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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. Romántico
    It will be a long time before you forget the deep pain etched into the weary face of Carmelo Muñiz, the mariachi singer at the center of Mark Becker's immensely moving documentary.
  2. The Secret Life of Words
    Given the physical limitations of their characters, Polley and Robbins give remarkably compelling performances, and though the resolution of their slowly evolving relationship is a bit too pat, it is one you won't soon forget.
  3. Shanghai Ghetto
    This is a vital history lesson that many of us have missed but few are likely to forget.
  4. Avengers: Infinity War
    The script is surprisingly smart, pulling together all the subplots and cutting among all the locations. Chris Pratt’s Star Lord has some clever lines. Thanos is a far more complex villain than we usually get. And the movie ends on a stark and shocking note.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Maps to the Stars
    For all its venom, “Maps” is one of the more compassionate movies from Cronenberg (“A Dangerous Method,” “Eastern Promises”). The corrosive humor and icy tone eventually give way to melancholy. No one here can be saved.
  6. Girl Model
    There are no supermodels or Cinderellas in this sadly compelling story, just predators and the impoverished dreamers who want to trust them.
  7. John Wick
    Plot is not the movie’s strong suit. But stylish set pieces are, including one epic blast-a-thon alongside a pool.
  8. The Way, Way Back
    With his rapid-fire delivery and big heart, Rockwell makes Owen his version of “M*A*S*H”’s Hawkeye Pierce, but the film’s layers of well-observed truths go deeper than that.
  9. Chef
    Scenes of Favreau at the grill bantering with Leguizamo and Cannavale could almost sustain an entire movie.
  10. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
    Gibney puts mystery back into a story we thought we knew.
  11. Detropia
    What the movie captures overall looks like a scene from a sci-fi, postapocalyptic nightmare.
  12. Why We Fight
    Whether we've reached the critical mass of "misplaced power" is the gist of the current national debate, and Why We Fight is a useful tool in that argument.
  13. Anita
    Anita Hill deserves a great documentary chronicling her life, her trials and her ongoing impact. This underwhelming effort isn’t it.
  14. Down Terrace
    Strong performances and understated cinematography help balance the self-conscious editing, but ultimately the entire affair feels false.
  15. Journey to the West
    Chow’s movies are always as sweet as they are silly, a combination he once again balances — alongside cool effects — with typically deft irreverence.
  16. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    This summer's best popcorn flick.
  17. Won't Anybody Listen
    Equally compelling and depressing.
  18. Son of the Bride
    Exquisitely moving story.
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  19. Friends with Money
    The four ladies of Friends With Money are people I wouldn't want to ride the bus with (not that some of them would be caught dead on public transportation). They're whiners with little self-knowledge. Perhaps that's what holds them together, but it's not pretty.
  20. Bethlehem
    “The Wire” meets the West Bank in this searing drama loaded with action and nuanced characters.
  21. X2: X-Men United
    A substantial improvement over "X-Men," in many ways, especially in visual and specialeffects departments.
  22. Delirious
    In the end, I don't know that Delirious has all that much to say about the fame game, but you'll laugh nonetheless.
  23. Paranormal Activity
    A "Blair Witch"-y creepshow that owes a lot to Japanese horror.
  24. 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.
  25. Honeydripper
    Like previous films by the literary-minded auteur John Sayles, Honeydripper takes forever to develop its characters, its period and its location. But once it's done all that, the payoffs are rich.
  26. The Double
    The Double belongs to a very specific club. If you’re on its wavelength, it’s a dive into quirky, murky fun. But even if you are, this oddball offering is vague and slippery, a calmer brother to “Brazil” or Orson Welles’ Kafka tale “The Trial.”
  27. Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
    There’s some cross-cultural deadpan comedy, but unfortunately, the main character is too removed from reality to be truly sympathetic. The specifics of this movie are engaging, but the big picture stays buried.
  28. I Remember Me
    Feels like reading someone else's diary. Undoubtedly, there's some very important stuff in there, but it's most interesting to the person who wrote it.
  29. The Beauty Academy of Kabul
    As they talk between classes about oppressive husbands, abusive brothers and arranged marriages, it becomes clear that the frivolities Americans take for granted can be their lifeline. In this tentatively hopeful setting, a single lipstick becomes leverage.
  30. The Place Beyond the Pines
    The poetry in The Place Beyond the Pines can be elusive, but also easy to get lost in.
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