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For 7,962 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Autumn Tale
Lowest review score: 0 Argylle
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,240 out of 7962
  2. Mixed: 1,555 out of 7962
  3. Negative: 1,167 out of 7962
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  1. Hamlet
    Ahmed gives his all, but it’s not enough to elevate this version above near-miss status.
  2. The Drama
    I save the zero star designation for movies that I think have no redeeming value whatsoever or are morally repugnant. “The Drama” meets both criteria.
  3. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
    As far as rehashed sequels go, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” could have been worse. That it’s slightly better holds out hope that the inevitable third film will be a major power up in quality.
  4. Marc by Sofia
    I suppose that if you’re familiar with the designer and his history, you’ll find this movie entertaining. But there’s nothing here for newbies or those wanting to know more about its subject. I found little of use, so it was a long, dreary slog to get to the end credits.
  5. Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
    Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is full of crazy ideas, but its most daring leap occurs when Grabinski’s screenplay finds room for an investigation into the feelings of its characters. The film takes the time for everyone to get personal and emotional gripes off their chests, and does so in such earnest fashion that it balances out the absurdity.
  6. André Is an Idiot
    This is a cautionary tale, but it’s also a celebration of a life filled with crazy stories and lots of love.
  7. Project Hail Mary
    For all its bells and whistles, “Project Hail Mary” is also a lovely, bittersweet character study, a pas de deux between man and alien that elicits a surprising amount of emotions by the time the credits roll.
  8. Reminders of Him
    There isn’t a single original idea to be found here, nor a twist you can’t predict immediately. This film has what Siskel and Ebert used to call “the Idiot Plot.” That is, a plot that doesn’t contain a single credible moment, and would be over if everyone involved wasn’t an idiot.
  9. The Bride!
    Individual parts of “The Bride!” work, but as a whole, the critic in me found it confusing and irritating.
  10. Hoppers
    Unfortunately, I didn’t laugh very much, and the story didn’t work as well as the movies that inspired it.
  11. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
    It works well as a documentary, and I can’t deny that Presley gave 110 percent to his audience at every show. That in itself is impressive. (If you’re a fan, add an extra star to my rating.)
  12. K-Pops!
    "Adorable" is not an adjective I’ve often applied to a movie, but “K-Pops!” earns it. It will play well on the big screen, and make you forget about your troubles for two hours.
  13. Undercard
    It’s the kind of movie my 2½-star rating was invented for; that is, a movie that’s interesting enough to put me on the ropes for several rounds before dropping its hands and getting knocked out.
  14. Midwinter Break
    Hinds and Manville do a credible job of portraying a marriage that has run its course, and their best work occurs in the silences that pass between their characters, Gerry and Sheila.
  15. How to Make a Killing
    How to Make a Killing should be a lot more fun than it is. The murders are poorly staged and unfunny, and Powell’s performance is so one-note and smug that you can’t root for him even if you think his killing spree is justified.
  16. Pillion
    Pillion is the story of that one relationship that defines a person, the one that finally reveals to them what they want out of sex, love, and life. We can all relate to that.
  17. Wuthering Heights
    When Fennell swaps in her adult actors, the cracks start showing immediately. While strikingly attractive on their own, Elordi and Robbie have zero romantic chemistry.
  18. The Moment
    Unfortunately, director Aidan Zamiri and his co-writer Bertie Brandes are equally bad at mockumentaries and generating suspense.
  19. Arco
    This is a time travel fable that feeds the heart as much as the brain, tipping its hat to sci-fi favorites as well as masters of animation from Walt Disney to Hayao Miyazaki. It’s an imaginative treat.
  20. A Private Life
    Foster and the rest of the cast are so good, I almost want to recommend that you go just for their performances. After all, it’s the journey, not the destination, that counts. That is, unless you’re making a murder mystery.
  21. Send Help
    The rage expressed onscreen is understandable, and even cathartic. We can live vicariously through the vengeance of others.
  22. H Is for Hawk
    The flashbacks and overbearing music serve as this film’s emotional core, and the result rings false and superficial.
  23. Mercy
    None of this is visually compelling, and “Mercy” plays like it was written as an AI system’s prompt response.
  24. The Testament of Ann Lee
    Once again, Fastvold and Corbet have crafted a movie I admired more than I liked.
  25. The Choral
    The Brits do this kind of light and dark juggling act better than almost anybody (see “Billy Elliot” or “The Full Monty”), and the filmmakers and their cast deliver a movie that’s perfect for viewing on a lazy Sunday afternoon at the movie theater.
  26. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
    Fiennes has an excellent rapport with Lewis-Parry, making their scenes as compelling and moving as anything “28 Years Later” had to offer. It’s too bad that every time the Samson-Kelson plotline gets good, we’re yanked back to dopey Jimmy’s goofy gang and its religious mumbo jumbo.
  27. Father Mother Sister Brother
    The cast is uniformly good, and the stories are intriguing.
  28. Is This Thing On?
    Dern is excellent, as usual, and her scenes with Arnett feel realistic. The screenplay by Cooper, Arnett, and Mark Chappell is really thin, however, and I didn’t find any of these people compelling.
  29. Resurrection
    Bi Gan’s Resurrection is trippy cinema at its best, a nearly three-hour deep dive into experimental cinema.
  30. No Other Choice
    The dudes all have blinders on in this movie. It appears that the only people to see things clearly are the women characters, which makes Miri’s final act the most shocking one of all.
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