Austin Chronicle's Scores
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For 8,784 reviews, this publication has graded:
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41% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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57% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.7 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 58
| Highest review score: | The Searchers | |
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| Lowest review score: | Gummo |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,778 out of 8784
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Mixed: 2,559 out of 8784
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Negative: 1,447 out of 8784
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Marjorie Baumgarten
Gordon-Levitt already proved in last year's "Mysterious Skin" his captivating command as a dramatic actor; with Brick he further demonstrates his remarkable dexterity and range.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
It's the most honest, refreshing comedy about love – gay, straight, or both – I've seen in many moons, and at the end everyone's problems are solved by a country-western dance battle with drag doyenne Jackie Beat on the mic.- Austin Chronicle
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At the end of the day, Johnston's childlike stream of unrequited love landed him on MTV, Atlantic Records, and now a feature-length theatrical recounting of his life. Take that, Satan.- Austin Chronicle
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Several steps shy of a satisfying lesson.- Austin Chronicle
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You don't have to be a student of Buddhism to be entranced by the dreamlike images that form Coleman's intimate portrait of Tibetan monks.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
As a narrative film, it's confounding and oblique – but still gorgeous to behold.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
As with all of Lee's films, there's much more going on beneath the surface than is immediately apparent.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
Stay Alive has none of the vicarious thrills of, say, "Konami: Silent Hill 2." It's barely even Pong unplugged.- Austin Chronicle
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Marjorie Baumgarten
The questionably good news put forth in this documentary is that vanity apparently survives everything.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
It is an observant and effective study in character and setting, suitably grave and distinctively realized.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
One of the most eloquent tales in ages of dysfunctional love – between a man and his ideals, between a country and its government, and, in the end, between Evey and V.- Austin Chronicle
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Marjorie Baumgarten
Ultimately works a great deal better than you might expect.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
Its kooky hybrid of slapstick gender jokes already had whiskers on 'em in Shakespeare's day.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
For a film that's ostensibly about modern American society's love affair with addictive behavior – sex, drugs, rock & roll – its bark is much worse than its bite.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
With its wonderful veteran cast, its heart on its sleeve, and a love for the landscape that suffuses its technique, Don't Come Knocking is a peculiar but rewarding escape.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
Deschanel, as the token oddball of the gang, runs off with the movie.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
Aja's version, while a killer ride in its own right, never manages the nagging subtexts Craven so handily injected into the proceedings. It's a topnotch nightmare, but this time you wake up.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
There are precious few surprises here, but parents will find director Robbins' breezy remake a painless affair and, judging by the yowls of laughter from the peanut gallery at the screening I attended, the kids will be barking all the way home.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
Not in recent memory has a movie so short – 90 minutes on the nose – been so stagnant and stubbornly slow to build. And that's exactly the point.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
This is an unpleasant film, but Argento, whose bloodline positively seethes with unpleasantness, is, in her own right, a master cinematic stylist of the first order.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
It's still just cops and robbers, but with Donner at the helm, it feels like so much more.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
But for what it is, I think it's pretty okay. It's not going to win an Oscar or anything. But I liked how it was actually made for tween girls.- Austin Chronicle
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Marjorie Baumgarten
No background material is going to help the viewer who isn't already aware of why a Fugees reunion is such a cool thing to witness, but it's impossible not to get caught up in this party's good vibe.- Austin Chronicle
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Kimberley Jones
Jovovich, who's shown sensitivity in her dramatic work, looks spectacularly bored as she power-kicks her way through one bloody pile-up after another. That boredom, like the mystery virus at the center of the film, is contagious.- Austin Chronicle
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Marrit Ingman
The movie isn't perfect – Spielberg-slick, its power is sometimes dampened by melodrama that overstates its message – but it is compelling and thought-provoking and topical as hell.- Austin Chronicle
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Marjorie Baumgarten
What Tsotsi fails to explain is how the mere introduction of a baby can melt the cruel cycle of criminality and disregard for others.- Austin Chronicle
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Marc Savlov
When you've got Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson in the kitchen, laying on the sophomoric laughs is just plain stupid.- Austin Chronicle
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