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For 7,797 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 68% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 13th
Lowest review score: 0 Wide Awake
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,958 out of 7797
  2. Mixed: 2,079 out of 7797
  3. Negative: 760 out of 7797
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  1. Unfriended
    Though not particularly ground-breaking — last year’s Elijah Wood-starring Open Windows pulled the same trick, and much more ambitiously — we’re still going to “like” the result.
  2. Clouds of Sils Maria
    If Ingmar Bergman had directed a remake of "All About Eve," it might have looked something like Clouds of Sils Maria. Mysterious and narratively playful, Olivier Assayas’ film features a trio of finely calibrated female performances that examine the psychological toll of being an actress — or working for one.
  3. Ex Machina
    Ex Machina is beautiful and ominous and features another delicately nuanced performance from Isaac, who’s quickly making a habit of them. But in the end, for all of Garland’s ambition, his reach winds up exceeding his grasp. The film is as synthetic as Ava.
  4. 5 to 7
    While the film has an undeniably sexy glow, it’s too earnest and sappy by half. Fortunately, Frank Langella and Glenn Close drop by as Brian’s disapproving parents.
  5. Woman in Gold
    Even Helen Mirren, the Queen Midas of class acting, can’t fix this well-intentioned miss.
  6. Furious 7
    No one forks over 10 bucks to see one of these flicks for its logic. We go for the bananas demolition-derby mayhem. Furious 7 delivers that with the direct visceral rush of an EpiPen.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Home
    The combination of Home’s layered message, fun score, and clever comedy make it a colorful choice for moviegoers of any age.
  8. The Salt of the Earth
    With this heartbreaking yet hopeful new documentary about his life’s work, Salgado shares the stories behind these split-second black-and-white moments, giving them even more dimension.
  9. While We're Young
    After a while, the director of the more perceptive "Frances Ha" and "The Squid and the Whale" tips his hand, painting the aging Xers as guardians of integrity and the millennials as opportunists. It’s a cheap shot, and it feels like he’s telling the kids to get off his lawn. It’s not Stiller’s character who’s the curmudgeon, it’s Baumbach.
  10. A Girl Like Her
    While mean girl Avery Keller (Hunter King) gets a nuanced and surprisingly redemptive arc, the target of her bullying, Jessica (Lexi Ainsworth), mostly goes ignored.
  11. Man from Reno
    None of it would work without the two leads: As the author on the run, Ayako Fujitani conjures a rare mix of demureness and daring. And as the sleuthing lawman, Pepe Serna uses his cement-mixer voice and boxer’s mug to convey a real bloodhound determination.
  12. Get Hard
    Get Hard is not only a bad movie but a profoundly wasted opportunity.
  13. The Divergent Series: Insurgent
    Taken for what it is, Insurgent is a vast improvement over the franchise’s first installment, mostly thanks to expansion in two arenas: budget and scope.
  14. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
    If Going Clear were a Hollywood thriller, I’d complain that it’s too over-the-top. But this is real life, which is hard to believe. And it’s disturbingly good.
  15. Run All Night
    Unfortunately, Run All Night gets a little slack with its third act and runs out of steam by the time the final showdown arrives.
  16. Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
    Is Kumiko simply naive, or is she mentally ill? The film’s perfect ending doesn’t try to solve that riddle, but it will make you feel as if you’ve just seen something hypnotically original.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Cobbler
    What starts off as a potentially charming fantasy never finds its footing.
  18. The Gunman
    Sean Penn doesn’t make movies very often these days. So when he does, you go in with certain expectations. Sadly, it’s best to leave them at the concession stand if you’re planning on enjoying The Gunman.
  19. It Follows
    A dizzyingly tense and creepy workout.
  20. Cinderella
    The fizzy cocktail combination of Blanchett’s cartoonish hauteur and Branagh’s visual razzle-dazzle and confectionary sets (courtesy of the legendary Dante Ferretti) manages to take a tale as wheezy as Cinderella and make it feel almost magical again.
  21. '71
    It’s only March, but this could be 2015’s most invigorating directorial debut.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Unfinished Business
    The movie struggles to find its comedic footing by trying to bring out the family man in Dan Trunkman and underutilizing Franco, whose character clearly has much more to his disadvantage than a lack of prior business experience. Bottom line: Unfinished Business doesn’t deserve that handshake after all.
  23. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    Predictable, corny, and mild.
  24. Chappie
    When we’re first introduced, he’s an overwhelmed infant, and by the time the credits roll, he’s John McClane. Is that an accurate representation of how artificial intelligence can evolve? Absolutely. Does it make for compelling drama? Not particularly.
  25. The Lazarus Effect
    I would have loved to see more from the filmmakers, daring to fail while staking out some new terror incognita instead of just going through the motions of an experiment for which we already have the results.
  26. The Hunting Ground
    Heartbreaking, infuriating, and unmissable.
  27. Focus
    What keeps the film humming along as smoothly as it does is the chemistry and charisma of its leads.
  28. The Salvation
    Green is officially the world’s best actress in bad movies.
  29. Queen and Country
    Tonally, the movie can’t decide whether it’s a comedy, a romance, or a wistful wartime madeleine. What it’s missing is the sense of joy and wonder of its predecessor.
  30. Everly
    With so little backstory and character depth, it’s nothing more than a pointless exercise in brutal, nasty style.
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