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For 1,458 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Inside Out
Lowest review score: 0 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 982 out of 1458
  2. Mixed: 341 out of 1458
  3. Negative: 135 out of 1458
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  1. Hold the Dark
    The problem is that something never adds up to much of anything. Even thematically, the whole picture feels all over the place, oscillating hazily between half-baked meditations on man vs. nature and unfinished portraits of family values. Even so, Saulnier’s scope and visual endurance is admirable, to say the least, and it’s clear that he could do something this brazen eventually with a much stronger script.
  2. How to Be Single
    How To Be Single doesn’t break much at all in the way of new ground, but it’s a decent walk over well-trodden territory.
  3. The Shallows
    The film’s belief in and commitment to the simplicity of its premise takes it a lot farther than it might otherwise go.
  4. Harriet
    It’s handsomely made, and Erivo carries the film on her shoulders, but its movements are too clumsy to give Tubman the actualization she deserves.
  5. Gemini
    The faults of Gemini are in its screenplay, and Katz’s inability to sustain interesting character dynamics and maintain a consistent narrative. As a director, Gemini is easily Katz’s most confident outing to date.
  6. Salt and Fire
    Fans of [Herzog's] unique style and humor will find much to enjoy in Salt and Fire, even if the film does lack some proper cohesion. Anyone who’s wavering in their critical affections, however, can easily use this as an example of what happens when a good artist buys into their own hype and mythology.
  7. Spree
    Spree works better as a performance piece for Keery, who never eases up on the pedal. He’s legitimately haunting as Kurt, and like the best sociopaths in film, there’s a subtle guilt that comes from wanting to see what he’ll do next. Oddly enough, that feeling speaks louder than anything actually said in the film.
  8. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
    There was a point, midway through the film’s major third-act climax, CGI beast raging against CGI beast, when a thought came to this humble critic: “This shouldn’t be boring.” And yet this is what happens, when there’s no emotional weight to the stakes, and the characters themselves feel as hollow as the earth they live on.
  9. The Lion King
    In the end, it’s less the Circle of Life and more the Line of Indifference.
  10. The Craft: Legacy
    Legacy wears its heart on its sleeve and you can feel the love for the source material. There’s an endearing and timely focus on building community, which is foundational to real witchcraft, and the message that our differences are what make us strong is one worth repeating at every opportunity. Unfortunately, there are key ingredients missing in the cauldron, and the film feels stilted by its narrative arc.
  11. Concrete Cowboy
    Concrete Cowboy is visually engaging, and might appeal to younger teenagers (its R-rating is primarily for language). But anyone already familiar with the dynamics of summer-vacation character-building may find it unsatisfying—even unconvincing.
  12. The BFG
    Imagine all the best parts of E.T. (written, like this film, by the late Melissa Mathison) and all the worst parts of Hook, and you have a pretty solid picture of what it’s like to spend two hours with The BFG.
  13. The Wave
    To have seen a disaster movie before is to have seen The Wave. But if there’s not necessarily anything remarkable or new about the film, Uthaug finds ways to make the familiar immediate, with a fraction of the money usually involved.
  14. Knight of Cups
    There’s a note of reflexive, self-aware irony to it, but portions of Knight of Cups feels as though they’re indulging in precisely this same kind of early-college navel-gazing.
  15. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
    A comedy of manners and femininity gets bisected by gnarly effects, and the two-tone approach works in its way.
  16. Hypnotic
    Every time you think Hypnotic has fully lost you, it’ll do something just interesting enough to pull you back in.
  17. How to Train Your Dragon
    To be clear, Dragon is not the worst live-action remake this year — congrats to Snow White on holding onto that prize. It’s just a slightly distorted copy of what came before. Its best attributes are fully a credit to the original, while its worst qualities all come from the foolishness of adapting a movie that was just fine the way it was.
  18. Everything, Everything
    Everything, Everything is a film that achieves its ends in appealing fashion.
  19. What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?
    Take away the delusions of grandeur, and the film is a perfectly acceptable – even enjoyable – tour vlog of a particularly interesting set of shows.
  20. Waves
    In spite of sensational direction from Trey Edward Shults and raw, emotive performances by Kelvin Harrison, Jr. and Taylor Russell, the polarizing two narrative halves of Waves don’t gel to produce a satisfying whole.
  21. The United States vs. Billie Holiday
    Andra Day’s Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of Billie Holiday elevates this film and allows us to overlook some of its shortcomings. Her onstage presence is absolutely undeniable. However, Daniels’ interpretation of the singer’s final years fails to fully explore key aspects of Holiday’s life that informed who she was beyond her addiction and activism.
  22. Sully
    The more affecting moments in Sully come when the film puts aside its posturing and really examines what it is to be heroic in a cynical age.
  23. In the Tall Grass
    The strong atmospherics and performances aren’t quite enough to keep In the Tall Grass from feeling like, well, wandering through a bunch of tall grass.
  24. Alex Strangelove
    It’s the awkward tween of gay coming-of-age movies: earnest and confident, but more than a little clumsy.
  25. Morbius
    Morbius, at best, will be remembered as the latest effort on Sony's part to make its nascent Sinister Six franchise happen. And, like "fetch," it's hard to see that happening.
  26. Joy
    Here’s a film with all the right ingredients and a few too many wrong moves, yet one that’s admirable for trying as hard as it does.
  27. Prisoners of the Ghostland
    The question is whether its lol-random approach will appeal to you, or whether its giddy need to throw everything at the wall just flattens into an obnoxious desire to please. Prisoners of the Ghostland knows exactly what it is, but that may not necessarily be a good thing.
  28. Into the Forest
    At its core, it’s a simple and triumphant tale of sisterhood, but with so much ladled on top of it it begins to feel as though it’s grasping for a grandeur it doesn’t need. Sometimes, even the most intense emotions can benefit from a light touch.
  29. John and the Hole
    John and the Hole is more of a collection of memorably uncomfortable scenes as opposed to a cohesive (w)hole.
  30. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
    While some viewers may get enough of a nostalgia kick out of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, the film doesn’t feel entirely fleshed out. There are elements that make for creepy experiences, keeping the viewer on the edge of their seat, but they often serve as short bundles of anxiety in a serviceable story.
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