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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 8.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Fruitvale Station
Lowest review score: 0 The Fourth Kind
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,885 out of 6911
  2. Mixed: 2,801 out of 6911
  3. Negative: 1,225 out of 6911
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  1. The Accountant
    The problem is that endings matter. I was thrilled at watching more than an hour of Ben Affleck playing Christian Wolff as a socially awkward, arithmetically gifted, martial arts expert sharpshooter. But then the plot devolved into nonsense for the final stretch, leaving me wanting to garnish the filmmakers' wages.
  2. Desierto
    Some of the characters' fate might be left in a frustratingly open-ended fashion, but Cuéron has created an impressive edge-of-your-seat thriller set within a fantastic outdoors environment.
  3. Certain Women
    Director Kelly Reichardt, who made the great "Wendy and Lucy," likes stories that unfold slowly and simply. Sometimes she'll just let the camera run, making us watch the awkwardness of people who can't connect.
  4. Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence)
    Despite the movie's darker tone, there's still room for humor when you have rooms full of diplomats and scientists discussing how to contend with a "giant unidentified creature."
    • 36 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Flock of Dudes
    The supporting characters are lifeless vessels in a movie that fails to break away from the traps of the hit-or-miss romantic comedy genre.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Late Bloomer
    While The Late Bloomer comes to a bit too wrapped-up-in-a-bow resolution, it's still a refreshing reminder of just how pervasive sex is and how much it plays a role in everyone's lives.
  7. 13th
    Directed with calm passion and controlled outrage, the movie — named after the amendment which outlawed slavery, but left a significant loophole when it came to criminal convictions — is a study in profits. And power.
  8. The Birth of a Nation
    There is nothing safe about The Birth of a Nation.
  9. The Girl on the Train
    Director Tate Taylor, who neatly wove together women’s stories in “The Help,” is out of his depth with a thriller. He fills the screen with endless close-ups but not a lick of tension.
  10. Amanda Knox
    Although the truth behind what happened that night in Perugia may never be revealed, the film does not need a resolution to strike a powerful cord with viewers.
  11. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    Riggs' original story is strong, but the characters in the movie feel empty.
  12. Masterminds
    This movie was made by a bunch of hired guns who had their hearts elsewhere. Masterminds does center around a heist — one committed on ticket buyers.
  13. Denial
    The action inside the courtroom is compelling. This is a place where people duel with words, not swords, but the wounds can be just as deep and permanent.
  14. Deepwater Horizon
    It's an impressive achievement, and even Berg's taste for the obvious — like shots of Old Glory, still waving through the worst of it — can't overwhelm the humanity behind the drama. Real people, real danger — and real self-sacrifice.
  15. Mr. Church
    Murphy’s low-key but affecting performance is filled with loaded and loving glances. And the restraint becomes the 55-year-old star. If only the film were better.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    I.T.
    Let’s just say director John Moore’s new thriller I.T. should be lost in cyberspace — not filling up an hour and a half of your life.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Goat
    Few films take a look at the American male college tradition through such a dark, dramatic lens as Goat.
  18. Storks
    The jokes in Warner Bros.'s new animated flick mostly fall flat, the characters are largely unlovable and the simplistic plot expects more from its audience than it gives.
  19. Queen of Katwe
    Although the script is a little flat — just because the story is true doesn't mean it should feel so predictable — Nair gives the film tons of energy and joy.
  20. The Magnificent Seven
    Instead of ever getting truly "Magnificent," these multicultural gunslingers remain largely a meh seven.
  21. The Wild Life
    Felines, too often maligned as conniving and sly, get no love in The Wild Life, a tale that's inspired by Robinson Crusoe and perpetuates dangerous kitty stereotypes. And that's the best part of the movie.
  22. Blair Witch
    An even bigger crime is that Blair Witch isn’t particularly scary, maybe because it’s hard to take any of it seriously when it’s just treading so much similar ground as the first movie.
  23. Snowden
    You might not agree with Stone that the man is a hero, but you probably do want to see the film so you can compute what the whole uproar was about.
  24. For the Love of Spock
    For the Love of Spock is ultimately as much of a love letter to other Trek fans as much as one to his own.
  25. Ithaca
    Ryan’s debut as a director is a sketchy and starchy film. The memorable thing about the movie is that Hanks, still one of the biggest stars on the planet, stepped up for his “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail” partner.
