Christopher Machell
Select another critic »For 344 reviews, this critic has graded:
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52% higher than the average critic
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6% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 8.5 points higher than other critics.
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Christopher Machell's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 74 | |
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| Highest review score: | Playground | |
| Lowest review score: | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 230 out of 344
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Mixed: 110 out of 344
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Negative: 4 out of 344
344
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- Christopher Machell
While it may be a little better in concept than in execution, there’s enough energy, imagination and innovation here to satisfy any genre hound suffering fatigue from the endless wash, rinse, repeat cycle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, et al.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 12, 2018
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- Christopher Machell
With the imperfect but fascinating Endzeit, director Carolina Hellsgård ultimately guides her ravenous wanderers down an original and largely unbeaten track.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 12, 2018
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- Christopher Machell
If Beale Street Could Talk is a rich, tender and poetic film as much about love as it is about injustice.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 12, 2018
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- Christopher Machell
The Oscar-nominated Hedges is, as one would expect, superb in the title role, but performances across the board are excellent.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 12, 2018
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- Christopher Machell
His scattershot approach means that the film frequently wanders off topic, in pursuit of a litany of social, economic and political injustices.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 10, 2018
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- Christopher Machell
Far from perfect, and very rarely offering us anything unexpected, Beautiful Boy is nevertheless a well-mounted depiction of the terrible cycle of substance abuse.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 10, 2018
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- Christopher Machell
As a historical account it is unvarnished without feeling dry or academic, and as a coded satire of the contemporary British political climate it is urgent and deeply impassioned.- CineVue
- Posted Sep 8, 2018
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