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For 367 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 One Battle After Another
Lowest review score: 10 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 221 out of 367
  2. Mixed: 137 out of 367
  3. Negative: 9 out of 367
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  1. The School Duel
    The School Duel is, at its core, a savage satire about a society so obsessed with its right to bear arms that it sacrifices its own children on the altar of nationalism. It dares to ask if patriotism has a limit and what happens when you blow past it. In doing so, Wiseman Jr. doesn’t just twist the narrative. He detonates it.
  2. On a String
    On A String is a gentle film; even its more satirical elements aren’t particularly prickly. That softness, combined with extremely low dramatic energy, unfortunately, means that it’s not always the most enthralling film, and its abrupt ending (and super short runtime) gives it the impression of inconsequentiality.
  3. Groundswell
    It’s hard to see Groundswell in anything other than superficial terms. For one, it’s a pretty dull affair, needlessly repetitive, and feels much more like a corporate presentation than a cinematic event. Secondly, its mix of sullen seriousness and winking wryness makes for a tonally bizarre watch, lingering needlessly on given moments while brushing aside real questions of scalability given the global drive for food from an ever-exploding population.
  4. Never Change!
    Admirably weird but only intermittently funny, Never Change! never quite reaches the heights of the comedies it so clearly emulates.
  5. Night Nurse
    The strange world of Georgia Bernstein’s Night Nurse might not be on everyone’s wavelength, and the heightened aesthetic might be alienating. Still, the feeling of alienation is precisely what Bernstein excels at. Her feature debut shines for its uniquely mapped out story, and her distinctively hypnotic style leaves a reverberating impact long after the credits roll.
  6. The Long Haul
    A huge portion of the effectiveness of the film must be credited to Martindale who, as always, crafts a character with honesty. She fully constructs her character from the page and makes her feel totally real, as if we just may encounter CJ at a rest stop on our next long drive, quietly tending to her truck and minding her business.
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