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For 4,546 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: 2,929 out of 4546
  2. Mixed: 987 out of 4546
  3. Negative: 630 out of 4546
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  1. Angels & Demons
    The movie can be enjoyed for the hell-raising hooey it is.
  2. Management
    Playwright Stephen Belber (Match), in his directing debut, comes close to the sweet spot. He's not there yet. But he'll be worth watching next time.
  3. Outrage
    This film is a muckraking provocation whose time has come.
  4. Rudo y Cursi
    Luna and García Bernal display the kind of chemistry that makes you overlook the clichés in the script by first-time director Carlos Cuarón. Sometimes good-natured fun is enough.
  5. Star Trek
    A burst of pure filmmaking exhilaration that manages to pay homage to the classic 1960s TV series and still boldly go where no man, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy included, has gone before.
  6. The Limits of Control
    Even the great ones hit snags. With The Limits of Control, Jim Jarmsuch gets tangled up in his own deadpan.
  7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    It's all a jumble and, worse, a damned impersonal one.
  8. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
    Never comes as close as spitting distance to a laugh.
  9. The Informers
    One of the worst movies of this or any year.
  10. Obsessed
    Memo to Beyoncé Knowles: You were so good as Etta James in "Cadillac Records," so why'd you go spoil everything with a rank cheeseball thriller that buries you in clichés and won't even help you dig yourself out?
  11. The Soloist
    In the end, The Soloist isn't about BIG MOMENTS, it's about the grace notes, the kind that stay with you.
  12. Tyson
    You won't know what hit you after watching Tyson. This power punch to the gut is one of the best movies of any kind this year.
  13. State of Play
    Affleck may strike you as off-putting at first, hitting wrong emotional notes, but hang on. State of Play keeps the twists coming.
  14. 17 Again
    Director Burr Steers, of the terrific "Igby Goes Down," is stuck polishing clichès.
  15. Every Little Step
    A thrilling combination of documentary and musical dazzler.
  16. Is Anybody There?
    Blending humor and heartbreak in a performance that makes a small movie a richly satisfying one, Caine truly is magic.
  17. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
    Want to find the heart of rock & roll? You can hear it thundering in Anvil.
  18. Hannah Montana: The Movie
    The most shocking thing here is the fact that Peter Chelsom directed it. His 1995 movie, "Funny Bones," is a genuinely transgressive piece of dark comedy. I can't detect a trace of Chelsom in Hannah Montana, which means he won't have to wear a blonde wig to hide his shame.
  19. Observe and Report
    Funny as hell.
  20. Lymelife
    Even when the drama gets overcooked, Lymelife sends off sparks.
  21. Adventureland
    Adventureland throws a lot at us, but not enough of it sticks.
  22. Sugar
    The result is raw and riveting.
  23. Fast & Furious
    I can see why Fast and Furious might be a smash as audiences look for escape from a broken economy. All those wheelies and power slides are designed to obliterate thought, not provoke it. Talk about a movie for its time.
  24. Monsters vs Aliens
    "WALL-E" had more charm, more soul, more everything. But there's enough merry mischief here to satisfy, even if you’re way past puberty.
  25. I Love You, Man
    The movie goes soft in its final stages, but Rudd and Segel keep it real. "Sweet, sweet hangin'," says Peter of knowing Sydney. The same goes for the movie.
  26. Duplicity
    Given the assault of devilishly clever plot twists that buzz-bomb your brain like a two-hour binge of quad-shot lattes, Duplicity goes down as too smart for its own good.
  27. Sunshine Cleaning
    This funny and touching movie depends on two can-do actresses to scrub past the biohazard of noxious clichés that threaten to intrude. Adams and Blunt get the job done.
  28. The Last House on the Left
    Audiences with a brain cell left have only one choice: Look for the first exit on the right.
  29. Watchmen
    Stumbles and sometimes falls on its top-heavy ambitions. But there are also flashes of visual brilliance and performances, especially from Haley and Crudup, that drill deep into the novel's haunted soul.
  30. Phoebe in Wonderland
    Let Clarkson and Fanning take you to the rabbit hole of seductive enchantment that defines this movie. And don't ask what to do -- jump.
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