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For 2,002 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 48% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Turning Red
Lowest review score: 10 The Strangers: Chapter 3
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 875 out of 2002
  2. Mixed: 967 out of 2002
  3. Negative: 160 out of 2002
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  1. How to Have Sex
    It’s honest and willing to go to uncomfortable places without ever feeling exploitative. It’s a raw and real portrayal of how sexual assault can happen and the mental and emotional turmoil that comes after.
  2. Drift
    The feature doesn’t dig any deeper than it has to, leaving us drifting along with Jacqueline without anything to latch onto to keep us afloat.
  3. Bob Marley: One Love
    Bob Marley: One Love won't knock your socks off, but there is enough care put into crafting the narrative that turns it into a lovely viewing experience overall.
  4. Players
    It leans into unrealistic territory, and we’re unfortunately left with a trashy story that very few will like. Not even the ever-charming Gina Rodriguez and confident Damon Wayans Jr. could save this film.
  5. Madame Web
    Madame Web is boring, unimaginative and dated, despite being one of very few superhero movies centering on female superheroes. All in all, Madame Web is a superhero movie you can absolutely skip.
  6. Marmalade
    Marmalade is one wild ride, as long as you're willing to stick with it.
  7. Out of Darkness
    It's almost like Cumming has made two films, one through aesthetics and atmosphere and one through story and theme, that ultimately can't coexist. Neither is a bad film, but the former makes a much greater impression, and I wish it had been seen through to the end.
  8. The Taste of Things
    Thankfully for us, though, a film is not a meal. We can watch The Taste of Things as many times as we'd like.
  9. Perfect Days
    Perfect Days is engrossing in its monotony and fascinating when something disrupts it, a portrait of a simple but beautiful existence that serves as a life-affirming reminder to value the little moments as much as we do the monumental ones.
  10. Upgraded
    Don’t underestimate Upgraded. The script is snappy and entertaining, the characters are colorful, Mendes and Renaux carry the romance very well, and the film is a fun escapist rom-com that gives exactly what it needs to provide us with a good time.
  11. Good One
    The film is compelling and quietly thought-provoking as it peels back the layers of the relationships at the forefront, while also showcasing the discomfort that follows but isn’t always picked up on.
  12. Between the Temples
    As Between the Temples reveals more layers to him, Schwartzman deftly uncovers something much deeper. There's grief there, but there's also a profound ability to love without shame and that is perhaps the most revelatory thing of all.
  13. Lisa Frankenstein
    It's a fun, but forgettable movie.
  14. Exhibiting Forgiveness
    Ultimately, Exhibiting Forgiveness is a movie that spoke to me on a deep level. It’s the type of transcendent experience that could make you confront your own demons and familial traumas you may not even have known existed.
  15. Freaky Tales
    Freaky Tales may not be a perfect film, but it will definitely leave a strong impression on you long after the credits roll.
  16. The Outrun
    With a powerful central performance and an occasionally chaotic but nonetheless captivating and moving narrative — helped along by fantastic editing and cinematography — The Outrun is a detailed film strengthened by its connection to nature’s beauty and belonging to it.
  17. A Real Pain
    With personal and generational trauma at the forefront of the story, Eisenberg delivers a heartwarming film that strengthens family ties and underscores the difficulty in speaking about the pain between its members, no matter how close they used to be.
  18. Suncoast
    Suncoast is a strong feature debut from Chinn. It’s heartfelt and filled with warmth and messy emotions that are deeply felt.
  19. Thelma
    There aren’t many films that can capture a character’s feisty spirit while still contending with the struggles and feelings of growing older. To that end, Thelma is a breath of fresh air, a crowd-pleasing film that knows exactly what it is and what it’s trying to accomplish. It does so with style and grace.
  20. The Underdoggs
    The film is funny, but the drama doesn't fully work.
  21. Handling the Undead
    Handling the Under is not an effective horror movie, but its zombie-drama formula allows for a portrait of pain that settles in and stays like an infection.
  22. Badland Hunters
    Badland Hunters may not be a worthy successor to Concrete Utopia, but it is an entertaining zombie actioner.
  23. Love Me
    The concept is no doubt thought-provoking and, occasionally, even creative. But it’s hard to get behind the journey the AIs go on when it’s so detached, the film itself attempting to be a gripping narrative conveying heartfelt emotions that just don’t land.
