Kevin Maynard

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Mr. Showbiz
For 312 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Kevin Maynard's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Lowest review score: 5 Knockout
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 154 out of 312
  2. Mixed: 110 out of 312
  3. Negative: 48 out of 312
312 movie reviews
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 74 Kevin Maynard
    Wonderland
    It's another subtle, fantastic performance from McKee ("Notting Hill," "Croupier").
    • 94 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Whenever Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon resorts to flying fists or soaring sword battles, the Force is definitely with it.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Isn't She Great
    A watery cocktail of second-rate, Ab Fab-style bitchery and shameless schmaltz.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Ghost World
    The results are both savagely funny and poignant for anyone who's ever had a friendship that felt like their only connection to the outside world.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 69 Metascore
    • 54 Kevin Maynard
    Small Time Crooks
    Only Elaine May shines, in a weird and wonderful turn. Her loopy character has such a struck-by-lightning demeanor that she's always delightfully off in her own comic orbit even in the tritest of scenes.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Chicken Run
    Flock (don't walk) to the theater to see Chicken Run.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 88 Metascore
    • 89 Kevin Maynard
    Toy Story 2
    A technologically marvelous animated movie that's just as funny and inventive as the first, but also more emotionally engaging than most live-action films. This is clearly a sequel in name only.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    All About My Mother
    The most heartfelt tribute to women -- specifically, actresses -- he's (Almodovar) ever made.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Rushmore
    It's the funniest, saddest performance of the year in a film of uncompromising wit and heart.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    Baby Boy
    A preachy, monotonous failure hyped as a follow-up to his incendiary 1991 debut, "Boyz N the Hood."
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Rock Star
    By the time Rock Star reaches its cop-out, "All About Eve"-ish ending, the only thrashing that should be going on is of the filmmakers, for bungling such a promising premise.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Kevin Maynard
    42: Forty Two Up
    42 Up is filled with truth and poignancy as these people reflect on their first half of their lives, their goals, ambitions, and how they, for the most part, succeeded in reinventing them.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Boogie Nights
    That rarest of independent films -- it's risky and exciting.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 86 Metascore
    • 79 Kevin Maynard
    The Straight Story
    Lynch's faith in the kindness of human nature has been renewed, yet thankfully he's never maudlin. Instead, he wins over our emotions with the film's understated beauty.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 94 Kevin Maynard
    Traffic
    Traffic is a riveting, semi-documentary drama, and yet calling it that is a disservice to just how suspenseful and stylish an entertainment it is.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Kill Me Later
    About Lustig's direction. Badly employing all kinds of tricks like alternating film speed, jump cuts, and various color tints, she ultimately overpowers her actors and does in her own film.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Before Night Falls
    It's such a sensory experience; in its best moments, the film washes over you like a fever dream.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Kevin Maynard
    You Can Count on Me
    It's the sum of things not spoken, things too painful to express, that's the heart of this quietly moving drama.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Hedwig and the Angry Inch
    Stomps the summer movie competition with heart and humor.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 61 Metascore
    • 58 Kevin Maynard
    Goya in Bordeaux
    Covers some bases, but it feels like the Cliffs Notes version of a grander epic.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Calle 54
    A must-see for avid fans and a welcome primer for nascent hip-shakers everywhere.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Together
    Together is unabashedly about people who need people. The film's satiric skewering of '70s liberalism works because it feels emotionally authentic.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 45 Metascore
    • 74 Kevin Maynard
    Crazy in Alabama
    Banderas may have been crazy to make such a heady directorial debut, but it's hard not to be charmed by his ambitions.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Amores Perros
    Though unflinching in its savagery, Amores Perros is always compulsive viewing.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Quills
    A literate, dialogue-driven treat delivered by a cast that truly savors the script's wicked wit.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Election
    Election is a bracingly intelligent adult comedy that shrewdly captures adolescence.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Memento
    Nolan's engrossing, backwards-ticking noir will run you so thoroughly in circles that you'll need to see it at least twice for maximum enjoyment.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Kevin Maynard
    One Day in September
    Especially timely in light of the current escalation in Palestinian-Israeli aggressions, but this is one sad story that would pack a staggering punch in any political climate.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Kevin Maynard
    Three Kings
    Russell has combined pathos, terror, and black comedy with a dollop of Hollywood feel-good patriotism to make one of the best studio efforts this year.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Kevin Maynard
    The Filth and the Fury
    There are only a handful of great music documentaries ... but Temple's film deserves a place in the canon.
    • Mr. Showbiz
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