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For 366 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 71
Highest review score: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 20 Death on the Nile
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 218 out of 366
  2. Mixed: 140 out of 366
  3. Negative: 8 out of 366
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  1. The Devil Wears Prada 2
    A perfunctory romantic subplot linking Andy to a bland property developer (Patrick Brammall) should have been edited out and the ending is perhaps a little too sentimental. But this is still a smart and satisfying sequel. The Devil Wears Prada 2 feels like a sleek update on a classic, not a cheap knock-off that falls apart in the wash.
  2. Lee Cronin's The Mummy
    That title wrongly suggests the work of an artistic visionary scaling new heights of elevated horror; instead, this is a fun, dumb thrill ride that breathes powerfully fetid air into the ongoing string of mummy movies.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo
    This is how metal should be done. Don’t miss it.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    BTS: The Return
    Through it all, the overwhelming sense BTS: The Return gives is one of a group at a crossroads, figuring out which way to turn.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    They Will Kill You
    They Will Kill You is a deeply unserious comedy horror that provides just enough plot to get it to the next bloodbath. It might not work for some but there’s something in the enthusiasm of all involved that is hard to resist as they craft a gleefully chaotic spectacle.
  6. Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
    Inside the Manosphere is a meta masterpiece that tackles the algorithmic poison being served to young men, but also says so much about the battle between new and old media, as well as the toxic battleground of social platforms, contemporary conspiracy theories and the parasocial relationships that make some influencers rich.
  7. The Bride!
    While the Bride’s relationship with Frank isn’t exactly a tear-jerker, Gyllenhaal has made something unique and singular. An outlier in the Frankenstein canon, it’s both a thought-provoking re-assessment of Shelley’s work and a bonkers feminist call-to-arms. They don’t come much wilder and weirder.
  8. The Ballad of Judas Priest
    A lively, in-depth examination of the fascinating and important heavy metal icons, this Ballad is well worth listening to.
  9. Paul McCartney: Man on the Run
    At one point, he insists he’s not a workaholic but a “playaholic”, which might be the ultimate Macca-ism. In fact, that quip sums up his depiction in Man On The Run: goofy and a little corny, but always endearingly himself.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nouvelle Vague
    Nouvelle Vague is made with the precision of a super-fan.
  11. Wuthering Heights
    If you meet Wuthering Heights on its own terms and give yourself over to Fennell’s bold vision, it’s hard not to get swept up in this gothic tale of toxic attachment.
  12. Hamnet
    There’s no denying this is a powerful portrait of grief driven by a shattering performance from Buckley.
  13. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
    With a uniformly impressive cast, spectacular scenes of carnage and the unshakeable feeling that anything could happen, this zombie franchise is as thrilling as it’s ever been. It’s well worth taking a trip to The Bone Temple.
  14. Marty Supreme
    It is a film about living fully and without fear, a cynicism-free zone where, for all their fast-talking, people love each other so much it makes your heart feel like it’s about to burst. Talk about a smash.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bugonia
    While perhaps not as glorious as Lanthimos’ best, Bugonia’s shock and awe prompts a discussion about internet culture that hits worryingly close to home.
  16. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
    A tender, thoughtful film that finally brings the legendary singer-songwriter’s story, or at least a snatch of it, to the big screen.
  17. Black Phone 2
    This is a horror that’s in love with scary movies; a post-modern remix of genre classics filmed through an arthouse gauze that never obscures its goofy sense of humour.
  18. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    Writer-director Rian Johnson’s script isn’t quite the perfect box of tricks. It’s fairly tenuous that Blanc would turn up for this puzzler – apparently at the behest of Mila Kunis’ local cop. But it’s hard to punch down on a movie with such a riotously entertaining cast.
  19. The Smashing Machine
    In short, this is a thoroughly entertaining sports biopic that packs one hell of a sentimental gutpunch. It’s smashing stuff.
  20. Broken English
    The undisputed highlight of the film are Faithfull’s various musical performances from across her career.
  21. One Battle After Another
    Operatic in its intensity and lush in its visuals (Anderson shot with old-school film format VistaVision), it’s a sometimes ragged, unwieldy experience.
  22. Frankenstein
    The end result is an achingly gorgeous film that allows his monster-loving sensibilities and signature style to come to the fore.
  23. Caught Stealing
    If Caught Stealing’s not quite a home run, it is a nail-biter that’ll have you hooked until the final play.
  24. Jay Kelly
    At times, Jay Kelly does smack of self-indulgence but a sharp script and beautiful acting keeps it consistently entertaining.
  25. Materialists
    Somehow Johnson’s sophisticated turn – the best of her career – will keep you on side. As romantic as Materialists is, it’s also realistic which makes it so watchable.
  26. Eddington
    Is there too much going on? Possibly, but Eddington is never dull – Aster commits fully to his grisly vision of a ruptured America where a sticky narrative is more important than the truth or any kind of moral high ground.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    BTS Army: Forever We Are Young
    It’s a tribute to the joy, hope and love that pop culture and a shared devotion to it can bring. It’s proof that stanning a boyband can be a life-changing force for good, rather than the frivolous waste of time some would make it out to be.
  28. F1: The Movie
    Buckle up and enjoy the ride, safe in the knowledge that the tyre talk never gets too overwhelming.
  29. 28 Years Later
    If it sounds like Boyle and Garland have been smoking some super-strength Cali weed in the writers’ room, you’ve heard nothing yet.
  30. The Phoenician Scheme
    It all adds up to a superior Wes Anderson confection: the surface gleams with a retro sheen, but there’s enough going on underneath to leave a lasting impression.
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