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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. Beyond the Reach
    This film, though, lacks any spine. Director Jean-Baptiste Leonetti isn’t sure if he’s making a Hemingway-lite faceoff or a hemmed-in horror flick.
  2. Lost River
    "Mad Men" co-star Hendricks’ radiant beauty works in striking contrast to the near-apocalyptic surroundings. Even though this movie is unusual, Hendricks emanates classic Hollywood movie-star appeal.
  3. Kill Me Three Times
    This Australian movie reminds you what can happen when directors pretend to be Quentin Tarantino, complete with snark masquerading as style, slippery timelines, blood and guts and guns everywhere.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Desert Dancer
    Desert Dancer is a conventional protest drama, but it offers many magic moments — especially when co-stars Freida Pinto and Reece Ritchie perform sinuous routines. Or simply gaze into each other’s eyes.
  5. Ex Machina
    This exquisitely acted, genuinely creepy minimalist drama does spin its wheels a bit before a cool conclusion. But the movie has a spark of creativity not seen in “Chappie” or “Eva,” two of the recent robots-among-us flicks.
  6. About Elly (2009)
    About Elly is remarkable for both its universal observations about human nature and its specifics.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dior and I
    Made in the spirit of similar docs, such as “Valentino: The Last Emperor” and “The September Issue,” this film contains intimate moments and scenes of high pressure. The emotional highs and lows make the designer’s success seem satisfyingly hard-won.
  8. Clouds of Sils Maria
    This is the film that fulfills whatever promise Kristen Stewart has shown for more than a decade.
  9. The Longest Ride
    If this is your particular poison, it won’t kill you. But anyone averse to Sparks’ sappy touch may get sick from all the bull.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    5 to 7
    Nostalgia only works if the audience buys into the act. As a writer-producer for “Mad Men,” Levin should know this.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lambert & Stamp
    Many great docs have been made about The Who (including the ecstatic “The Kids Are All Right”), but Lambert & Stamp gets closest to the band’s fragility and unlikely story. It captures the real-life mania that surrounded a group whose music came to embody it.
  12. Ned Rifle
    Just when it seemed Hal Hartley was going to be forgotten, along comes the Long Island-based auteur’s terrific new feature. It’s a follow-up to his opus “Henry Fool.”
  13. Cheatin'
    Still, with a story this weak, arguing that the illustrations look cool feels like a cheat.
  14. The Barber
    What remains rote is how easily the fiend’s victims fall for his tricks. It’s almost as if they’ve seen too many movies like The Barber, and shaved away all common sense.
  15. Serena
    The atmosphere surrounding them both is enveloping. While the story falls a bit into melodrama, that can’t chop away at the solid drama the stars and director build beautifully.
  16. While We're Young
    Noah Baumbach’s sensational satirical drama While We’re Young is, finally, a movie for grownups to run out and see.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Furious 7
    Furious 7 never even pretends to be a stand-alone movie. This is a fan event through and through, filled with references, inside jokes and a loyalty to continuity that may baffle newcomers.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Riot Club
    Don’t bother with The Riot Club unless you enjoy watching filthy rich young Englishmen conduct an orgy of violence while vilifying the poor.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Growing Up and Other Lies
    Only Adam Brody is compelling here.
  20. Cupcakes
    If this Semitic “Strictly Ballroom” and its campy, colorful characters (including a hummus baron!) don’t win you over, you may want to check your pulse.
  21. Get Hard
    Get Hard isn’t edgy enough to be offensive or witty enough to be challenging. It’s just dumb.
  22. Home
    Jim Parsons is the sole bright spot in the cast as the alien hero, giving him the same halting confusion as he gives Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory.”
  23. Backcountry
    Just when you thought it was safe to stand up to a bear in the woods, this jarring indie horror drama will make you scurry back indoors.
  24. Jauja
    There’s a line between artfully contemplative and just plain boring. This film eventually crosses it into Snoozeville.
  25. Tracers
    True, the energy level is high, and there are some pretty faces and toned bodies. But Tracers cannot live by pecs appeal alone. And pretty soon, Lautner won’t be able to, either.
  26. Accidental Love
    The movie is played fast but lacks wit. The script, written by Kristin Gore — daughter of Al, and author of the book on which it’s based — mistakes frantic for funny.
  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. Danny Collins
    Leave it to Al Pacino to find the good in the mediocre.
  29. She's Lost Control
    There’s a lot left unsaid in director Anja Marquardt’s chilly yet intimate and thought-provoking indie drama. But what should be said loud and clear is that actress Brooke Bloom is riveting. Emanating everyday grace and real depth, she plays a sex surrogate handling several needy and emotionally wounded clients.
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