Keith Phipps

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For 1,277 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 51% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Keith Phipps' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Lowest review score: 0 A Life Less Ordinary
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 625 out of 1277
  2. Mixed: 463 out of 1277
  3. Negative: 189 out of 1277
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Sophie's Choice
    Alan J. Pakula’s 1982 adaptation of William Styron’s 1979 novel Sophie’s Choice is one of those films whose great qualities put its lesser elements in sharp relief.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Star Trek: Insurrection
    In just about every way, Insurrection seems as if everyone involved is still stuck in the weekly grind of turning out the series, but the results don't disappoint too terribly.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Cellular
    The film works by putting the accelerator to the floor and never looking in the rear-view mirror.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    The Door in the Floor
    Bridges turns in another remarkable performance, and he's well-matched by Foster.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Roll Bounce
    Behind the camera, Lee shows a steady hand and saves his best tricks for the big finale, which generates a lot of excitement out of the collision of disco music and some truly impressive skating.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Amira & Sam
    Starr and Shihabi, a charming newcomer, play off each other beautifully, and even when the film becomes a little too heavy-handed...their relationship keeps it grounded.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Peter Hujar's Day
    The singular word “portrait” isn’t quite right, however. Both Whishaw and Hall deliver lovely, tender performances that capture the friendship between the writer and her subject.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    The Big Chill
    As generous as the film is to its characters, it also keeps finding ways to criticize their myopia.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    The Truman Show
    The film is unfortunately about little more than its potentially mind-boggling plot and structure.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    Despite a shaky start and the presence of questionable elements throughout, by the time it arrives at its finale -- which copies Return Of The Jedi's triple-climax structure -- The Phantom Menace has won its place alongside the original Star Wars trilogy.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Collateral Damages
    Sauret's approach isn't the most artful, but it doesn't have to be. Hearing his subjects speak for themselves is good enough.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    The X Files
    It's a smart, exciting, involving film that's true to its source, which is all it really needs to be.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Moolaadé
    Though Moolaadé doesn't shy away from the task of educating its viewers about the brutality of "purification," it works equally well as a tribute to righteous defiance wherever it surfaces.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Godzilla
    Edwards’ film doesn’t care much about metaphorical resonance, and cares even less about its human characters, many of which get forgotten for long stretches of the film. But Godzilla has a way with a disaster setpiece, and it cares a lot about providing awesome monster-on-monster action on a mammoth scale.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Polyester
    Polyester splits the difference between Waters’ earlier cult movies and his later mainstream work. A melodrama that touches on everything from punk rock to abortion to pornography.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Shaolin Soccer
    The ridiculously entertaining Shaolin Soccer pulls out all the stops to make sure viewers stay happy.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    WTC the First 24 Hours
    The mostly wordless film simply presents Ground Zero, the dust-covered surrounding areas, and the city's immediate rescue efforts. As a document, it's invaluable, and as a viewing experience, it's somewhat shocking.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Frankenstein
    Once the film finds its true hero, it becomes exactly as good as the idea of a del Toro adaptation promised: the defining 21st century cinematic Frankenstein.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Keith Phipps
    Nouvelle Vague
    That Nouvelle Vague looks like it could have been made alongside Breathless is its most immediately striking feature. From the aspect ratio to the film stock, it’s virtually indistinguishable from a contemporary production. The tone, however, is wry, knowing, and resolutely comic, even occasionally sentimental.
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