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For 2,243 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 60% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Young Frankenstein
Lowest review score: 7 Reagan
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,591 out of 2243
  2. Mixed: 515 out of 2243
  3. Negative: 137 out of 2243
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  1. Scarlet
    As-is, Scarlet is a beautiful loll, content with its self-made magic.
  2. Bones and All
    Bones and All is a heart-tugging portrait of wayward spirits searching for belonging that deadens the genre of cannibal horror into digestible, prestige-glossy arthouse.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Palm Trees and Power Lines
    While Palm Trees and Power Lines certainly functions as a cautionary tale, it derives the intensity of its power from the uncomfortable degree to which we’re compelled to empathize with Lea as she makes a string of increasingly perilous decisions.
  4. The Eternal Daughter
    As a story about a mother and daughter trying to move on from old wounds and contextualize their relationship, the film is perfectly adequate. But as a film watched on a chilly, damp fall day—not unlike the day I write this review—with a mug of hot cider, the coziest pajamas and Halloween just a few weeks away, I could not ask for anything better.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Master Gardener
    It’s not all brilliant or profound, and it’s certainly not all well-worded, but it’s always thoughtful.
  6. Grimcutty
    Too much of a good thing becomes John Ross’ curse, as Grimcutty renders his demonic scowl impotent after the umpteenth close-up. Stick your landing, not your opening—Grimcutty works itself backward into a forgettable cyber-folktale fate.
  7. Piggy
    What’s present is so incredibly promising that it’s almost disappointing the film doesn’t wrestle with something bigger than bullying.
  8. Luckiest Girl Alive
    There’s a worthwhile story in here about the long-term effects of trauma, how society disregards and casts aside adolescent girls, how quick we are to blame the victim, how bullying can lead to terror—but all these messages gets lost in translation.
  9. Significant Other
    Berk and Olsen take a big swing by overtly hailing far-flung influences—Spielberg, Aster, Kaufman—without overstuffing their film with incessant references. But they don’t quite follow through on their initial ambition, and the movie feels frustratingly restrained.
  10. The Visitor
    After storing up goodwill with its construction, melodrama and lead performance, The Visitor pulls back the curtain on its narrative, and its revelation, put vaguely, is a bummer.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
    For kids, this won’t matter much, and Lyle is good enough that it may well have staying power at sleepovers and family movie nights for years to come. It is, however, disappointing to see a film with oodles of potential fail to stick the landing, especially when the right moves are obvious.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
    The most galling, offensive thing about Brainwashed is how poorly it demonstrates a point that should have been so very easy to prove.
  13. Dark Glasses
    Dark Glasses is forgettable. It’s also an upgrade for contemporary Dario Argento.
  14. Hellraiser
    One point in favor of Bruckner’s new Hellraiser is that it takes some time before it feels truly lost.
  15. Terrifier 2
    Terrifier 2 feels like it was destined to be the ultimate overkill horror movie, and whatever else it might turn out to be, it’s certainly not forgettable.
  16. Mr. Harrigan's Phone
    Those unfortunate enough to populate Mr. Harrigan’s Phone must be as dumb as the movie thinks we are. This low opinion of its audience is apparent in every step of its narrative and in some of its stranger creative choices.
  17. Amsterdam
    When all is said and done, storytelling this glaringly flawed cannot be overlooked, and the wonderful elements of Amsterdam can only do so much to glue together this faltering house of cards.
  18. Triangle of Sadness
    In reality, Triangle of Sadness is neither as smart nor as interesting as it clearly thinks it is.
  19. Smile
    While genre veterans may effectively point at what and where it borrows, Smile will positively terrify casual fans of horror. It’s creepy, dreadful and jumpy.
  20. Aftersun
    In its gentle, modest way, Aftersun might well break your heart.
  21. Sirens
    Rita Baghdadi’s new documentary Sirens is a smartly crafted, hugely entertaining look at the band as it goes through growing pains, fights for bookings, and navigates inter-band dyke drama against the backdrop of a city under constant threat of attack.
  22. Bros
    Bros says many of the right things, often loudly and directly, as it reblazes an already well-marked trail towards normative convention.
  23. My Best Friend's Exorcism
    Ostensibly, this is a movie about best friends and the exorcism that comes between them. Only the second part of the title lands.
  24. Showing Up
    In her fourth collaboration with Reichardt, Williams is better than ever. Possibly overdone in beleaguered, regular-woman makeup this time around, Williams still best showcases just how lived-in of an actress she can be in Reichardt’s work.
  25. The Greatest Beer Run Ever
    Farrelly’s too busy making a Big Important Movie instead of making a movie that matters.
  26. Hocus Pocus 2
    The good news is if you liked Hocus Pocus, you will definitely like Hocus Pocus 2...because it’s basically the exact same movie except with cell phones, better special effects and a cameo from Hannah Waddingham. Imitation remains the sincerest form of flattery. The bad news is…it’s the exact same movie.
  27. The Banshees of Inisherin
    In its unwavering devotion to the straightforward nature of its story, The Banshees of Inisherin has found something profound and universal, something that will leave you both laughing and shaken to your core. It’s the kind of film that crawls into your soul and stays there.
  28. God's Creatures
    God’s Creatures doesn’t have quite the same enchanting, unnerving mystery of The Fits, where a girls’ dance troupe begins to suffer unexplained seizures. The hardscrabble working-class details here inevitably feel a bit more familiar, whether from American kitchen-sink indies or Irish plays.
  29. The Menu
    The complexity, both tonally and visually, is there to tease out the film’s black genre heart, and it’s that heart that makes The Menu a delicious and deeply filling experience that will make you beg for a second helping.
  30. Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
    With Mona Lisa, Amirpour officially graduates from her position as an “up-and-coming” voice to a full-fledged genre auteur. However you title her, her hyper-stylized explorations of gender-based violence, punky female protagonists and obvious love for her craft make her one to keep watching.
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