  26. Morgan
    A lot makes me uneasy about where biology and technology are going. But Great Scott! Is Morgan really the best you can do?
  27. Bridget Jones's Baby
    This somewhat predictable and trend-obsessed comedy about what happens when a woman of a certain age ends up expecting, and unsure of the parentage, is pregnant with comedy gold.
  28. Sully
    The film barely lasts an hour-and-a-half. Maybe that’s the problem with the movie. There’s not enough movie.
  29. Mechanic: Resurrection
    It's fun for a while, on a simple, single-shooter, video-game level. And for a change, the movie's stunts plug into Statham's pre-Hollywood career as a champion diver; this may be the most watery thriller since "Thunderball."
  30. Hands of Stone
    Ana de Armas makes a lasting impression as Felicidad, the angelic girl (her hair is braided, like a halo) who’s the love of Duran’s life. Too bad their relationship is underexplored and left to a quickie montage of baby-making and deliveries. That’s one of the reasons the film’s not a knockout.
  31. The Hollars
    The cast, led by John Krasinski, who doubles as director, has its own fight against the lame and contrived script by Jim Strouse.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Intervention
    With her directorial debut, Clea Duvall could have used just a little bit of an intervention. Many things in The Intervention work, but a bit more comic relief would have taken the edge off her overdependence on melodrama.
  33. Southside with You
    What makes Southside With You work so beautifully is that it could be a romantic comedy about two strangers, but because the characters are based on two people we feel we know pretty well, it adds another layer to the unfolding relationship drama.
  34. Don't Breathe
    With his second film, Alvarez has mastered the tension of Hitchcock and the misdirection of a magician, proving himself to be a filmmaker of merit even when dealing with more realistic horrors.
  35. Ben-Hur
    All the flash and sizzle of modern movie effects can't make up for a once spectacular tale that feels not just scaled-down, but shrunk.
  36. War Dogs
    War Dogs may not reach "The Big Short" levels of resonance, but it clearly channels that Golden Globe-winning dramedy's newsreel aesthetic and lampooning of the Bush administration's policies.
  37. Kubo and the Two Strings
    The tale is layered and lovely, although talk about the real self, eternity and death will stun the adults in the audience.
  38. Hell or High Water
    The terrific Hell or High Water is like a gritty new retelling of the Frank and Jesse James story — only with getaway cars instead of horses, and assault rifles replacing six-shooters.
  39. Sausage Party
    There are a few points where Rogen and company go way too far, but even in those cases, you may find yourself trying hard not to laugh and failing miserably.
  40. Florence Foster Jenkins
    It's a pleasure seeing Grant in a great part again, playing the sort of almost-cad he's best at. And Streep - who, in real life, can belt anything from Broadway to Bruce - is clearly having a ball singing badly.
  41. Pete's Dragon
    What Pete's Dragon lacks in original plot, it makes up for in heart
  42. Little Men
    Credit to Sachs and his co-screenwriter, Mauricio Zacharias, for creating a complex gentrification fight, along with cinematography by Óscar Durán and music by Dickon Hinchliffe that is both gritty and dreamy.
  43. Suicide Squad
    Fans will probably appreciate Suicide Squad for trying something different — and it gets bonus points for diversity — but the weaker characters and generally weak plot keep it from being one of the better comic book movies.
  44. Tallulah
    Tallulah is a sensitive and stirring look at motherhood.
  45. Bad Moms
    If you've birthed a tiny human or know someone who has, it's time to find a babysitter, call the girlfriends and get to Bad Moms — the raucous, sexy and crass comedy packed with loads of mother-funny jokes.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Equity
    The always strong Gunn does her best with the very familiar, quickly paced storyline.
  47. Nerve
    Nerve, a thriller set in a world of smartphone-obsessed teens, is clever, exciting, sweet and full of quick twists that never devolve from serving a well-built story.
  48. Jason Bourne
    Once the story drags Bourne out of retirement, it's just a bunch of fights and chase scenes, only occasionally interrupted by a few lines of dialogue.
  49. Ice Age: Collision Course
    Like the very asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth in the movie, Ice Age: Collision Course is chunky, clunky and bulky. Unlike the asteroid, the film seems to move at a glacial pace.
