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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
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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:
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  2. Mixed: 2,801 out of 6911
  3. Negative: 1,225 out of 6911
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  1. Flash of Genius
    It's not a lightning show, but "Flash" still shines.
  2. Shorts
    Provides just enough smart, silly fun for families desperately seeking an easy (and air-conditioned) escape from hazy August humidity.
  3. Broken Embraces
    The notable lack of chemistry between Cruz and Homar is a crucial absence in a film about all-consuming romance. And though each part is great fun to watch, the whole feels unfinished.
  4. The Deep Blue Sea
    Weisz's meticulously crafted turn is certainly touching, but it lacks the immediacy of, say, Celia Johnson's in 1945's "Brief Encounter."
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I Am Chris Farley
    The movie is never able to get to the bottom of why the man so loved by his friends was unable to be comfortable out of the spotlight. But I Am Chris Farley is a warm, nostalgic reminder of a talent who died before his time.
  6. Hotel Transylvania
    As a vampire might say, "Be- vaaare , all who enter here above the age of 7! What lies on the screen ... is not for you !"
  7. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
    The movie's intensity is given crucial depth via Moura's somber and unshowy performance.
  8. Deadpool
    It's buckshot humor that is funny when it lands; cringe-worthy when it doesn't.
  9. Project Almanac
    Every generation gets the time travel it deserves. Project Almanac isn’t “Time After Time” (1979) or “Back to the Future” (1985) or “12 Monkeys” (1996), but the new release does turn out to be a surprisingly jaunty trip for jaded Gen-Y kids.
  10. Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding
    Peace, Love and Misunderstanding has a place for everybody in its heart-of-gold band.
  11. By Sidney Lumet
    By Sidney Lumet is less a true documentary and more a long, previously unseen interview given by the director three years before his death in 2011.
  12. The Ides of March
    He's (Clooney) got the makings of a great movie here: one that represents our politically surreal times with keen insight and appropriate cynicism. It's only when he veers off the path, suddenly worried he'll lose our attention, that he falters.
  13. The Night Before
    It’s enjoyable, but it’s also trite.
  14. Coming Up Roses
    Director Lisa Albright has less success balancing the tones of two eras: the movie is more successful when replicating matter-of-fact '70s grit than the independent miserabilism of the '90s.
  15. Into the Abyss
    The story is never less than gripping, but the most important questions disappear into that unbearably bleak abyss.
  16. Farewell
    Their mundane meetings underscore how easily secrets are leaked, but unfortunately, scenes of meetings between Presidents Reagan (Fred Ward) and Mitterrand seem hollow and naive. Kusturica and Canet are strong, though, as is Willem Dafoe as an American intel officer.
  17. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
    While the plot is too light to sink your teeth into, the dreamlike, David Lynch-style imagery is engrossing.
  18. Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
    Such a unique personality really deserves a more interesting tribute, but it's so nice to see this one-of-a-kind nonagenarian still going strong.
  19. Surviving Progress
    The cumulative power of so many great minds envisioning our potential self-destruction is undeniable. You may start planning your move off the grid before the movie even ends.
  20. Listen to Me Marlon
    The result is fascinating. That goes both for acting students, since we get insights into Brando’s craft, and those looking for gossip.
  21. Sex Ed
    The shock of seeing kids talking dirty dries up quick, but the message is one of positivity and communication.
  22. Splinters
    A cool documentary that pivots adroitly between viewpoints and ambitions.
  23. The Turin Horse
    This quiet drama is not for everyone. It may not even be for fans of Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr, whose spare, naturalistic films can be, well, trying. (The director has said that "Horse" will be his final film.)
  24. Garbage Dreams
    The film isn't easy to watch, but its portrait of perseverance and ecological commitment is enlightening.
  25. Warlords
    The scope of director Peter Chan's military drama is impressive, though this sometimes-rousing depiction of strategy and loyalty in mid-1800s China pales next to recent, similar historical epics like "Red Cliff" and "Mongol."
