Stephen Humphries

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Christian Science Monitor
For 10 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 70% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Stephen Humphries' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 In the Heights
Lowest review score: 60 Luca
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Stephen Humphries
    Rule Breakers
    Mostly, Rule Breakers is as joyful as its standout score by Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal. You’ll root for the immensely likable team as they become immersed in the world of competitive robotics.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Stephen Humphries
    Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
    “Vengeance Most Fowl” encapsulates everything that makes “Wallace & Gromit” movies such a joy for children and adults. Its humor is unabashedly silly, yet slyly clever.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Stephen Humphries
    That Christmas
    The whole family can enjoy That Christmas, a bright and cheerful animated movie.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Stephen Humphries
    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
    The film is directed by Dallas Jenkins, the creator of “The Chosen,” a long-running TV series about Jesus’ life. His tonally perfect adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s book boasts a gentle wit. He deftly conveys the movie’s message without a heavy hand.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Stephen Humphries
    Devotion
    The one thing Devotion does bring home is the true meaning of courage.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Stephen Humphries
    National Champions
    By peeling back the layers of the characters on both sides of the issue, the movie offers a potent reminder that, often, policy debates become mired in talking points. The danger is that we’ll miss the human stories at the heart of such matters.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Stephen Humphries
    Encanto
    The story lacks the imaginative surprises of the best fantasy tales. Encanto compensates with gentle humor – there’s something deeply hilarious about the indifferent expression of a capybara – and Indiana Jones-like action sequences.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Stephen Humphries
    In the Heights
    The rhythms are Latin; the beats come from the heart. Miranda’s character-based story culminates with a twist that illustrates that home isn’t a locale, it’s a state of consciousness.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Stephen Humphries
    Jungle Cruise
    The one thing that isn’t artificial – the most important element of all – is the movie’s spirit. Acting in franchise blockbusters often amounts to get-the-job-done professionalism. In “Jungle Cruise,” however, the actors approach the material as if they’re enjoying a day out at Disneyland.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Stephen Humphries
    Luca
    Luca stays close to the surface instead of diving deep into an exploration of how much freedom to give children. Arriving at a time when there’s a robust debate over how best to raise kids in the 21st century, it’s a missed opportunity. Luca is nonetheless a pleasurable movie experience. A summer vacation in one’s living room, it will leave you smiling from gill to gill.

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