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For 9,302 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 Mansfield Park
Lowest review score: 0 Speed 2: Cruise Control
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,160 out of 9302
  2. Mixed: 2,656 out of 9302
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9302
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  1. Sweet Bean
    Kawase handles the material delicately and skillfully, and Kirin — a one-time ingenue actress whose first important film was in one of the early “Tora-san” movies — hits all the right notes.
  2. Miles Ahead
    Cheadle the actor is nearly perfect in the role.
  3. April and the Extraordinary World
    If you needed that explanation, April and the Extraordinary World might not be for you. If you’re a steampunk fan, by all means go. Just don’t expect a classic.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Hardcore Henry
    If one can accept the story’s videogame logic and cope with the kinetosis, “Hardcore” is often exhilaratingly extreme.
  5. Demolition
    There’s nothing wrong with stretching audience credibility, but, to quote another movie that dabbles in the highly improbable, these things must be done delicately.
  6. The Boss
    Though Michelle’s transformation into a family-loving gal is hardly convincing, the film still moves along quickly, and McCarthy has some memorable moments in which her comic chops are on full display.
  7. Midnight Special
    Midnight Special is a sincere movie, but sometimes sincerity is half the problem.
  8. Transfixed
    Transfixed is proudly personal, which is its strength.
  9. I Saw the Light
    Surely, there’s the potential here for a kind of Country and Western “Amadeus.” Instead we get I Saw the Light, which will do until something better comes along.
  10. Marguerite
    As Marguerite, Frot is a completely open vessel, ready to receive the muse that cannot come. She has a childlike quality here, but she also seems (and this is both funny and sad) very much the mature artist.
  11. Everybody Wants Some!!
    It’s a good, not great, movie, but it has some of the elements that make Linklater’s work special. Few filmmakers are quite as keyed into the passing of time, as the source of all sweetness and heartache in the human experience.
  12. Cemetery of Splendor
    If you haven’t seen a Weerasethakul film yet, here’s a good opportunity, but leave your expectations at the door. There’s no one like him.
  13. Eisenstein in Guanajuato
    It’s a wild ride from beginning to end, thanks to a fearless performance from Finnish actor Elmer Back, who is a perfect match for Greenaway’s mischief.
  14. Fastball
    For baseball fans, it delivers the high heat. For the non-fan, there may be a little too much inside baseball.
  15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
    Nia Vardalos has such a warm, alert energy that’s impossible to hate My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, even as it’s impossible to like it, even a little.
  16. City of Gold
    More than just culinary recommendations, he provides a cultural guide to the Los Angeles that is almost never seen in movies — and then the film makes an argument that Gold’s L.A. is more relevant than the one we all know.
  17. Krisha
    It may be as emotionally exhausting for the viewer as for the participants.
  18. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
    “Batman v Superman” is an insanely long and convoluted action movie, made worse by an air of importance. It’s dispiriting and visually bland.
  19. Pee-wee's Big Holiday
    The opening is hilarious, but it also sets the bar extremely high for whatever may follow.... The film doesn’t always hit that bar, but it comes close enough times to make “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday” a holiday for viewers.
  20. Creative Control
    Intelligently made and contains some impressive set pieces.
  21. Trapped
    Porter’s film is undeniably skewed to the pro-choice position, although she does interview antiabortion advocates as they protest.
  22. The Bronze
    There’s a nude scene that comes out of nowhere that’s almost embarrassing. Why is it there? Like the movie itself, it’s almost daring, except it’s not.
  23. The Divergent Series: Allegiant
    Combines the usual dumb ideas with one good one. And not just good, but impressive, in that it makes sense of much of what went before.
  24. Here Come the Videofreex
    The videos speak for themselves — and provide a worthwhile time capsule of a turbulent era.
  25. Eye in the Sky
    Eye in the Sky is refreshing in its lack of a political message. Mirren is chilling as the cold-blooded colonel.
  26. Miracles from Heaven
    As one might expect from a Christian film, Miracles From Heaven centers on faith — and a major miracle — but it’s also a decent family drama about a mother’s tribulations in caring for her sick child.
  27. Mountains May Depart
    Jia’s languid style and exquisite framing complement his understated approach to the material, which opts for depth over melodrama. But Mountains May Depart is grounded in Zhao’s delicate performance, which is her best.
  28. Knight of Cups
    Usually, with movies, you can imagine how they were made — how the idea came, and the process of its creation. But Knight of Cups seems as if it arrived whole. If there’s a better film this year, get ready for a very good year.
  29. 10 Cloverfield Lane
    At one point, this movie had me so on edge that I had a fleeting impulse to run out of the theater. It might be weird to say that and mean it as a compliment, but good thrillers work that way sometimes.
  30. Requiem for the American Dream
    An entertaining film. Few will agree with every word spoken, but Chomsky’s vision of history is worth encountering and considering.
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