  26. Henry's Crime
    Director Malcolm Venville, who made the British gangster flick "44 Inch Chest," has a strong handle on the tone, so even the familiar twists feel fresh.
  27. Best of Enemies
    This terrific, full-meal chronicle of the men and their mouths lets us hear from them not only during debates, but also in subsequent interviews, memoirs and articles.
  28. Trouble with the Curve
    Trouble With the Curve is easily digestible in chunks – if it were a CBS show, it'd be called "Postseason With Morrie" - and it has an affectionate view of grubby motels, greasy diners and small-town scoreboards.
  29. Life
    Director Daniel Espinosa whips up some nail-biting sequences. But the suspense is all by-the-numbers.
  30. G.B.F.
    The subject matter calls for ruthless observation, but his candy-colored pop vision has more in common with “Glee” than, say, “Heathers.” He’s aiming for a stinging WTF, but winds up with a fairly mild LOL.
  31. It Might Get Loud
    Few of the parts harmonize ­properly, leaving us with provocative fragments rather than an electrifying whole.
  32. 21 Jump Street
    Through it all, Tatum and Hill are totally winning.
  33. Go for Sisters
    It’s Ross, however, who really makes a lasting impact. Someone should snap her up for a series — and soon.
  34. Twilight
    It's disappointing when a big-screen romance can't match up to the one in your imagination, at any age.
  35. Koch
    The politician who almost pathologically asked the question "How'm I doin'?" clearly never needed a view outside his own. Which is as New York as it gets.
  36. Ain't Them Bodies Saints
    The shadow of Terrence Malick falls hard across this Texas crime drama, a beautiful-looking prose poem that starts strong but winds up with nowhere to go.
  37. Run & Jump
    Peake provides the solid center for a movie that would otherwise melt into indie formula. The quirky supporting characters, slow pacing and predictable plotting intermittently threaten to overwhelm such a modest story. But then Ted secretly turns his camera back toward Vanetia and, like him, we’re smitten again.
  38. And Everything Is Going Fine
    Soderbergh does his best with limited time, but his biggest success may be in pushing viewers home, to watch Gray's films in full.
  39. My One and Only
    The movie is filled with fun '50s Americana.
  40. Home
    This is, in its way, a horror movie -- not least because it will burrow into your own brain, as a reminder of all the ways the modern world is making you crazy, too.
  41. Meek's Cutoff
    In this visually and emotionally severe landscape, Reichardt has created the sort of film that will inspire grad students to write passionate thesis papers - and casual moviegoers to feel as lost as her would-be settlers.
  42. Redbelt
    Redbelt will fascinate those who share David Mamet's interest in mixed martial arts. But its hold may be weaker on those who don't.
  43. Downloaded
    A fascinating, alternate-universe look at the dawn of the music-sharing phenom — once a cause of concern in the industry, yet now a footnote to our all-digital music marketplace.
  44. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    Lerman is suited to the title role in that he plays Charlie as wide-eyed and rather unmemorable. Watson doesn't seem entirely relaxed as an American teen, though she does serve as a lovely first crush. Among the adults making brief but notable appearances is Paul Rudd, as a sympathetic English teacher.
  45. Laggies
    The unavoidable obstacle is that the perpetually elegant Knightley does not belong. Not at a prom, not furtively partying in a parent’s basement and not, alas, in this movie.
  46. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
    Let's just get it out of the way right now: Reader, I liked it.
  47. The Stone Angel
    Writer-director Kari Skogland adapts a beloved Canadian novel gracefully and with plenty of spunk, the same way its main character moves through the world from cradle to grave.
  48. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
    You don't even have to be familiar with the first book in Rick Riordan's popular fantasy series to enjoy Chris Columbus' energetic adaptation.
  49. X-Men: Days of Future Past
    The movie sometimes has the feel of an Olympic sprinter running in place. There’s so much energy expended to get to one spot. Constant searches beget more searches. It all gets exhausting.