  24. In the Summers
    Thanks to phenomenal camera work and partnership with cinematographer Alejandro Mejía, In the Summers is elevated by an impressive experience both emotionally and visually.
  25. Little Death
    Little Death is two vignettes — one more compelling than the other – that only loosely come together.
  26. Love Lies Bleeding
    Love Lies Bleeding is practically guttural, and the emotions that take hold of each character are raw and unfiltered. With action, crime, and romance mingling and building toward an explosive and engaging finale, the film is a thrilling ride from start to finish.
  27. Stress Positions
    It's unclear if Stress Positions has arrived "too soon" but its proximity to the pandemic doesn't make it any less hysterical, even if it's hollow in other areas.
  28. Orion and the Dark
    From its endearing animation style, which blends a 2D aesthetic with 3D technology, to its poignant and refreshing writing, Orion and the Dark is a true joy to watch.
  29. A Different Man
    While A Different Man attempts to be a thought-provoking work some of the time, it’s not as deep or as profound as it aims to be.
  30. Kneecap
    Kneecap is a film that shifts expectations. It’s chaotic in the best way, alive with buzzing energy and resistance.
  31. Scrambled
    The ending feels way too cookie-cutter perfect. Scrambled is a worthwhile experience, though, as it is a personal tale that aims to empower through laughter.
  32. The Tiger's Apprentice
    The story is just so rushed, there’s barely any time spent on establishing the world we’re introduced to before it’s full-speed ahead.
  33. Argylle
    Argylle is worth checking out for those interested, but don't expect it to be as good as Kingsman: The Secret Service, though it's certainly better than The King's Man.
  34. It's What's Inside
    As ambitious or complicated as the script may get, the film is the ultimate crowd-pleaser, entertaining the idea of horror tropes but structuring the story with clever twists and thrills that defy the genre.
  35. I Saw the TV Glow
    The film gives good insight into the confusion and fear we may face when exploring our sense of self.
  36. Your Monster
    Your Monster is a magical movie experience you do not want to miss. A nice blend of levity and drama, Lindy’s debut assertively makes its mark on the genre.
  37. Presence
    Without relying on cheap jump scares, Soderbergh’s psychological horror thriller is a shattering mystery about instinct that will chill you.
  38. My Old Ass
    The film is endearingly sweet, smart, and funny.
  39. The American Society of Magical Negroes
    Whatever the intent, the execution isn’t all the way there, and that’s the biggest disappointment of all.
  40. Tótem
    Tótem's camera is always studying the actors, exploratory and intrusive in the manner of a child's perceptive gaze.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Maboroshi
    All in all, Maboroshi is a complete and utter mess of a film. The art, animation, and music are all great, but the story has nothing interesting to say after its first half, and constantly switches between moving too fast and too slow.
  42. The Kitchen
    Ultimately, The Kitchen is a film with its heart set on two stories and only succeeds in telling one.
  43. Fallen Leaves
    Perhaps, Kaurismäki's movie suggests, disaffection is a valid response to this reality we live in. So, when these two people meet and sparks fly, it becomes all the more meaningful.
  44. Which Brings Me to You
    The film is, unfortunately, just another instance of the book being better than the movie.
  45. Founders Day
    With a premise worth engaging with, the film can’t quite grasp what its full intentions are and the execution reflects that.
  46. I.S.S.
    While the plot is suspenseful and unsettling because it’s something that could happen, the film underwhelms when it comes to its dynamics and individual arcs, each character lacking a depth that would have elevated an otherwise solid thriller.
  47. Role Play
    It's the right amount of romantic, funny, and thrilling, and it does what it needs to do to make its narrative feel less derivative and more dynamic and fun.
  48. Lift
    Packed with great action sequences and a cast that is committed to each other and the script, Gray's latest is creative and fun enough to hold attention.
  49. The Book of Clarence
    The sincerity with which The Book of Clarence approaches its story, combined with its sheer boldness, will cement Samuel as a filmmaker who soars to unimaginable heights.
  50. The Beekeeper
    The Beekeeper is an engaging ride, and once the action starts it never lets up.
  51. Night Swim
    The film isn’t trying to hit us over the head with what it’s trying to say, but its themes have depth. When exploring career and glory vs. family, regret and the lengths one will go to return to a life that’s no longer tenable, McGuire gets in a few good swings. If only the horror lived up to these aspects of the film.
