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For 3,744 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 10 The Emoji Movie
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,455 out of 3744
  2. Mixed: 1,188 out of 3744
  3. Negative: 101 out of 3744
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  1. The Good Dinosaur
    It might be a given that Pixar’s movies are visually spectacular, but The Good Dinosaur may be the studio’s most purely cinematic, the richness of the design and the emotional power of the widescreen compositions stirring deep, almost primal feelings about childhood, the loss of innocence and the untamed ferocity of the natural world.
  2. McQueen
    Like McQueen’s designs, it is thrilling, troubling and tinged with tragedy.
  3. Ali's Wedding
    It offers an astute perspective on the immigrant experience, multicultural communities, and trying to reconcile traditional and modern cultures — all while telling a tale of love and life that’s authentic, affectionate and amusing.
  4. Much Ado About Dying
    In its refreshingly frank look at the end of life, Much Ado About Dying becomes a thought-provoking study of what it means to live.
  5. Gavagai
    Gavagai is refreshingly grown-up in the way it sets up satirical targets and then complicates them – pointing out, for example, that tensions around caste, exclusion of the ‘other’ and the guilt of privilege are not the exclusive preserves of white people.
  6. Dreams
    A story which might seem the stuff of high melodrama is given a very different charge by Franco’s characteristic rigour – an uninflected cleanness and clarity in Yves Cape’s cinematography, and a minimum of narrative frills, driving the narrative towards a conclusion that is one of this director’s starkest yet.
  7. The Hateful Eight
    The Hateful Eight’s impact expands and grows richer the further away you are from the experience of watching it.
  8. Wildlife
    As a director, Dano prefers static camera setups and uncluttered frames, emphasising the mundane nature of the drama, which only allows the increasing darkness of this tale to become more upsetting.
  9. Tharlo
    For the most part, this is a beautifully judged picture from a director to note.
  10. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
    This magisterially simple version of a celebrated stage warhorse is a steely, no-nonsense final chapter to Friedkin’s career, as well as a stately farewell to cast member Lance Reddick, who died in March, and to whom the film is dedicated.
  11. Bird
    Bird spreads its wings slowly, but ends up soaring away from its dingy broken-Britain locations in a moving flight of hope and empowerment.
  12. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
    While this simple story may not seem inherently momentous, it speaks volumes about the ways in which women are marginalised — especially when it comes to making decisions about their own bodies.
  13. Under the Shadow
    The culturally specific elements that Iran-born, British-based first time writer-director Babak Anvari brings to the picture makes this a distinctive spin on a familiar premise.
  14. My Old School
    This doc/animation hybrid is an eccentric little gem of a story, a tall tale told with irreverent cheer and considerable charm. Chief amongst its many attractions is the actor Alan Cumming, lip-syncing to an audio tape and delivering a performance that is quite uncanny.
  15. Frida
    Frida is not just a broad brush affair; the artist is noticeably present.
  16. Timestalker
    Taking pleasure in subverting romcom tropes and boasting a satisfying attention to detail, Timestalker is a showcase for Lowe’s considerable talents on both sides of the camera.
  17. Touch
    Director Baltasar Kormákur and his actors err on the side of restraint, delivering a balanced, absorbing human drama.
  18. Apocalypse in the Tropics
    Her film definitely offers a chance to look more closely not just at the political condition of Brazil but, by extension, at the rise of far-right populism worldwide.
  19. What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy
    A Nazi Legacy – What Our Fathers Did comes to a climax in Lviv, but the film is a layered examination of brutality, self-deception, guilt and the nature of justice which is compelling throughout.
  20. A Cop Movie
    The layering of styles and perspectives provides a sympathetic insight into the motivations and real life experiences of police officers working within a fundamentally corrupt system.
  21. Bitter Money
    A characteristically rough-edged work, both visually and in the sound recording, the film eschews aesthetic finesse to follow its multiple characters where situations demand, to strikingly vivid effect.
  22. The Starling Girl
    Scanlen effectively embodies her character’s internal struggles, unable to vocalise her growing frustrations lest she forfeit her purity — which is seemingly her only value.
  23. Darkest Hour
    This is a film which breathes life, as well as alcohol fumes, into history. Like its central character, Darkest Hour has “mobilised the English language and sent it into battle.”
  24. Battle of the Sexes
    Served up with star turns from Emma Stone and Steve Carell, Battle Of The Sexes slams a crowdpleaser across the net.
  25. Fresh
    The central performances give the film its conviction and keep you intrigued about the twisted, see-sawing power dynamics between captor and captive.
  26. The Breaker Upperers
    The Breaker Upperers might suffer from a too-neat third act, but it wins hearts and hearty guffaws along the way.
  27. The Swimmers
    Its impact comes not only from the real-life events it’s depicting, but also the way in which it frames this now-familiar tale; a triumph of human – and particularly female – will against adversity and a celebration of those who would seek a better life, despite the costs.
  28. The Handmaiden
    The film manages the tricky feat of both staying true to Waters breathless, page-turning prose, and creating a wholly persuasive new milieu for the story.
  29. Beautiful Boy
    Strong, committed performances and the upsetting ring of reality anchor a highly-personal film which cycles through addiction, relapse and rehab in an episodic way, each high as inevitable as the low which follows.
  30. Tove
    Tove has great charm, craft and a warming glow.
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