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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. Little Secrets
    Treu and screenwriter Jessica Barondes may not have their ears to the ground that's trod by real kids, but as they did with their previous film, "Wish Upon a Star," they're allowed to dream.
  2. I'm Not There.
    Some of it is brilliant, some is tedious and some is just plain incoherent.
  3. Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
    A fan's dream, A.J. Schnack's worshipful documentary about the musical duo They Might Be Giants does a nice job reflecting the thoughtful, quirky sensibility of its subjects' songs. Just don't expect to learn much about the guys themselves.
  4. Kippur
    Rather than heightening our sense of empathy, we become numbed by the repetition.
  5. Eight Below
    The dogs are fantastic. The humans need more work with their trainers.
  6. Copying Beethoven
    There are two reasons to see - and hear - Agnieszka Holland's Copying Beethoven. One is Ed Harris' performance as the nearly deaf and totally egocentric Ludwig van; the other is a cherry-picked 10-minute chunk of the composer's soaring Ninth Symphony.
  7. A Dirty Shame
    All trash, all all the time, a run-on burlesque of lust.
  8. The Holy Girl
    Alche has an amazingly expressive face and becomes such a magnetic presence that you'll feel a distinct need to rescue her.
  9. Tosca
    For the broader audience, this seems both suffocating and confusing -- True opera buffs, however, are more likely to feel thrilled, as if they're privy to a private production of the highest caliber.
  10. December Boys
    The movie is mildly notorious for a (relatively chaste) scene in which Radcliffe's character loses his virginity. But if you're looking to watch this former child star grownup, track down his classic guest turn on TV's "Extras" instead.
  11. The Mummy Returns
    The movie resembles a video game in which each victory whisks you to the next level, with slightly different antagonists and a faster pace.
  12. The Château
    Rudd delivers the best bad Franglais since Inspector Clouseau.
  13. The Four Feathers
    Ultimately, The Four Feathers is strong where its predecessors were weak (in the authenticity of combat) and weak where they were strong (in the larger-than-life quality of the characters). It's not a good exchange.
  14. The Heart of Me
    It has the feel of those romantic movies of the '40s that no one thinks are made anymore.
  15. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    This long-awaited movie has been unwisely chopped into two pieces -- the second is due in February -- when it really needed to be one long, delirious ride.
  16. Luminarias
    There are so many small, satisfying moments when the women are allowed to be real that it's a jolt each time they become superficial symbols.
  17. Croupier
    There are certainly glimpses of his underused talent. But there aren't enough of those moments to elevate Croupier above the level of routine melodrama.
  18. The Art of Amália
    An unabashed celebration of her (Amalia) distinctive voice.
  19. The White Countess
    In any case, the movie moves only when she's (Richardson) in the center of it, and her complex performance as a woman balancing her dignity with her survival instincts is one of the year's very best.
  20. The Independent
    Dumb fun is the best way to describe The Independent, and I mean that as a compliment.
  21. The Sum of All Fears
    A popcorn movie with a protein center, satisfying neither taste.
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  22. Shallow Hal
    The laughs are there, but the movie's main asset is Paltrow, mournful and always braced for the worst.
  23. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    You watch with amazement their physical movements, how closely their lips match their overly precise, prerecorded dialogue, yet they're not human enough to get us past the stunt factor and lost in the drama.
  24. Imelda
    There's no question she's a smart cookie, but as she herself says, "There's a thin line between smart and crazy."
  25. Bobby
    This is simply too vast a task for a filmmaker as inexperienced as Estevez. Compared with, say, Robert Altman's similar but far more complex "Nashville," Bobby mostly comes off as a Hollywood public service announcement: passionate, righteous and strikingly removed from reality.
  26. Grin Without a Cat
    By turns brilliant and tedious, imaginative and mundane.
  27. Emmanuel's Gift
    Yeboah is so levelheaded about his own accomplishments that the swelling score and emotional narration from Oprah Winfrey feel embarrassingly sentimental.
  28. Kaaterskill Falls
    Due to budget constraints, the movie is necessarily rough around the edges. But directors Josh Apter and Peter Olsen have a sure grasp of how to maintain a mood that chills long after the movie is over.
  29. Femme Fatale
    Sexy, witty, energetic and gorgeous, but it is as stripped of the human element (in some of its production design, as well) as a minimalist Calvin Klein store.
  30. The Hip Hop Project
    Although it often feels more like a promotional tool than an objective documentary, there is no denying the emotional resonance propelling Matt Ruskin's first feature.
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