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For 7,944 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: 5,226 out of 7944
  2. Mixed: 1,553 out of 7944
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 7944
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  1. The Piano Lesson
    This Denzel Washington family affair (Washington and his daughter, Katia, produced it, his son directed it, and his other son plays the lead) is well worth watching. It captures the spirit of Wilson’s magnificent prose, moving the audience the way the author intended.
  2. Heretic
    Though the plot gets a tad thin toward the end, “Heretic” does a good job of pelting us with uncomfortable questions.
  3. Emilia Pérez
    Though I’ve had weeks to roll “Emilia Pérez” over in my head, I still haven’t reached a conclusion about it. If nothing else, this movie will lodge itself in some corner of your brain that you’ll return to now and again.
  4. Dahomey
    Dahomey packs a lot of introspection and heart into its brisk 68 minutes.
  5. Music by John Williams
    Music by John Williams is a fine tribute to the magic of a legendary maestro.
  6. Here
    Couple the broad acting and cliché-ridden screenplay with the fixed-frame format, and “Here” comes off like a bad sitcom, or even worse, a school play made by a bunch of fifth-graders who decided to tackle Eugene O’Neill or “Death of a Salesman.”
  7. Anora
    What saves “Anora,” and makes it worth seeing, is the performance by Madison.
  8. Conclave
    Conclave is a massively entertaining slice of melodramatic excess, with actors who know they’re in a soap opera disguised as high drama. As a result, everyone plays their roles completely straight — and to great effect.
  9. The Goldman Case
    The film makes its edgier, more uncomfortable arguments with conviction, forcing us to think about who the justice system trusts, and why.
  10. We Live in Time
    Perhaps Crowley was trying to deconstruct the clichés we’ve become accustomed to in romantic movies since the old studio system started churning them out. But even that explanation fails to hold water as “We Live in Time” repeatedly falls back on those dated, tired tropes.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Apprentice
    Written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, it mostly achieves its vision — especially in its wildly strong first half.
  12. Piece By Piece
    The lack of a deeper dive into its subject’s trials and tribulations is the biggest flaw of “Piece by Piece.” While the concept of making a documentary with Legos is an intriguing one, and it’s well executed, the film itself is a very shallow look at its subject.
  13. Saturday Night
    Despite the frenetic pace, “Saturday Night” falls flat and fails to raise one goose pimple.
  14. White Bird
    Mirren holds the film together with her narration, but she can’t save the film from Forster’s penchant for overdoing emotional scenes or from Thomas Newman’s intrusive score.
  15. Blink
    There’s a bittersweet poignancy in watching the children bond with animals and people during their travels before beginning the next leg of their journey.
  16. Joker: Folie à Deux
    In addition to being a lousy musical, “Folie à Deux” is also a dreadfully dull courtroom drama.
  17. The Wild Robot
    It’s rare that a movie fires on all cylinders as this one does. The jaw-dropping animation tells a bittersweet and lovely story. The voice work is stellar, and the score sweeps you along on a wave of excitement. Fans of the books will not be disappointed.
  18. Will & Harper
    There’s an optimism here that coexists with humor, joy, sadness, and more than one laugh-out-loud moment.
  19. Wolfs
    Wolfs has enough action to keep us from contemplating how silly it is.
  20. Megalopolis
    That the director spent 40 years trying to make this worthless, 138-minute hot mess shocks me to no end. “Megalopolis” plays as if every iota of this once-great filmmaker’s talent got sold along with his vineyard.
  21. The Substance
    Had it been 90 minutes, we might be talking about a classic here. If there’s anything that was in dire need of a shot of The Substance to bring out a leaner, tighter version of itself, it’s this film’s Cannes-award-winning screenplay.
  22. His Three Daughters
    Once the general premise is established, “His Three Daughters” lets us bask in the glory of three actors at the top of their game.
  23. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
    Since this is a Tim Burton movie, you can safely assume the love story is the most twisted subplot of all. Still, the actors hold our interest and make the movie believable.
  24. Mountains
    A house is just a structure; what’s inside makes it a home. This film delicately shows what happens when the powers that be decide that the home you made is no longer yours.
  25. Reagan
    Reagan is the worst kind of hagiography. It’s a wretched 2½-hour bore that’s uncurious about its subject.
  26. Blink Twice
    Blink Twice may be aiming for a feminist statement, but it’s ultimately just a slasher movie with a bunch of one-dimensional Final Girls played by Alia Shawkat, Trew Mullen, Liz Caribel, and “Hit Man”’s Adria Arjona.
  27. Between the Temples
    Between the Temples emerges as a quirky and effective showcase for two actors known for playing oddball characters.
  28. Alien: Romulus
    Despite its overdependence on catering to fans, “Alien: Romulus” is the best “Alien” movie since Cameron’s first sequel.
  29. Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
    Listening to Taylor is so compelling the screen could be blank and “Lost Tapes” would still be interesting. But director Nanette Burstein keeps things visually abundant with home movies, snapshots, film stills, film clips, newsreels, publicity photos.
  30. My Penguin Friend
    Only a true grinch would grumble loudly at a film that delivers its pro-environment message with a light touch that avoids preachiness.
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