For 276 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Kate Taylor's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Silent Land
Lowest review score: 12 Joy
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 25 out of 276
276 movie reviews
    • 50 Metascore
    • 63 Kate Taylor
    This is not a spoiler alert; it’s a tip: If you go to see American Ultra, stay for the credits, right to the end. They are animated and provide a mini fourth act for the film, a little action movie starring a super simian and a beautiful (human) damsel; they are an amusing addendum, but mainly they tell you a lot about where American Ultra’s heart lies, deep in comic-book territory.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Kate Taylor
    Whatever you think of Greenpeace’s less well-considered antics over the years, How to Change the World is a compelling story of one environmentalist’s remarkable combination of prescience, grit and timing.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Kate Taylor
    Qu’s symbolism, including a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe in her provocative Seven-Year-Itch pose presiding over an empty beachfront playground, is big, bold and impressively cinematic, thanks also to cinematographer Benoît Dervaux.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Kate Taylor
    There is one thing that power can’t stand, and that is to be mocked: The social importance of this topical romp should not be underestimated.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Kate Taylor
    Luckily, none of the inconsistencies in tone and atmosphere can overwhelm Matilda's charm. The power of its narrative and the self-composed presence of Wilson in the title role -- DeVito has persuaded the child to underact the part so that Matilda is precocious, not obnoxious -- carry the movie resolutely to its happy conclusion. [02 Aug 1996, p.D2]
    • The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Kate Taylor
    The rugged emotional territory (and the Yorkshire accents) prove heavy-going in an uncompromising film that elicits a lot more admiration than enjoyment.

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