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For 4,652 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1 point higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Arrival
Lowest review score: 0 A Hole in My Heart
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,348 out of 4652
  2. Mixed: 845 out of 4652
  3. Negative: 459 out of 4652
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  1. Annette
    Annette dares to be different and, at a time when so many movies feel like cookie-cutter representations of better past tellings, there’s more than a little virtue of taking an offbeat and oddball path, even if the detour is too long and has a few too many potholes.
  2. A Late Quartet
    Yes, A Late Quartet is disappointing. But it's also pretty bad.
  3. Open Range
    This is a great two-hour motion picture. Unfortunately, it runs 20 minutes longer than that.
  4. The King of Staten Island
    Simultaneously funny and touching with elements of pathos to go along with the raunchiness. However, The King of Staten Island runs too long and, as result, it loses steam while chugging toward the ending.
  5. The Ides of March
    This is a deeply cynical movie and, in that cynicism, it finds truth.
  6. Shortcomings
    It appears custom-made for a streaming service and will lose nothing from a home viewing. Regardless, with its smart and irreverent screenplay and trio of strong performances, the movie is a winner in whatever circumstances a viewer discovers it.
  7. Tesla
    It’s an arthouse production made with arthouse audiences in mind but I found it to be a more compelling experience than the equally “important” (but entirely too safe) "Radioactive," which played in the same general historical era with less zest.
  8. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
    Most viewers will discover this picture - and it is worth discovering - when it is released on DVD.
  9. Enemy of the State
    It offers a solid two hours of pure, escapist entertainment.
  10. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
    It's a superior thriller made with the guts and gusto that too many recycled entries into the genre fail to exhibit.
  11. Runaway Train
    Runaway Train belongs to a rare genre: the intelligent thriller.
  12. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower tweaks the formula just enough to remain fresh and offer something a little new. It's sad, funny, warm, and nostalgic - kind of like high school, really.
  13. Lady Chatterley's Lover
    It’s crisply paced and, although there are times when Lady Chatterley’s Lover seems like little more than an intellectually-approved bodice-ripper, it’s an impressively mounted production that looks good and is emotionally true to the characters and their era.
  14. Garden State
    As long as you go into Garden State with reasonable expectations, its capacity to disappoint will be limited.
  15. Long Shot
    Long Shot, a production that’s as much a fantasy in the political realm as in the romantic one, is a pleasant trifle that leaves behind a warm fuzzy feeling, which is all one can realistically ask of movie of this sort.
  16. Freaky
    Some of the more serious (and non-homicidal) scenes recall "Prelude to a Kiss" (a gender-swapping movie in which Meg Ryan switches bodies with an old man).
  17. Furious 7
    Viewers who come for the spectacle will get their money's worth. Furious Seven is all about action, with some scenes being more inventive than others.
  18. Upgrade
    Like all B-movies, this one provides moments of visceral satisfaction while ignoring nuance and (at times) logic.
  19. Private Parts
    The question hanging over Private Parts' financial success is whether enough non-Stern fans will venture to see what they may view as a "cult" or "niche" film. Most who take a chance, regardless of what prejudices they harbor against WXRK's top personality, will find themselves rewarded by a surprisingly pleasant two hours.
  20. Patti Cake$
    This is a feel-good tale through-and-through yet, because of the aesthetic and setting, it doesn’t feel cloying and artificial. And, perhaps most importantly, it earns the modest ending.
  21. Death at a Funeral
    The film's climax is nothing short of hilarious. And Death at a Funeral doesn't discriminate when it comes to the type of humor it embraces it. Everything is in there, from physical hijinks to verbal repartee to naked man jokes to drugs and gross-out stuff.
  22. While You Were Sleeping
    The plot runs out of steam just past the one-hour mark and the charade, although necessary to the story, goes on for too long. The ending is, of course, the requisite happy one, but it seems a little anticlimactic.
  23. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
    Volume 2 can claim to be bigger and better than its predecessor, although it still suffers from some of the narrative sleight-of-hand issues that kept Guardians of Galaxy from achieving greatness.
  24. The Life of Chuck
    Watching The Life of Chuck, I was inspired to remember how wonderful it can be to find a movie that offers the thrill of discovery and the comfort of real emotions. That’s such a rare combination these days and when a film unlocks the secret, it deserves to be seen and lauded for the accomplishment.
  25. Rosewater
    Rosewater does not have blockbuster potential but it is more entertaining than one might expect from this material and it leaves an indelible impression about the Iranian justice system - something akin to the inmates running the asylum.
  26. Stranger Than Fiction
    Stranger than Fiction is a wonderful cinematic experience - a welcome way to spend a chilly autumn evening.
  27. Cairo Time
    Cairo Time is a valentine to Egypt.
  28. Selena
    This is a simple story of hope and triumph, of one girl with the drive to succeed defying the odds and following her dream. It's not an original tale -- movies like this abound -- but Nava's point-of-view is fresh.
  29. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
    It’s a no-holds-barred action-oriented epic that doesn’t much care if it makes sense as long as viewers are amped-up and engaged. When the end credits roar onto screen with a full-throated rendition of Lalo Schifrin’s iconic theme song, it’s hard to argue that a good time wasn’t had by all, even if that “time” lasts longer than necessary.
  30. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an overlong blockbuster in search of an editor. It’s a series of impressive action sequences without a compelling narrative to connect them. It’s a frustrating example of how financial success, not creative impetus, drives the existence of sequels, and it illustrates how unwieldy, contradictory, and overstuffed the MCU has become.
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