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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. Sicario
    This dramatic thriller finds a spot somewhere between your brain and your stomach, and drills in.
  2. Black Mass
    The movie itself is an intriguing but ultimately unspecial Feds-vs.-hoods drama. But as the sinister, snakelike South Boston criminal Whitey Bulger, Depp delivers.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everest
    Like the mountain for which it’s named, Everest is rock solid. It’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s terrifying, and it’s merciless to both its characters and the audience.
  4. Cooties
    Despite the funny premise, Cooties doesn’t live up to its potential.
  5. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials does pretty well. It finishes respectably on a scale between “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (fizzle) and “The Empire Strikes Back” (aces!).
    • 36 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    The Perfect Guy
    It’s a lazy, by-the-numbers bore.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Visit
    It’s the fun kind of crazy. And The Visit is undeniably, admirably intense when it needs to be.
  8. Breathe
    This beautifully observed drama creates an intimate feel and gently observed moments of connection and angst. Then things move forward with almost too heavy of a heart.
  9. A Brilliant Young Mind
    The success here is mostly due to nuanced performances and an appreciation for what these kinds of films require.
  10. Sleeping with Other People
    You have this movie’s number right from the start: Despite some some name-checks of Malcolm Gladwell and Aaron Sorkin, it’s the same old romantic comedy squeezed into a sexy new outfit.
  11. Meet the Patels
    Funny and fascinating documentary that pulls off an amazing trick: Everyone will be able to relate to Patel’s struggle, despite the specifics of his case as a 21st-century Indian-American.
  12. Listening
    Director Khalil Sullins’ movie has its heart and brain in the right place, but its guts are a mess.
  13. Time Out of Mind
    The fear, desperation and hope of Time Out of Mind is painfully, hauntingly human.
  14. Dirty Weekend
    The only thing more boring than this comedy about two colleagues on a layover in Albuquerque might be an actual layover in Albuquerque.
  15. Chloe and Theo
    This tale of an Inuit coming to New York City to warn about the perils of climate change is like a 1970s PSA, complete with stock, one-note characters and message-y dialogue.
  16. A Sinner in Mecca
    People often use the term “dangerous filmmaking.” Here is someone willing to put his life on the line for his art.
  17. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
    Not a particularly exceptional movie in form, but as a thorough record it is extraordinary.
  18. Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine
    What this rich film does go into — in a lengthy tangent that’s less punchy but important — is the impropriety Jobs trafficked in when he allowed himself and high-ranking Apple-ers to be granted backdated stock options. They got wealthy as their product was being made, amid some scandal, for a pittance in China.
  19. The Transporter Refueled
    The Transporter Refueled should be put up on blocks.
  20. Before We Go
    Unfortunately, there’s a more potent power present here: dullness.
  21. A Walk in the Woods
    “Natural” perfectly describes Nolte’s performance, too. With his growly voice and bear-like aura, he might be dismissed as a walking sight gag, but don’t let that fool you. Nolte’s way with a joke is nimble, and his delivery is spot-on.
  22. Dragon Blade
    An epic in China, it’s been trimmed here in the States. But this movie didn’t need a cut, it needed a beheading.
  23. Z for Zachariah
    Terrific and gripping.
  24. Queen of Earth
    It’s rare when a psychological drama gets us into a character’s head without tricks or a voiceover. This drama from Alex Ross Perry burrows so deep that it’s scary.
  25. When Animals Dream
    An eerie, imported horror tale that’s rich with tone but otherwise lacking bite.
  26. Zipper
    On all counts, Zipper comes up short.
  27. We Are Your Friends
    The big finish doesn’t quite land, but in fairness, it’s hard to make standing at a laptop mixing tunes look like a triumph. Still, for teens who can’t wait to be 20, this will get ’em on their feet.
  28. 7 Chinese Brothers
    Jason Schwartzman does the full Bill Murray in 7 Chinese Brothers.
  29. No Escape
    There’s no fleeing the clunkiness in No Escape.
  30. Digging for Fire
    The cool cast includes casual drop-ins from Sam Rockwell, Melanie Lynskey and Sam Elliott. The actors give off the feeling that we’ve wandered into the middle of a conversation among friends. This being a Swanberg movie, that’s kind of what is happening, complete with tiny epiphanies and people you want to hear keep talking.
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