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For 3,654 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Caesar Must Die
Lowest review score: 0 Summer Catch
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,408 out of 3654
  2. Mixed: 966 out of 3654
  3. Negative: 280 out of 3654
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  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
    The film continues the tone that "Half-Blood Prince" set: we're leaving childish things behind, and human and magical concerns are starting to mingle in a grown-up way. When "Part 2" hits theaters eight months from now, I suspect I'll appreciate the buildup to a (literally) explosive finale. It's going to be a long wait.
  2. Aristide and the Endless Revolution
    The question that lies at the heart of the documentary Aristide and the Endless Revolution is whether his exile was his own idea or whether he was pressured, even kidnapped, by the United States.
  3. Ondine
    Well, if Jordan believes he's made an excellent film, that's one thing, but the fact is it's a minor, though mostly enjoyable, one.
  4. Down in the Valley
    Odd, beautiful and ambitious film.
  5. In a Better World
    The acting is superb across the board, and the film moves dreamily yet with razor-sharp precision, building to a sequence of deeply felt climaxes.
  6. Point and Shoot
    The story of Matt VanDyke, as told in the fascinating documentary Point and Shoot, is a vivid illustration of the ups and downs of reinvention.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The Pillow Book
    Greenaway's latest, The Pillow Book, might disappoint purists because it is relatively intelligible. [27 Jun 1997]
    • Portland Oregonian
  8. Outrage
    The result is persuasive but incomplete. Dick is working here as a journalist, and the story is far from fully unfolded. Still, what he proffers will keep you thinking, talking and engaged.
  9. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
    There's much to enjoy in the lively, fun and fresh documentary Comic-con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, but chief among them may be that its director, Morgan Spurlock, is nowhere to be seen.
  10. The Way
    The performances are solid, the cinematography is stunning, and the setting is intriguing. But the whole thing feels bloodless, hitting us over the head with its understatedness. Anytime a film's soundtrack features The Shins, James Taylor, and Nick Drake, you know you're in for an overly laid back time.
  11. Dr T and the Women
    Bad comedy.
    • Portland Oregonian
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Napoleon Dynamite
    A cult classic-in-the-making.
  13. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    Despite its flaws, Sky Captain indulges that inner kid who always wanted a single movie crammed with robots, airships and dinosaurs, with World's Fair hopefulness and panache.
  14. Marie Antoinette
    For all the technical beauty of Marie Antoinette, there's nobody at home at Versailles.
  15. Cold Weather
    The real star is Katz, who has stretched into a longer and more plot-driven form without diluting any of his talents or compromising his personal vision. And the other star is Portland, which is so beautifully and truthfully rendered.
  16. Suffragette
    With such actors at work and with locations including a first-time use of the Houses of Parliament, Suffragette should look and be a richer experience than it is.
  17. Interview
    While the subject matter is certainly American enough, it seems possible the original had a bit more depth.
  18. Where the Day Takes You
    You would think "The Day" might offer a grim, realistic sketch of the dangers of street life for runaways. In fact, the dangers look exciting and even stylish. Rocco gives the film a rich, complicated visual design, with consistently beautiful photography, no matter how grubby the setting is. [03 Nov 1992, p.D05]
    • Portland Oregonian
  19. Sunshine
    This sci-fi thriller -- which is alternately nail-biting, gorgeous and a little silly -- spends most of its time throwing mechanical and human errors at the most important space mission ever.
  20. Mother and Child
    Something like a finely-written and -acted soap opera. That isn’t death, but it’s less like life than you’d hope.
  21. The Beautiful Country
    One of those hard-to-pin-down movies where you're not quite sure which sort of story the filmmakers wanted to tell.
  22. The Tic Code
    The little film is made uniquely engaging by the performance of its young star, Chris Marquette.
  23. Joe the King
    The atmosphere of the movie is dense and unrelieved; it's a heavy role for such a little boy, and some people won't want to watch such a bleak, monster world.
  24. Frailty
    The story sounds horrifying, but the film takes some unfortunate twists and never presents us with a multifaceted character in Paxton. Paxton just doesn't play the nice-but-nuts role with a modicum of terror.
  25. 8 Women
    If you simply love Vogue magazine, you'll love 8 Women just as much as the cinematically educated. This breezy entertainment often feels like an exquisitely photographed fashion layout come to life.
    • Portland Oregonian
  26. Sleeping with Other People
    Sleeping with Other People turns out to be more entertaining than it sounds. The movie, that is.
  27. Wanted
    Bekmambetov revs it up furiously and unleashes one bit of hyperactive, dazzling invention after another. The result is a throwaway wrapped up in the coolest packaging imaginable, which is acres better than the opposite.
  28. Adoration
    Once all the pieces of the story are assembled, the whole thing turns out to be not that big of a deal.
  29. JCVD
    One of the best movies playing in Portland is, I kid you not, a loopy dramatic thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Girls Town
    Judged scene by scene, Girls Town is often great. Judged as a whole -- it isn't. [06 Sep 1996, p.21]
    • Portland Oregonian
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