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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 Hateful Eight
    Weird, wild and way-too-long.
  2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
    Let's just get it out of the way right now: Reader, I liked it.
  3. Sisters
    A gross-out comedy motored by girl power that’s funnier than hell. Raunchier, too.
  4. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
    You would have to be practicing some pretty dark arts to not smile as you watch the iconic Millennium Falcon take off into battle one more time.
  5. In the Heart of the Sea
    This movie has Chris Hemsworth, in between "Avengers" movies, and a lot of computer-generated sea life. It uses a lot of fancy lures, but it never hooks you.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Big Short
    Taking Michael Lewis’ seminal book about the meltdown as source material, director Adam McKay channels his own anger into something rarely even attempted by Hollywood, let alone pulled off: a comedy about a tragedy.
  7. Krampus
    No one has been too naughty to be subjected to this reindeer poop.
  8. Macbeth
    Something sexy this way comes. With an electrifying Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard headlining Macbeth, there’s going to be heat. Even more so since they’re both magnetic and silver-tongued in this jaggedly beautiful but sometimes jarring film.
  9. Chi-Raq
    Jackson is terrific, of course, although he's the spice here, not the main meal. As Lysistrata, Teyonah Parris is a fierce, finger-snapping leader while, as her man Chi-Raq, a cast-against-type Nick Cannon, is surprisingly tough and moody.
  10. Youth
    Youth is fleeting. "Youth" is not. In fact, you may feel yourself getting older just watching it.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Killing Them Safely
    This feels like a documentary about legal cases against TASER, not a documentary on the Taser.
  12. The Danish Girl
    Eddie Redmayne’s enthralling star turn as a transgender pioneer in The Danish Girl affirms his status as an ace cinematic chameleon — a transformer who rivals Optimus Prime. If only the movie wasn’t quite so polite.
  13. Creed
    Creed packs a mighty punch.
  14. Victor Frankenstein
    This un-terrifying film tries to find an interesting twist on the classic Frankenstein tale, but horrifically fails.
  15. Carol
    It's really a movie about love at first sight, about the dizzying early days of a relationship, about a passion so strong it can't be described, or denied. And that's something everyone can identify with. If they're lucky.
  16. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    Give Lawrence credit for a seriously emotional performance, at least, and thanks to supporting actors Moore, Sutherland and a sly Woody Harrelson for adding color and comedy.
  17. The Night Before
    It’s enjoyable, but it’s also trite.
  18. Love the Coopers
    Got your holiday turkey yet? Well, don't worry, Diane Keaton and John Goodman have one waiting for you at the movie theater.
  19. Heist
    So, Bobby, seriously, what the hell is happening? You got a new movie, or what you’re billing as a movie, except it's already on cable and I figure a month from now it'll be in one of those Redbox things. And it's called Heist, I guess because it wants to separate me from my money.
  20. The 33
    The best part is that unlike “Lost,” “Battlestar Galactica” and “The Sopranos,” you won't be left scratching your head about the thrilling, completely satisfying ending.
  21. The Peanuts Movie
    It looks shiny enough to keep the kids engaged, but not so new and improved that it'll alienate nostalgic parents. The movie strikes that balance, adding a bell here, a whistle there.
  22. SPECTRE
    Craig is cruelly efficient. Dave Bautista makes a good, Oddjob-like assassin. And while Lea Seydoux doesn’t leave a huge impression as this film’s “Bond girl,” perhaps it’s because we’ve already met — far too briefly — the hypnotic Monica Bellucci, as the first real “Bond woman” since Diana Rigg.
  23. Brooklyn
    Gradually the film turns its very specific story of one immigrant into a moving group portrait.
  24. Stonewall
    Stonewall may be about coming out of the closet, but it wants to play it straight.
  25. Racing Extinction
    If a documentary can be both alarming and oddly reassuring, it's the gripping splash of cold cinematic water Racing Extinction.
  26. 99 Homes
    Urgent as a heart attack and as timely as the headlines, 99 Homes is one of those films that make other "topical" dramas look tinny. This astute, intense drama boasts sharp performances and belongs in the same company as films like "Margin Call" and "Michael Clayton" -- contemporary stories whose of-the-moment nature only makes their great parts better.
  27. A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story
    She's inexhaustible, seemingly everywhere at once and, throughout director Sara Hirsh Bordo's unblinking, well-directed film, she is absolutely and fearlessly herself. Which is exactly as it should be -- the world needs Lizzie Velasquez.
  28. Hotel Transylvania 2
    Well, put a stake in it. It's done.
  29. Captive
    For a movie about purpose, Captive never finds its own.
  30. Pawn Sacrifice
    Maguire’s portrayal of Fischer’s volatility, disconnect and inner demons is gripping. It’s his best performance since “Wonder Boys” (2000). Schreiber hardly says anything, yet he’s gloweringly good. He acts with his jowls and brow and swept-back hair, making the sort-of rock-’n’-roll Spassky a polar opposite, but strategic equal, to Fischer. Saarsgaard is also terrific, lending a quiet air of solemnity and thoughtfulness.
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