  50. Donnie Darko
    The flaws are more than balanced out by the risks the earnest Kelly encourages his excellent cast to take.
  51. The Attack
    A gripping, personal examination of a seemingly unresolvable conflict.
  52. Video Games: The Movie
    The modern stuff is undeniably fawning. But given the eye-popping visuals, you understand the enthusiasm. Especially if you left your heart, and thousands of dollars in quarters, in an arcade.
  53. The Beaver
    Oddly engrossing, off-kilter drama.
  54. Bad Johnson
    Somehow, though, director Huck Botko and writer Jeff Tetreault have turned their dopey tribute to testosterone into a surprisingly amusing rom-com.
  55. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    Talk about style over substance: The sheer volume of musical, comic-strip and video-game influences, riffs and licks in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" can get exhausting, but they also are what lift this romantic coming-of-age tale from this world to someplace totally ... else.
  56. The Last Five Years
    In a small theater, it’s easy to feel like you’re a part of the romance unfolding before you. But in the grander scheme of an impersonal cineplex, it’s an uphill climb.
  57. The End of Love
    There is plenty of evidence that Webber has something significant to say, and the gifts with which to express himself. Once he’s ready to commit fully to his own vision, there’s no end to what he might accomplish.
  58. Omar
    The movie grips us partly because Bakri’s performance is alternately casual and calculated.
    • 19 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Lovers
    Suckers for romance likely won’t complain, but this Josh Hartnett time-travel epic is nuts.
  60. Born to Be Wild
    Narrator Morgan Freeman manages to be both soothing and somber, so it's not until the credits roll that we realize how much more we want to know.
  61. The Dance of Reality
    Jodorowsky turns his own youth into an odd, hypnotic mishmash.
  62. Monsters University
    The movie is not up to the company’s highest standards, but it’s certainly better than most other kid flicks you’ll see this year.
  63. Mood Indigo
    There’s a lot of heart in his creativity. But this particular effort, delightful as it often is, lacks some essential soul.
  64. Carnage
    It's a shame neither actress can truly "go for the jugular," as Alan says at one point. This is a work that would allow for it.
  65. Champs
    Often it’s the fighters themselves who best sum up the appeal of “the sweet science.”
  66. I Origins
    Cahill, who did the equally heady, intriguing drama “Another Earth” (2011), keeps the tone consistent. He makes certain his cast walks a savvy tightrope, keeping things taut.
  67. Peepli Live
    Peepli Live may not consistently hit the mark, but it's savvy and humane, which goes a long way.
  68. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
    The only thing that's missing, in fact, is a soul. On the other hand, there's a good chance you'll get so caught up in what they're doing, you won't even notice how stiff and inhuman the actors appear.
  69. I've Loved You So Long
    Scott Thomas breathes more emotion into Juliette's affectless, haunted demeanor than most actors do with pages of dialogue.
  70. Seymour: An Introduction
    Intimate and intellectual, the film — with a title taken from J.D. Salinger — focuses on the type of person you pass on the street, see in a coffee shop or sit next to on the subway who makes you wonder what life he’s led. One full of melody and muse, it turns out.
  71. The Invention of Lying
    Once it's high-concept plot kicks in, Gervais' hilariously self-deprecating persona is really all that keeps it grounded.
  72. Blank City
    Danhier backs all the memories with a collection of great clips, and it's extra fun to spot familiar faces (hi, Steve Buscemi!).
  73. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
    Either the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movies are getting better, or I've accidentally buried my brain for the winter. The third entry in the franchise - Chip-Wrecked - is, dare I say, the charm.
  74. The Reader
    Provocatively intentioned, The Reader is a movie worth seeing - the kind of film you'll think about for days afterward. But when all is said and done, you're likely to wonder why the impact wasn't greater still.
  75. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
    Far surpasses original.
  76. Today's Special
    This full, sweet comedy, adapted by star Aasif Mandvi from an Off-Broadway play, has a city flavor and a wry take on familial obligations.
