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For 2,968 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 The Peanut Butter Falcon
Lowest review score: 10 The Legend of Hercules
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,701 out of 2968
  2. Mixed: 1,148 out of 2968
  3. Negative: 119 out of 2968
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  1. Widows
    Widows works best as a slow-burn thriller, a masterclass of patient reveals and cleverly withheld information (which, as any fan of her knows, are Flynn’s hallmarks). But Widows has more to say, touching on the topics of generational power, the dynamics of race in politics and marriage, the institutional racism present in police violence.
  2. Boy Erased
    More than simply a look at the conversion therapy, the film examines the bonds between parents and children.
  3. The Girl in the Spider's Web
    Unfortunately, nothing in the film –Foy's performance included – cuts the chill, and you're left trapped in a big, wintry void.
  4. Suspiria
    It takes the charred bones and ash of Argento's witches and roots them in a reality entirely familiar to our own.
  5. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
    Fans of fancy period costumes and supernatural effects both get plenty to gawk at, but the story offers no real surprises, and that includes the big plot twist.
  6. Monster Party
    Monster Party is a twisted, grisly little shocker that isn’t afraid to grab you by the guts — or to show you a man’s guts cascading to the floor. It’s that kind of movie. It’s also pretty effective and rather fun, if you have the stomach for this sort of thing.
  7. Bohemian Rhapsody
    If it doesn’t have the family drama of “Walk the Line” or the psychodrama of “The Doors,” Bohemian Rhapsody does deliver what any music biopic must: convincing characters and some kick-butt simulated concert experiences.
  8. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
    Director Marielle Heller delivers a solid movie with fantastic acting, creativity and engagement.
  9. What They Had
    A delicately balanced, mature drama, What They Had portrays a family devastated by Alzheimer’s with accuracy, empathy and respect, capturing both the heartache and unexpected tenderness of caring for a loved one coming slowly undone and the familial bonds that are tested and forged in the process.
  10. Wildlife
    Come see Wildlife for Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, but stay for the young actor who plays their 14-year-old son.
  11. Mid90s
    Hill isn’t offering a sociological treatise. Mid90s is all about lived experience. It’s about a place and a time and offers little inkling of its characters’ futures.
  12. Beautiful Boy
    Director Felix Van Groeningen unflinchingly depicts the struggles and hopes of a family affected by drug addiction in a powerfully honest movie with gut-wrenching acting.
  13. The Oath
    Somewhat courageously, the film’s real focus is not on the obvious villains in this tale of two Americas, but on the absurd contradiction of its liberal hero watching a political apocalypse unfold on his iPhone.
  14. Galveston
    Despite its ostensive seriousness, Galveston is a tepid crime drama without talons sharp enough to sink into the audience.
  15. Bad Times at the El Royale
    There is a staginess to the action that creates a certain distance between the film and viewers (an opening sequence almost feels like like you're watching a play). That's another Tarantino-style touch. However, you never feel too disconnected, thanks to the good work from the cast.
  16. The Hate U Give
    This timely movie is a must-see.
  17. The Happy Prince
    The goal here was to show the tragic downfall of a once-praised hero, similar to the actual poem written by Wilde with the same name. But because of the lack of depth in supporting characters and half-baked writing, this movie couldn't have ended fast enough.
  18. First Man
    The film gifts us with a fresh perspective, not just of the space race, but of ourselves.
  19. The Old Man & the Gun
    David Lowery’s film is about as quiet and patient as what is ostensibly a caper movie can be. Yet its engine never idles, in large part because Redford, at 82, remains a movie star, someone to whom we are drawn, even as he is politely robbing a bank with a note, a gun and a smile.
  20. Loving Pablo
    But for all its missteps, it's tough not to be engaged. Cruz's full-tilt flamboyance is just too much fun, and her more down-to-earth moments can be devastating.
  21. A Star Is Born
    For a movie with such big emotions, it also feels grounded and realistic. Somehow, Cooper has made a Hollywood fairy tale seem utterly believable and magical at the same time.
  22. A Happening of Monumental Proportions
    The story doesn't really have a focused plot.
  23. Colette
    When every aspect of a movie comes together, it's a beautiful sight.
  24. The Children Act
    McEwan, as is his wont, aims for something bigger here, the bigger questions — the biggest, even, of life and death. Thanks to Thompson’s outstanding performance, he mostly achieves what he sets out for.
  25. The Sisters Brothers
    More than anything, The Sisters Brothers is an exploration of how far you can take an anti-Western before it snaps out of the genre’s orbit entirely.
  26. Fahrenheit 11/9
    This brand of gonzo journalism was effective in Moore’s 1989 debut about Flint and General Motors, “Roger & Me,” but it has long since devolved into self-parody.
  27. Blaze
    It’s the kind of movie that, if you give yourself to it, you’ll love.
  28. Life Itself
    Life Itself is one of the worst kind of bad movies, because it achieves nothing that it sets out to do.
  29. Love, Gilda
    As a love letter to a talented and endearing soul, it's hard to fault Love, Gilda. Like its subject, it feels remarkably honest and genuine.
  30. White Boy Rick
    Purely from a standpoint of craft and storytelling, it’s a good flick, although maybe not well attuned to the bombastic times.
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