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For 3,745 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: 2,456 out of 3745
  2. Mixed: 1,188 out of 3745
  3. Negative: 101 out of 3745
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  1. Only You
    A promising and emotionally mature romantic drama from British writer-director Harry Wootliff.
  2. Green Room
    There may not be a lot of depth to Green Room, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t sufficient thought and care.
  3. Doctor Sleep
    Flanagan brings enough smarts and soul to the flawed, fascinating Doctor Sleep that he manages to escape The Shining’s shadow mostly unscathed.
  4. The Birth of a Nation
    This may not be the most nuanced of films, but its blunt-force impact leaves one shaken.
  5. Last Days in the Desert
    Last Days In The Desert possesses the attributes that have been the hallmark of writer-director Rodrigo García’s best films: It’s emotionally uncluttered while being narratively ambitious.
  6. The People vs. Fritz Bauer
    A solid, persuasively-acted account of the real-life mission to bring a Nazi war criminal to justice.
  7. Dual
    Karen Gillan is the main selling point of the latest film from Riley Stearns (The Art of Self-Defence) – an odd mix of deadpan satire and high concept sci-fi that some may find off-putting – so it’s handy for him that she offers not one but two intense and stripped-back performances.
  8. Little Woods
    Nia DaCosta’s heartland tale, rough around some edges, is a promising feature debut.
  9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
    Smothering the screen with good intentions, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (adapted from Annie Barrow’s best-selling comfort novel of the same name) is British security-blanket film-making at its finest.
  10. Dragon Blade
    Committed performances, a hefty budget and assured hands behind the camera ensure that Dragon Blade delivers on its promise of sprawling battle scenes, intriguing culture clashes and budding bromances, where its giddily high concept and unlikely casting may so easily have seen it fail.
  11. A Better Tomorrow 2018
    Fortunately, the time-honored theme of brotherhood carries the film over its occasional damp patches along with Ding’s assured handling of stunts and pyrotechnics.
  12. XX
    A trim, evenly-paced 80 minutes, XX is one of the more consistent contemporary horror anthologies.
  13. David Lynch: The Art Life
    Jon Nguyen’s carefully-calibrated ode to Lynch is in itself Lynchian, an essential picture for the director’s legion of fans.
  14. Hands of Stone
    Hands Of Stone tests how far a film can go solely on heart, and in this case, it turns out to be just enough to overcome biopic conventionality.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Moka
    Fascinating in the way it explores the inner lives of these two women, Moka is never quite as tense or compelling on the level of a thriller.
  16. Spider-Man: Homecoming
    As entertaining and engaging as Spider-Man: Homecoming can be, it remains merely a solid reboot.
  17. Swan Song
    Boosted by a warm performance from Ali’s Moonlight costar Naomie Harris, Swan Song proves to be a rather straightforward tearjerker, but it earns its sentiment thanks to the thoughtful approach from its cast and crew.
  18. The Princess
    A palpably well-made documentary if an uber-voyeuristic one, The Princess attempts an immersive approach into the life of Diana, while examining the attitude of the public to her – and the royal family – during that time.
  19. Last Letter
    Last Letter is snugly nestled at the sugarcoated end of the director’s tonal spectrum with its tale of a family tragedy which revives a high school love triangle decades after it had seemingly ended in heartbreaking fashion.
  20. Nostalgia
    Martone crafts a passionate, angry film that is full of atmosphere and great performances, but never fully convincing or compelling as a drama
  21. All These Sleepless Nights
    Though perhaps low on insights, this is an evocative portrait of a brief, intense window of hedonism, self discovery and Olympic levels of self-indulgence experienced by young people on the cusp of adulthood.
  22. The Gift
    Initially, it plays like an atmospheric but predictable stalker thriller with not much more than style – and maybe the casting of the always watchable Jason Bateman – to recommend it. Later, though, it turns into a considerably more intriguing and twisty psychological drama.
  23. Bad Times at the El Royale
    There’s ample amusement in the twists, betrayals and revelations that unspool. But Bad Times never really transcends the inherent limitations of its setup; it’s fun, but fleeting.
  24. The Blackening
    Even when the jokes occasionally fall flat, the ideas are killer.
  25. Streetwise
    Streetwise is too familiar in terms of plot beats to completely stand out from the crowd but its unerring sense of place will nonetheless make Na a director to watch.
  26. Ferrari
    The man himself and the machine tend to become confused in a swirl of dark glasses and wet raincoats in a production-perfect Italy of the late 1950s.
  27. Brooklyn
    Brooklyn balances its melodramatic leanings with several light touches.
  28. Hostiles
    Hostiles demands patience and concentration but rewards that with an assured, thought-provoking window into a past whose legacy is still being felt to this day.
  29. I Only Rest in the Storm
    Pinho’s interest in neo-colonial issues is tackled with a lucid gaze and appropriate room for local perspectives.
  30. Happy Death Day
    Thankfully never taking itself too seriously, the latest Jason Blum-produced comedy-thriller is happy to carve out its spot as the horror-themed, millennial-focused Groundhog Day, and to have fun doing so. A dynamic lead performance and a willingness to keep things short and snappy also ensure viewers won’t mind venturing into rehash territory.
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