  77. Cinderella
    Branagh, working from a script by Chris Weitz, gives the film emotional heft. James’ performance — never saccharine, often staunchly independent — makes the story’s more regressive elements float away.
  78. Jumping the Broom
    Director Salim Akil has found actors skillful enough to enhance Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs' conventional screenplay.
  79. Bride Flight
    The plotlines are clichéd and the score overbearing, but uniformly strong turns go a long way towards shaping the lush, nostalgic atmosphere. Don't forget to bring tissues.
  80. La Soga (The Butcher's Son)
    There's nothing about Josh Crook's cop saga that will strike you as new, but he and his talented lead do build an epic feel into this gritty tale of corruption.
  81. American Teen
    The kids here do come across as genuine people, struggling with issues everyone can understand.
  82. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Director Niels Arden Oplev keeps the action relatively tight. But he revels in the story’s sadism to an uncomfortable degree, especially in a needlessly vile rape scene. Two more sequels are coming. Here’s hoping there’s just a little less hate in each.
  83. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
    Affectionate but also winking (the "Star Wars"-riff title gives away its lack of objectivity), with a good history of how far fandom has come, "A Fan's Hope" is really for those who've turned to the far side, but is ready to turn on a tractor beam for everyone else.
  84. Sanctum
    If you're able to think of characters as just air bubbles to get past, then dive in, the excitement's fine.
  85. Theater of War
    Passionate and ambitious, John Walter's chronicle of a Public Theater production is too scattered for broad appeal. But those who connect with his themes will find themselves quickly drawn in.
  86. The Man with the Iron Fists
    The movie plays things relatively straight, acknowledging clichés without the winking irony in which modern homages usually indulge. As such, it's giddy fun - a well-made genre picture that sends up its influences even as it clearly reveres them.
  87. Dunston Checks In
    Ken Kwapis' Dunston Checks In contains not a single surprising moment. But it is well crafted enough to squeak by. Kids should get a few laughs from it. Accompanying adults will be only moderately bored. [12 Jan 1996, p.33]
    • New York Daily News
  88. The Age of Adaline
    Plausibility, shmausibility. This is pretty schmaltz done right.
  89. The Other Woman
    The one person who does appreciate Emilia is Portman - which is what saves The Other Woman from the easy judgment toward which it so often appears to be edging.
  90. The First Grader
    Director Justin Chadwick ("The Other Boleyn Girl") shows admirable restraint bringing this true story to the screen, and Litando does much with glimmers of emotion and wells of dignity.
  91. Turbo
    Families who have already raced to “Monsters University” and “Despicable Me 2” will find Turbo an acceptable third-place finisher. A sort-of escargot-meets-“Cars” adventure, it has some sharp vocal turns and remains fun even when its inventiveness runs out of gas.
  92. The Lifeguard
    The Lifeguard is one of those deceptive movies that, to its credit, winds up being about more than just an easy-to-describe tagline. In this case, that line would be: “Woman goes back to hometown, sleeps with high school boy.”
  93. Listen Up Philip
    Schwartzman and Pryce are compelling in their self-regard. But it’s no coincidence that the lovely, empathetic Moss is who we root for.
  94. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
    What's cool and always kicky is seeing a country's irreverent movie trash being treated with such, well, reverence.
  95. Friends with Kids
    While "FWK" never challenges us, it does remain consistently engaging.
  96. Jealousy
    Quiet moments after big decisions are where the power lies in this absorbing French drama.
  97. Camp X-Ray
    OK, haters: Here’s the movie meant to silence your complaints about Kristen Stewart’s acting range. And it might, if you can sit through all of it.
  98. J. Edgar
    At least Leonardo DiCaprio, grounded and sure, has commitment to spare. His portrayal of Hoover is undeniably terrific.
  99. The We and the I
    Most of the performances are as unpolished as they are heartfelt, which is both endearing and distracting.
  100. The Messenger
    Feels more respectful than real.
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