David Sterritt

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Christian Science Monitor
For 2,253 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

David Sterritt's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 65
Highest review score: 100 Children of Heaven
Lowest review score: 0 Barb Wire
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,242 out of 2253
  2. Mixed: 751 out of 2253
  3. Negative: 260 out of 2253
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    • 98 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Seven Samurai
    The legendary Mifune leads a superb cast, and Kurosawa's kinetic camera keeps the adventure sizzling with energy and wit from start to finish.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Movies don't come more original, inventive, or outlandishly entertaining.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Children of the Revolution
    Writer/director Peter Duncan's first film is darkly humorous, with dashes of slapstick, brilliant, and original material.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    House of Flying Daggers
    It's great, fantastical fun.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Story of the Weeping Camel
    Blurring all the lines between fiction and documentary, this gentle and amusing movie blends real, unrehearsed material with delightful storytelling scenes.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary
    Junge's testimony is a salutary reminder that Hitler was like other people in ways, and that the evil he manifested could visit us again if more civilized humans don't remain watchful.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Blissfully Yours
    Thai filmmaking continues its renaissance with this moody, offbeat drama.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Home of the Brave
    Fascinating.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Humanité
    Dumont's cinematic style is aggressively physical and philosophical at the same time. It irritates as many viewers as it inspires, but it prompts more thought than ordinary movies ever do.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    American Splendor
    Filmed and acted to near perfection, it's one of the year's most innovative and exciting pictures.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Cold Comfort Farm
    John Schlesinger's rollicking version of Stella Gibbons's novel is acted with the highest of spirits by Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen, Freddie Jones, and many others.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    La Commune (Paris, 1871)
    It takes time to grow accustomed to the docu- drama's stylized approach, influenced by Bertolt Brecht and Jean-Luc Godard. But this nearly six-hour movie is generous with time.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Human Resources
    This superbly acted, expressively filmed story offers a rare blend of compelling drama, ethical awareness, and sheer human emotion.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Secret Lives of Dentists
    One of the best pictures so far this year, marking a high point of Rudolph's career and reconfirming the extraordinary talent Mr. Campbell has shown in earlier films. Dentistry will never seem the same.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Standing in the Shadows of Motown
    Rollicking documentary that will have your toes tapping and your ears sizzling whether you're a die-hard Motown fan or not.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Hell House
    The result is a lively, insightful look at multiple levels of self-delusion among people who truly believe their Halloween funhouse is making our fallen world a better place.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Trials of Henry Kissinger
    Pungent, opinionated, outspoken.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Twelve Monkeys
    Bruce Willis is bruisingly good as the hero and Brad Pitt is suitably zany as the activist who dogs his trail.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (re-release)
    His readings of his own work are especially thoughtful, moving, and provocative in the best possible ways.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    This Divided State
    Frequently funny, sometimes sad, often electrifying.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Bright Leaves
    Deeply personal, morally alert, and highly entertaining.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
    Miller shows terrific talent as a director with a sharp eye for images, a keen ear for dialogue, and a refreshing willingness to take storytelling risks.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Flower of Evil
    Chabrol's filmmaking has rarely seemed more assured, elegant, and intelligent.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Off the Map
    Scott has the courage to let the imaginative story unfold at its own leisurely pace, and it's not surprising that the acting is excellent, considering that he's among the very best American screen actors.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Believer
    Stunningly smart, genuinely disturbing film.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Spartan
    When he's good, Mr. Mamet is very good indeed, and Spartan stands with the best work he's done. It's fast-moving, unpredictable, and as tautly, tightly wound as thrillers get.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Silver City
    Leaving aside Huston's bland acting and a few other flaws, Sayles's politically charged drama raises a rousing number of issues and ideas, inviting us to ponder them and draw our own conclusions.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    Farmingville
    Illuminating and alarming.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    4 Little Girls
    The film's approach is highly instructive, deeply moving, and geared to deploring the racism that breeds violence rather than reactivating old hatreds.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 100 David Sterritt
    The Five Senses
    Traveling from the tragic to the comic, this multifaceted film is richly acted and imaginatively directed.
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