strikes Again has a few more laughs and far fewer cringes (and stereotypes) than the two films that preceded it. Plus it knows where to steal from. Watching it is like having a good time by proxy.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Ben Kenigsberg
    Life and Nothing More
    A portrait of lives that can’t be reduced to statistics.
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