Derek Smith
Select another critic »For 336 reviews, this critic has graded:
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15% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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83% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 14.2 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Derek Smith's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 51 | |
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| Highest review score: | Everything Everywhere All at Once | |
| Lowest review score: | The Last Face | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 133 out of 336
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Mixed: 74 out of 336
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Negative: 129 out of 336
336
movie
reviews
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- Derek Smith
Mauro Borrelli's The Recall has the look of a SyFy original movie and the self-seriousness of Ridley Scott's recent Alien films.- Slant Magazine
- Posted Jun 14, 2017
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- Derek Smith
The film’s flashbacks, which are either too clipped or excessively scored, effectively step on the actors’ toes.- Slant Magazine
- Posted Feb 19, 2018
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- Derek Smith
The will-they-won't-they of the film is a non-starter, and as such the film's climax is stripped of suspense and even the most basic of dramatic payoffs.- Slant Magazine
- Posted Jan 22, 2018
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- Derek Smith
Milko Lazarov seems driven to record the inner workings of a singular slice of Inuit culture before it goes the way of the reindeer.- Slant Magazine
- Posted Aug 28, 2019
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- Derek Smith
Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested’s prismatic look at a devastating new chapter in the War on Drugs lacks for cohesiveness.- Slant Magazine
- Posted Sep 28, 2020
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- Derek Smith
The film persuasively sheds light on the grievances of the Palestinian people that have long fallen on deaf ears.- Slant Magazine
- Posted Sep 18, 2021
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