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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. Highest 2 Lowest
    Highest 2 Lowest’s action moves with pace and the dialogue is full of the rhymes and hilarious street slang Lee typically peppers his films with. However, it doesn’t feel shot and cut with his usual vitality.
  2. Die My Love
    Lynne Ramsay directs the hell out of this intense, twisting story.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bono: Stories of Surrender
    While it’s not quite the same as actually being there, Bono: Stories Of Surrender shines a new, personal light on his dramatic performance.
  4. Another Simple Favor
    Another Simple Favour has built up enough goodwill to keep you invested, thanks largely to game performances from Lively and co-star Anna Kendrick.
  5. Final Destination: Bloodlines
    Final Destination Bloodlines is even more self-aware than its predecessors, with hugely enjoyable results.
  6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
    There’s ultimately lots to love about Final Reckoning and if this is the end, Cruise and Co are finishing on a high. It’s just a shame it takes so long to get going.
  7. Thunderbolts*
    By the end, even the clunky-looking asterisk in the film’s title makes sense. Thunderbolts* doesn’t so much reinvent the wheel as remember what put the wheels on this bandwagon in the first place: an epic blend of thrills, spills and psychological ills. It’s the most fun the MCU’s been in years.
  8. Warfare
    It’s honest and unflinching, tough but not witless and, for the most part, an immersive, overwhelming sensory experience. It should be compulsory viewing for warmongers of all ages and young conscripts.
  9. Sinners
    Sinners really comes to life via the musical numbers.
  10. It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
    Apart from the occasional prickly moment of sadness, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley is largely celebratory.
  11. One to One: John & Yoko
    In short, this is a terrific documentary from start to finish, beautifully structured and by turns bracingly political, informative and inspiring.
  12. The Woman in the Yard
    It’s a shame the movie has such a goofy name, which throws a shroud over a powerful and unique cinematic experience.
  13. Opus
    Opus is as off-kilter as they come. Perfectly suited, then, to a man like Malkovich.
  14. Black Bag
    It’s a marriage drama, corporate comedy, domestic farce and international surveillance thriller in a tight 90-minute package.
  15. The Electric State
    You won’t be able to shake the feeling that there’s a lack of heart and soul here.
  16. Marching Powder
    Marching Powder isn’t just about anti-woke banter: it also has plenty of affection for its characters, even if it doesn’t fully flesh them out. It’s punchy but never lands a killer emotional blow.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    One Of Them Days
    Despite its problems though, One Of Them Days still makes for a fun ride. This is largely down to Palmer and SZA’s undeniable chemistry, perfectly capturing the sometimes chaotic, deeply loyal nature of female friendship.
  18. Mickey 17
    There’s an infectious warmth to proceedings that makes you stick with Mickey 17 (and 18) through thick and thin. This kooky curio is well worth seeking out.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nickel Boys
    While the narrative never quite makes peace in the way you would expect and does meander slightly off course, it seems Ross had no intention of a textbook crescendo.
  20. The Last Showgirl
    It’s a rich character study that doesn’t sugarcoat the ageism Shelly faces, but also grants her a defiant sense of agency. Whatever you think of her choices, she’s lived life on her own terms.
  21. A Real Pain
    A road movie that really makes you think about the stops it makes, there is real pain inside this film; Eisenberg and his cast do well to ensure you’ll feel every moment of it.
  22. Captain America: Brave New World
    A few fights enliven proceedings, including one on a road lined with cherry blossom trees. But this is largely dull and disappointing.
  23. Becoming Led Zeppelin
    True, Becoming Led Zeppelin is never going to do anything but celebrate, given it’s an authorised take on the band. But there’s warmth and good humour here.
  24. September 5
    A fresh spin on a difficult topic, it’s a high-wire walk that balances sensitivity and sensationalism. You won’t find a more compelling film this winter.
  25. The Monkey
    You’d be hard-pressed to call it moving, but at least there’s an emotional narrative that drags us through the grisly bits. Sick, dark and laugh-out-loud nuts.
  26. Saturday Night
    The film lacks narrative drive and genuine comedy, then. As it barrels towards its inevitable conclusion, though, a funny thing happens. Out of the chaos emerges a rather inspiring ode to making it up as you go along, living in the moment, saying ‘yes’ and hoping for the best.
  27. Hard Truths
    Like many of Leigh’s best films, it prioritises authenticity and recognisable glimpses of emotion over a splashy narrative arc. That may make it frustrating for some viewers, but there’s no doubt that Leigh and his cast have created a sad, captivating, fascinating slice of everyday life.
  28. The Brutalist
    A three hour and thirty minute biopic about art, history, money, sex, trauma and concrete, it’s heavyweight in every sense: a monument to its own greatness that stands a good distance from anything else you’re likely to see at the cinema this year.
  29. Midas Man
    Midas Man is so busy hitting the familiar beats of the Fab Four’s incredible rise that it never really burrows beneath Epstein’s skin.
  30. Wolf Man
    Wolf Man isn’t quite as creepy or emotionally charged as its predecessor. Some of the dad trauma stuff is laid on a bit thick and the whole enterprise runs out of puff in its final third, partly because the titular creature doesn’t actually look very scary (at times, you sense a strong coffee and a fry-up would sort him out).
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