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For 6,820 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 20 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,008 out of 6820
  2. Mixed: 3,654 out of 6820
  3. Negative: 158 out of 6820
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
    Featuring funny and endearing moments amid beautifully choreographed action sequences, Shang-Chi excels as a story about family and how it can be twisted by grief. Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung bring multi-faceted characters to life and, despite pacing issues, it delivers a hugely entertaining step in the right direction for Asian representation.
  2. Luca
    A strange hybrid of Italian neorealism and fish-based fantasy, Luca is beautiful to behold but plays it too safe to make a real impact. Still, great CG linguine.
  3. Prey
    Effortlessly the best Predator movie since the original, Prey proves that, against all expectation, there’s life in the franchise yet, not to mention a thrilling new lead in Amber Midthunder.
  4. I Am Breathing
    A deeply affecting glimpse of a man's quest to salvage beauty from tragedy.
  5. Searching
    The smart visual trickery lifts what might otherwise have been a fairly conventional thriller, but it also lets Chaganty say some interesting things about our online lives. Technophobes should stay away.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Menu
    The Menu’s straight-faced depiction of absurd culinary violence may not be imaginative or thrilling, but the film is rarely boring. It’s deep-fried junk disguised as gastronomy; it may not fully satisfy, but it’ll fill a hole.
  7. Holes
    Louis Sachar's compelling children's classic is about as Disney as Freddy Krueger. It's got murder, racism, facial disfigurement and killer lizards.
  8. The Big Lebowski
    For those who delight in the Coens' divinely abstract take on reality, this is pure nirvana (cross Blood Simple with Raising Arizona if you must), yet beyond the hysterical black comedy, scattered violence and groovy dialogue, there sounds the same song to human goodness which enriched Fargo.
  9. Homemade
    It was always going to be hit-and-miss, but Homemade flits between creativity and indulgence in documenting the current crisis. If you want to cherry-pick, Larraín, Lello, Nyoni and Sorrentino’s efforts are top of the class.
  10. Thank You for Smoking
    A laudably amoral and superbly caustic comedy for those who like their satire strong and unfiltered.
  11. Heretic
    An incredibly tense, tightly contained bottle horror, showcasing a genuinely chilling turn from Hugh Grant. You’ll never watch Notting Hill the same way again.
  12. Pete's Dragon
    Strong performances and direction make the most of a lightweight tale.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Brother the Devil
    Already a compelling gangland saga, this vastly promising debut turns into something more surprising when social prejudice becomes the characters’ weapon of choice. If that sounds too much like a lecture, El Hosaini’s voice remains crisp, cool and consistently street-smart.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Monkey Shines
    Getting the best out of a middling novel, Romero finds new, less gruesome avenues for his skills.
  15. Prevenge
    Alice Lowe’s directorial debut may falter in its grip, especially in story and tone, but it’s a daringly evocative film that marks a filmmaker of imagination and promise.
  16. Trashed
    A timely documentary that seeks to amuse and inform as much as alarm.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Map of the Human Heart
    Scott Lee gives a surprisingly strong performance as the Inuit who falls in unrequited love with Albertine. If you can overcome the almost-too-coincidental fact that they are assigned to the same Air base several years later allowing them to be together again then this pleasing romantic drama could just be for you.
  18. Ema
    Following Jackie, Pablo Larraín offers another powerful examination of grief, capturing all of the confusing and fascinating layers of human relationships. Despite the heavy subject matter, it’s intoxicating.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Long Walk
    The first of two King-as-Bachman 2025 thrillers featuring a deadly reality show in a dystopian future. Edgar Wright’s The Running Man will need to bust a lung to keep up.
  20. Intolerable Cruelty
    Tight as a drum, glamorous and exquisitely funny, this one should earn them (Coens) enough cash to make five more offbeat minor masterpieces like "The Man Who Wasn't There" -- and the Coens deserve that as much as we do.
  21. Tropic Thunder
    There are moments of comedy grandeur, but this isn't as consistently funny as you'd hope. Nevertheless, Downey Jr.'s Kirk Lazarus is instantly up there with the comedy greats.
  22. The Birdcage
    If it weren't so darned "sincere" this would be an unmitigated bird-brained delight, but it undoubtedly remains a genial crowd pleaser.
  23. Disgrace
    Surprisingly successful adaptation of J. M. Coetzee's superb novel.
  24. Spider-Man: No Way Home
    A monumentally successful Spider-instalment which pulls off a tricky and ambitious narrative trick with all the grace of a balcony-top backflip. At the risk of getting cheesy, it won't just make you cheer, it'll make you want to hug your friends, too.
  25. Ralph Breaks the Internet
    Entertaining, and occasionally inspired, but Ralph Breaks The Internet is too often content to achieve a quick laugh, rather than exploring the themes its set-up suggests.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Red Eye
    Not the most sophisticated psychological thriller, yet slick fun.
  27. Eight Men Out
    For anyone who appreciates artistic integrity and is interested in genuinely independent films, the prolific and highly personal work of John Sayles is essential viewing.
  28. Proxima
    Another Glum Space Mum, but one who feels complex and real. While the film depicts extraordinary circumstances, it always keeps the hearts (and heads) of its mother and daughter in focus.
  29. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
    Disjointed but it still rocks.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Brother Is an Only Child
    Thanks to the captivating performances, this is well worth checking out.
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