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For 4,534 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 65
Highest review score: 100 The Wolf of Wall Street
Lowest review score: 0 Joe Versus the Volcano
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,923 out of 4534
  2. Mixed: 982 out of 4534
  3. Negative: 629 out of 4534
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  1. Veronica Guerin
    Cate Blanchett is the spark that keeps this well-meaning but by-the-numbers biopic going.
  2. Runaway Jury
    Hackman and Hoffman, old pals in their first film together, make a lively business of their one scene together -– in a toilet, no less. The rest you can flush.
  3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    Chainsaw is produced by Michael Bay (Bad Boys I and II), which explains its soullessness. But nothing explains the flaw in this bad boy: How can a movie scare you when you’ve seen it all before?
  4. Pieces of April
    Holmes nails every laugh without missing the dramatic nuances. She makes April and her movie well worth knowing.
  5. Intolerable Cruelty
    Near the end of this smart, speedy romantic farce, the comic engine hits a wall and sputters. Until then, this Coen brothers film -- easily their silliest -- is fueled by a screwball fizz that keeps the laughs popping.
  6. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    In Kill Bill, Tarantino brings delicious sin back to movies -- the thrill you get from something down, dirty and dangerous.
  7. Mystic River
    Clint Eastwood pours everything he knows about directing into Mystic River. His film sneaks up, messes with your head and then floors you. You can't shake it. It's that haunting, that hypnotic.
  8. Out of Time
    It's a kick to watch Denzel Washington do a movie just for the hot, sexy fun of it.
  9. The Station Agent
    The three actors could not be better. Huge feelings are packed into this small, fragile movie. It's something special.
  10. Wonderland
    Character gets sacrificed for just another true-crime drama.
  11. School of Rock
    Even education can't kill the demon of fun in Black. Enroll in his class and you won't stop laughing.
  12. The Rundown
    The Rock has a flair for action and comedy; he's a real movie star.
  13. Under the Tuscan Sun
    Just soak up that Tuscan sun and wonder when Lane will get another movie, like "Unfaithful" or "A Walk on the Moon," that will let her really shine.
  14. Cold Creek Manor
    It's sad to see risk-taking director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, Hotel) do a generic thriller for a paycheck and then not even screw with the rules.
  15. In This World
    Without an ounce of phony Hollywood uplift, Winterbottom's film cuts right to the heart.
  16. Anything Else
    Because Allen hasn't lost his knack for slapstick with a sting, Anything Else hits its mark more often than not.
  17. Casa de los babys
    The film feels more like a thesis than vivid drama.
  18. Underworld
    "Your incompetence is most taxing," says the chief vampire (Bill Nighy). A line that pretty much nails this rusty Blade.
  19. Matchstick Men
    Credible? Not really. But Cage and Rockwell play off each other with devilish finesse. And Lohman (White Oleander) is on fire -- she's a comer.
  20. Cabin Fever
    First-time director Eli Roth turns this cheapie into a greatest-hits of horror. It's a blast of good gory fun that just won't quit.
  21. Lost in Translation
    Don't stall about seeing Sofia Coppola's altogether remarkable Lost in Translation. It's a class-act liftoff for the fall movie season. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson give performances that will be talked about for years.
  22. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    You don't want to miss Depp in this movie -- he knocks it out of the park.
  23. The Order
    It's "The Exorcist" warmed over.
  24. Party Monster
    Feels fake, forced and indigestible.
  25. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
    Spade goes sweet and gooey. This is nucking futs.
  26. Thirteen
    Brace yourself for Thirteen -- it'll cause a commotion.
  27. American Splendor
    Not your typical biopic. But it is one of the best times you'll have at the movies this year.
  28. Open Range
    Open Range copies the rain and flood of the Clint Eastwood classic but can't match it for dark-night-of-the-soul brilliance.
  29. Le divorce
    Acted with relish by a note-perfect cast -- a romantic comedy of true sophistication. There's a sting in every laugh.
  30. Step Into Liquid
    The best surfing documentary ever made. And that includes 1966's "The Endless Summer" and its terrific 1994 sequel -- both from Bruce Brown, Dana's father.
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