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For 16,539 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 Sand Storm
Lowest review score: 0 Saw VI
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,706 out of 16539
  2. Mixed: 5,816 out of 16539
  3. Negative: 2,017 out of 16539
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  1. Zaytoun
    It's just all too breezy to have any real effect.
  2. First Cousin Once Removed
    Heartbreaking, haunting and unexpectedly heartening, First Cousin Once Removed is an uncommonly moving documentary portrait of a mind in disarray.
  3. Mother of George
    It is the kind of distinctive, culture-driven drama from emerging filmmakers that I wish we saw more of.
  4. Rush
    Though one enjoys and appreciates Rush for what it is, it does not thrill the blood the way we have the right to expect a film like this to do.
  5. Battle of the Year
    This 3-D spectacle is less the dance movie that's going to make b-boying cool again than a shill for sponsors' gear.
  6. I Spit on Your Grave 2
    There are glimmers of thoughtfulness here in the initial characterization of Katie and in her long, slow recovery before she can exact her revenge, but they're ultimately snuffed out by this mound of toxic trash.
  7. Ip Man: The Final Fight
    The overall sense is of a rushed, simplistic installment in a well-worn biography franchise.
  8. Jewtopia
    To call this winkfest toward an astoundingly retrograde sliver of Judaism offensive would be, well, offensive to the word offensive.
  9. My Lucky Star
    While the film does not lack production values and panache, Gordon's direction often seems thoughtless.
  10. +1
    In trying to say everything, Plus One reveals it doesn't have much to say at all.
  11. C.O.G.
    For Sedaris fans, C.O.G. is a regrettably patronizing washout.
  12. Thanks for Sharing
    Thanks for Sharing is a bit like the recovery scene it digs into — filled with intoxicating highs and dispiriting lows.
  13. Blue Caprice
    Proves a highly auspicious feature debut for Moors and Porto as well as a much-deserved return to the limelight for Washington. Don't miss it.
  14. Mademoiselle C
    Unfortunately, the film doesn't show its subject's creative process as much as that of her collaborators.
  15. The Colony
    The film strands its archetypal characters in a featureless danger zone and gives them overly familiar dialogue borrowed from a dozen other B-movies.
  16. Prisoners
    Exciting, terrifying, worrisome stuff saturates every second of Prisoners, holding you captive, keeping you guessing until the bitter end.
  17. Kid-Thing
    Kid-Thing proves as disturbing for what it is as for what it's not.
  18. Newlyweeds
    The sights, sounds and sociological quirks of Lyle's and Nina's particular circle of existence are what give Newlyweeds its indie resonance, less a city symphony than an urban alt-fugue.
  19. Generation Iron
    [A] compelling and energetic documentary.
  20. GMO OMG
    If forewarned is forearmed, Seifert's movie might one day prove quite prescient.
  21. The Short Game
    Greenbaum shoots the game play especially well, employing dynamic camera work and kinetic editing to convey the drama of what non-fans might consider a static sport.
  22. A Single Shot
    The film charts no new territory but is terrifically cast and, like its source novel, long on atmosphere.
  23. Haute Cuisine
    Its restraint is its strength. The focus on a woman's passionate hard work without need of marital-status back story is refreshing.
  24. Enough Said
    One of the pleasures of Enough Said is watching Louis-Dreyfus and Gandolfini, two well-known performers only Holofcener would think of putting together, come alive both as individuals and the two halves of a relationship.
  25. A Strange Brand of Happy
    Any one-man crusade is likely to fail, but a rom-com character's war against sincerity is doomed from the start.
  26. Unacceptable Levels
    Brown's argument is hampered, however, by the chaotic rush of information and speculation, overuse of winking archival footage of commercials and old industrial films, and Brown's charmlessness as a "what's going on?" guide.
  27. Una Noche
    Moving performances from Una Noche's charismatic non-pro cast, Mulloy's keen eye for visual detail and stunning cinematography by Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder of Cuba's turquoise water exploding against the sea wall offer a compelling portrait.
  28. Hawking
    What Hawking does do well is open a window onto how his mind works and the passions that ignite his soul.
  29. Touchy Feely
    Shelton's affection for her characters is evident but it's not enough.
  30. Jayne Mansfield's Car
    With actors this good, however, there's rarely a pinched expression, heartfelt speech or laugh line that isn't at least partly sold, even if the stunted-male psychologizing at the expense of the under-written women grows tiresome.
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