Bosley Crowther

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The New York Times
For 414 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 57% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Bosley Crowther's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 La Dolce Vita
Lowest review score: 20 Valley of the Dolls
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 245 out of 414
  2. Mixed: 150 out of 414
  3. Negative: 19 out of 414
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Bosley Crowther
    The Ladykillers
    Perhaps it is slightly labored. Perhaps it does have the air of an initially brilliant inspiration that has not worked out as easily as it seemed it should. Still and all, Mr. Rose's nimble writing and Alexander Mackendrick's directing skill have managed to assure The Ladykillers of a distinct and fetching comic quality.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 100 Bosley Crowther
    Forbidden Planet
    If you've got an ounce of taste for crazy humor, you'll have a barrel of fun.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Bosley Crowther
    The Three Faces of Eve
    It is written, produced and directed by Mr. Johnson with a clean documentary clarity, and played with superlative flexibility and emotional power by Joanne Woodward in the main role.
    • 98 Metascore
    • 100 Bosley Crowther
    Rashomon
    Much of the power of the picture—and it unquestionably has hypnotic power—derives from the brilliance with which the camera of Director Akira Kurosawa has been used. The photography is excellent and the flow of images is expressive beyond words.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Bosley Crowther
    The Singing Nun
    It takes a soft heart and a strong stomach to absorb the amount of saccharine that is studiedly and shamelessly dished up in Henry Koster's The Singing Nun.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Bosley Crowther
    The Letter
    It is an evil tale, plotted with an eye to its torturing effects. And Mr. Wyler has directed the film along those lines. With infinite care, he has created the dark, humid atmosphere of the rubber country. At a slow, inexorable pace, he has accumulated the details.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Bosley Crowther
    Charade
    There's a lot to be said for it as a fast-moving, urbane entertainment in the comedy-mystery vein.
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