NME's Scores
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For 373 reviews, this publication has graded:
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63% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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32% 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: | Oppenheimer | |
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| Lowest review score: | Death on the Nile |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 223 out of 373
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Mixed: 142 out of 373
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Negative: 8 out of 373
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Mark Beaumont
Much of One Hand Clapping feels like the knowing performance video it was always intended to be, but it’s these behind-the-curtain glimpses that stop you blinking throughout for fear of what you might miss.- NME
- Posted Sep 25, 2024
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Heart-wrenching, humane and humble, this is something very, very special indeed.- NME
- Posted Sep 24, 2024
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Nick Levine
It’s horrifying in the moment and gnawingly haunting when you process it fully: a sickening satire of society’s obsession with youth and beauty.- NME
- Posted Sep 19, 2024
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After watching Jung-do’s renewed sense of purpose come through, watching the story go down the path of a typical action-thriller is a letdown. However, if you’re only going into Officer Black Belt to watch Kim Woo-bin deliver some killer moves, however, you won’t be disappointed.- NME
- Posted Sep 13, 2024
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Matthew Turner
Blending fact and fiction in intriguing and unexpected ways, the film is consistently entertaining and can be enjoyed whether you’re a longtime fan of the band or a total newcomer.- NME
- Posted Sep 10, 2024
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James Mottram
All the cast play their parts, but an off-the-leash McAvoy is a joy to behold, channeling the same twisted energy he mined for his addict-cop in Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth. Touching on issues of class and the rich-poor divide, the result is a top-notch British thriller that’ll scare the bejesus out of you.- NME
- Posted Sep 10, 2024
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To some degree, blur: Live at Wembley Stadium is more like watching a bunch of teens successfully pulling off their first gig than 50-somethings at an all-time career high. It’s this mischievousness that makes them so endearing to watch.- NME
- Posted Sep 9, 2024
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Nick Levine
It’s silly, giddy and a little bit disgusting – just what we want from Beetlejuice.- NME
- Posted Sep 6, 2024
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Matthew Turner
Phillips and Silver have delivered the last thing anyone expected: a socially responsible Joker movie that finds an intriguing way to explore the consequences (both on and offscreen) of the first film. Joker fans shouldn’t cry too hard though – Warner Bros. have cleverly found a way to leave the door open a little for the franchise to continue, should the need arise.- NME
- Posted Sep 4, 2024
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Matthew Turner
Craig delivers one of his best performances to date as Lee, investing him with a palpable world-weariness and making you feel every moment of hope, desire, ecstasy and crushing disappointment. Starkey is excellent too, generating strong chemistry with Craig.- NME
- Posted Sep 4, 2024
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James Mottram
Kravitz, making her directorial debut, knows exactly how to drip-feed information, until it dawns on you that it’s all about to get very bad indeed.- NME
- Posted Aug 22, 2024
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James Mottram
Crafting a thriller that is tense and taut, Álvarez truly understands what makes an Alien movie breathe, while also expanding on the mythology of the series.- NME
- Posted Aug 15, 2024
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Nick Levine
Awkwafina’s deadpan drollery dovetails neatly with Cena’s golden retriever energy and the climactic set-piece is genuinely exciting.- NME
- Posted Aug 15, 2024
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Jordan Bassett
Unfortunately, its intriguing conceit is also hampered by comatose chemistry, a claustrophobic setting and a slew of dead one-liners.- NME
- Posted Aug 9, 2024
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James Mottram
But as the film lurches into the final third, there’s little emotional sustenance to keep you going. Just one yawn-worthy twist and some dud CGI. Avoid.- NME
- Posted Aug 8, 2024
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Just like their insane live shows and debut album ‘Fine Art’, it’s one hell of a laugh. However it’s also full of heart; telling a real working class story as a call for unity without punching down or patronising.- NME
- Posted Aug 2, 2024
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James Mottram
Schoenbrun’s film never feels derivative; instead, there’s something fresh and exciting about it, despite the almost deliberate slow-burn feel to its pacing.- NME
- Posted Aug 2, 2024
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BLACKPINK World Tour [Born Pink] In Cinemas is a fun reminder of the sparkle and strength displayed in BLACKPINK’s concert and a timely celebration of one of K-pop’s biggest girl groups, bright enough to tide us over until the four-piece are back on stage in front of us again.- NME
- Posted Aug 2, 2024
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Paul Bradshaw
The first two Deadpool films were funny and violent and original, but this one shows Marvel’s most gloriously inappropriate superhero at his very best and worst.- NME
- Posted Jul 25, 2024
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The characters and story may feel a little stock, yanked straight out of a canon of teen movies from Bring It On to Bottoms, yet you won’t come away from this crowd-pleaser without a smile on your face to match those of the peppy Millenium Girls. And in that sense, Victory is victorious.- NME
- Posted Jul 22, 2024
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Jordan Bassett
Packed with heart, smarts, jaw-dropping effects and an exquisite ensemble cast (shout out to Harry Hadden-Paton’s nerdy British journalist as comic relief), Twisters will have you singing the praises of the multiplex until the cows come home.- NME
- Posted Jul 16, 2024
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James Mottram
Perkins ensures everything services a story that comes armed with at least one almighty twist. Measured in pacing and tone, his film also feels extremely moody thanks to the overcast skies captured by cinematographer Andrés Arochi.- NME
- Posted Jul 12, 2024
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Mark Beaumont
The core Eno that emerges is one dedicated to the deconstruction of music and its making at a fundamental level, then recreating it in amorphous terms: feeling, landscape, peripheral perception, belonging.- NME
- Posted Jul 11, 2024
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James Mottram
Murphy’s youthful cheekiness has long gone, stripping this sequel of some of its verve. But this is still an enjoyable, affable reunion: the heat is just about back on.- NME
- Posted Jul 5, 2024
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Paul Bradshaw
Three films into Ti West’s extraordinary trilogy, Goth proves yet again what a force she is to be reckoned with – and West proves that funny, dark, smart schlock horror still has a lot to say.- NME
- Posted Jul 5, 2024
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James Mottram
All set around the American Civil War, Chapter 1 is a three-hour slow-burn that takes some patience, but rewards with handsome vistas, moments of thrilling action and characters that will likely grow in significance in subsequent instalments.- NME
- Posted Jul 2, 2024
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Nick Levine
There’s something undeniably impressive about the whole enterprise, in which Lanthimos has found the perfect co-conspirators: Plemons’ ambiguous quality suits his opaque stories, while Stone’s charisma warms the edges of his chilly filmmaking. The result is a singular, freaky challenge that’s definitely worth accepting.- NME
- Posted Jul 2, 2024
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Jordan Bassett
Sarnoski has crafted a tonally cohesive but low-key drama that happens to be interspersed with moments of white-knuckle terror. Appropriately enough, A Quiet Place: Day One is more of an urgent whisper than a shout.- NME
- Posted Jun 27, 2024
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If you’re a casual fan, Rite Here Rite Now makes for a fun, enjoyable experience that should tide you over until their next album or tour. But if you’re a die-hard, this is essential viewing – not just for its exhilarating live moments, but for the next part of the gripping Ghost saga.- NME
- Posted Jun 20, 2024
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Jordan Bassett
The Exorcism is absorbing, smart and packed with ruthlessly effective jump-scares.- NME
- Posted Jun 20, 2024
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