  50. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
    As a full-length film this fashion industry over-the-top farce about two hot messes behaving badly — and boozily — is both too much and too little.
  51. Don't Think Twice
    Jack and Sam share a wonderful scene when performance and real life blur, which is the whole point of the movie.
  52. Lights Out
    While the central visual of the figure in the dark goes a long way to provide the essential scares, the success of the film is just as much about what the filmmakers do to develop the characters that the audience cares about.
  53. Star Trek Beyond
    It's not only filled with the usual special-effects eye candy, but smart, fan-focused writing.
  54. Café Society
    The rom-dram is wistful and wisecracking, boasts a polished ensemble and is such a period looker you wish you could time-travel to the Jazz Era.
  55. Ghostbusters
    The all-new, mostly female Ghostbusters reboot is in theaters, full of terrific special effects, icky green slime, a horribly haunted Manhattan and, yes, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. But the big laughs you’d expect from a "Bridesmaids" reunion of director Paul Feig and stars Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy never materialize.
  56. The Infiltrator
    The movie rises thanks to an ace in the hole: Bryan Cranston, whose stirring star turn hooks us completely.
  57. Captain Fantastic
    Gorgeously photographed, and as loosey-goosey as its hero, Captain Fantastic takes some unexpected turns. Is Ben eccentric or irresponsible? Is he raising free-thinking iconoclasts — or training a new generation of Unabombers?
  58. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    As dumb as "Mike and Dave" can get, it's a surprisingly fun summer comedy and icing on the (wedding) cake for fans of the raunchiest of humor.
  59. Our Kind of Traitor
    Generally, one expects political thrillers to offer a little more suspense or excitement, so when this is such a deathly dull affair, you wonder what you might be missing.
  60. The Secret Life of Pets
    Here's something dog people and cat people can agree on: The Secret Life of Pets is hilarious, sweet and as fun for parents as the brats they take with them to the movies.
  61. The Purge: Election Year
    After three disturbingly violent films, this may be a concept that deserves to be purged.
  62. The Legend of Tarzan
    Alexander Skarsgard is more abs than actor as the ape man, and Margot Robbie's Jane looks about as 19th-Century as an Aussie surfer girl. Together, they produce all the real-life passion of an Abercrombie & Fitch ad.
  63. The BFG
    Fun and likable, occasionally even delightful.
  64. Independence Day: Resurgence
    While the first "Independence Day" was genuinely big, dumb fun, its sequel only manages to be a bigger, dumber bore.
  65. Free State of Jones
    The film gets predictable and loses its firm grip a third of the way in. Too bad, since the film directed and co-written by Gary Ross (“The Hunger Games,” “Seabiscuit”) gets off to a bang-up beginning.
  66. The Shallows
    Despite the genre and setting, this is still very much a performance piece, and Lively is more than just a pretty face and bikini bod. She has to do a lot with very little to work with other than a scene-stealing seagull.
  67. Breaking a Monster
    Meyers leaves little editorializing in the film, though it seems unusually sympathetic to the band’s manager, Alan Sacks, who often treats the unseasoned musicians like employees instead of kids.
  68. The Neon Demon
    Presumed to be Nicolas Refn's foray into the horror genre, but apparently, no one bothered to tell the filmmaker that.
  69. Swiss Army Man
    Swiss Army Man's greatest challenge is to its audience. Just, exactly, how much will we sit still for? Endless scenes of Dano in role-playing drag, sporting a rag-mop wig and giving dating tips to a corpse? Frequent closeups of Radcliffe's furry flatulent buttocks?
  70. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    The best thing the director has going for this one is the talented young actor playing Ricky Baker, as he constantly tries to emulate his tough "gangsta" heroes like Tupac Shakur. (He even names his dog "Tupac.")
  71. Central Intelligence
    Even the obligatory blooper reel after the film isn’t as funny as it should be.
  72. The Phenom
    If there’s an MVP, it’s Simmons. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” alum tosses off another subdued performance, a good counterpart to Hawke’s more over-the-top coiled rage.
  73. Finding Dory
    DeGeneres and company make Finding Dory memorable.
  74. Approaching the Unknown
    Approaching the Unknown would be more of a solid premise if it were not touching down so close to last year's "The Martian," with its similar themes, bigger effects budget and superior script.
  75. Warcraft
    This is not "Lord of the Rings." It's barely "Dungeons & Dragons."
  76. The Conjuring 2
    Wan's secret weapons are clearly Wilson and Farmiga, both such good actors they're able to sell the audience on everything the Warrens experience. The duo also does a great job selling the romantic bond between the Warrens, which helps you fall in love with them as much as you end up falling for the entire Hodgson family.
  77. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
    Does its best to include as much fan fodder as it does kiddie fare with the distinct personalities of the four Turtles — "Mikey," "Leo," "Raph" and "Donnie" — faithful enough to previous incarnations that both should be happier with the sequel over its predecessor.
  78. Me Before You
    The film belongs to Clarke. Her warm and winning star turn lifts this checklist chick flick.
  79. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a seriously ridiculous put-on. And in this summer of overheated special-effects movies, it’s a cool blast of fresh air.
  80. Alice Through the Looking Glass
    Hugely expensive and extravagantly stupid, Alice Through the Looking Glass is just one more silly Hollywood mashup, an innocent fantasy morphed into a noisy would-be blockbuster.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Weiner
    It never ever falls into painting him as a victim of anything but his own hubris, neurosis and psycho-sexual issues. Never once do we hear Weiner complain about anything except how easy it is for headline writers to make fun of his name. He knows who got him into all this trouble — himself — which is also refreshing to watch.
  82. Manhattan Night
    Writer and director Brian DeCubellis bathes the screen in dark shadows and provides fluid pacing. If you like your entertainment pulpy — and don’t mind swallowing cliches along the way — this “Night” is worth a look.
  83. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
    With the added layer of humor that comes with switching genders, Neighbors 2 ends up offering even more laughs than the original movie.
  84. The Angry Birds Movie
    The Angry Birds Movie is just fowl.
  85. The Nice Guys
    As summer popcorn-style entertainment, The Nice Guys gets the job done.
  86. The Lobster
    The Lobster is a love story for the unloved. Dark-hearted and brutally sour - and imaginative, and sometimes very funny - it's set in an alternative world where relationships are mandatory.
  87. Money Monster
    Director Jodie Foster's Money Monster runs a trim 98 minutes, but it's still not quite worth the investment.
  88. The Darkness
    The Darkness offers very few new scares, mainly because it's so haunted by the ghosts of far better horror movies.
  89. Last Days in the Desert
    Moviegoers don’t get much to chew on either, besides a decent performance by Ewan McGregor as both Jesus and a demon, plus some OMG-worthy landscapes.
  90. X-Men: Apocalypse
    Once again, it's Evan Peters' Quicksilver who steals the movie whenever we see his powers in action, maybe because they've found a unique way to showcase them. There's even a fun but unnecessary tangent involving another popular "X-Men" character.
  91. Being Charlie
    To be fair, Being Charlie has some action and a few good jokes. It's not completely unwatchable. It's certainly better than Reiner's last few awful movies.
  92. Captain America: Civil War
    Sometimes, more is less. Although it’s called Captain America: Civil War, the latest Marvel movie is actually a supersized “Avengers” picture -- overstuffed to bursting.
  93. Mother's Day
    A Mother’s Day movie full of flat jokes, reheated clichés and two hours spent staring at your watch.
  94. Keanu
    Maybe Keanu would have been stronger in the hands of a more experienced director — they brought Peter Atencio over from their show — but Key and Peele know how to deliver the laughs and killer chemistry.
  95. Special Correspondents
    Some viewers may be surprised by how good Bana is doing comedy. Same with Farmiga, but that allows Gervais to leave some of the heavier lifting as far as acting to his co-stars. Gervais has again done a solid job writing and directing his own material.
  96. Dough
    Dough should have been more easily digestible; the setup is sure to appeal to occasional stoners and Jewish foodies.
  97. The Family Fang
    The Family Fang has a nasty little bite to it — and thank heavens for that.
  98. The Meddler
    It is sweet, and funny and quietly upbeat. Take a chance on it — and take your mom.
  99. Nina
    This Simone film hits all the wrong notes early. What is it trying to say about this enraged, iconic singer? Why does it want to say it? Since screenwriter Cynthia Mort apparently never asked those questions, director Cynthia Mort can't offer any answers.
  100. A Hologram for the King
    Much like the technology in the title, "A Hologram for the King" flickers in and out of focus — sharp at times, but ultimately lacking resolution.
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