  52. Ferrari
    If entertainment is all you're looking for, you'll find it, and you'll even have the fun of debating the accents and VFX as you leave the theater. But there's also a lot more to find beneath its surface pleasures, making it a worthy Christmas capstone for what has been a very good year for adults at the movies.
  53. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
    The problem is that the film wants to be too many things. It wants to be an action/adventure that takes its characters to exciting locales, a heart-warming story of family, an incisive commentary on global warming, and a cautionary tale of how vengeance can consume a person.
  54. Migration
    The biggest drawback of Migration is that it doesn't play to its strengths as often as it should.
  55. The Color Purple
    The Color Purple is a resounding success with respect to quality and entertainment. From its messaging about sisterhood and self-love to its stunning filmmaking achievements, it’s a film that's easily enjoyed on the big screen. While the entire cast brings their A-game, Barrino, Henson, and Brooks steal the show with Oscar-worthy performances.
  56. Concrete Utopia
    Concrete Utopia is one of the best thrillers of the year.
  57. The Sacrifice Game
    The plot of the movie works, but the dialogue definitely does not. The style is fine, but the tone is lacking. The Sacrifice Game is a film with the potential to be something cool and eerie, but the final product doesn't live up to that.
  58. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a blast overall. The performances hark back to the original, and while the sense of humor is not as edgy as it once was, it's still very effective.
  59. The Archies
    The Archies is entertaining, educational and original.
  60. Merry Little Batman
    Just in time for the holidays, writers Morgan Evans (Teen Titans Go!) and Jase Ricci have found the perfect balance of heart and hilarity in this cartoon caper.
  61. The Boys in the Boat
    Where’s the passion and the drama, the heart and the tension? Clooney’s lackluster film strips all that away, leaving behind a muted sports film that barely engages with its characters in any meaningful way.
  62. The Zone of Interest
    The Zone of Interest is one of the most unsettling movies of the 21st century, stunningly relevant, invasive by design, lodging itself in your head as an unforgettable cinematic experience.
  63. Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire
    With Rebel Moon, Snyder is positively bursting with exciting ideas, but they lack compelling characters and a solid plot to hold them up.
  64. The Iron Claw
    It’s a harrowing, visceral, poignant biopic that will surely make you shed a tear or two regardless of whether you knew the Von Erich story.
  65. Lord of Misrule
    Lord of Misrule feels like it was made with a lack of understanding of what actually works about its premise, and the result is a constant ebb-and-flow of being drawn in by the imagery and pushed back out by the storytelling.
  66. Leave the World Behind
    Leave the World Behind may pull some of its punches in favor of an easy out, but it's still a thought-provoking, dread-inducing tale about the end of a world that has become all too familiar.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
    The Monk reunion is a film made for fans of the TV show — it doesn't try to go beyond that, which is ultimately good news.
  68. Our Son
    Evans and Porter deliver heartbreaking performances with the right amount of intensity, leaving a lasting impact.
  69. Wonka
    Though it has its merits, an excellent supporting cast & fun musical numbers, Wonka wobbles in its journey & storylines while remaining heartfelt.
  70. The Shift
    The Shift is a Hallmark movie at best and will do nothing for those who are uninterested in faith-based cinema. As a work of science fiction, it does little to make the audience think.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Good Burger 2
    Thompson and Mitchell's famed Abbott & Costello-style riffing and Mitchell's eternally endearing portrayal of Ed still make Good Burger 2 a largely satisfying Good Meal.
  72. Poor Things
    Lanthimos has often bewildered audiences with his sensibilities, but Bella Baxter proves to be the perfect muse for the director's inherent curiosity, a lens through which to look at the world that reveals harsh truths and startling beauty.
  73. Godzilla Minus One
    The film's final 30 minutes is simply phenomenal filmmaking, emphasizing Yamazaki’s ability to bring quality back to the franchise and showcase a stunning achievement of human storytelling.
  74. Candy Cane Lane
    A holiday film full of creativity, family, and fun, Hudlin’s Candy Cane Lane is a Christmas gift worth watching. Led by a talented leading duo, this adventure could be your next guilty pleasure.
  75. Family Switch
    It may not be breaking ground in any major way, but Family Switch knows how to play within the absurd rules of a body swap situation, and it does so in an entertaining way.
  76. Silent Night
    Silent Night winks at us as often as it tries for genuine drama, and whichever tone you choose to accept will likely determine whether you have as much fun with it as I did.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Leo
    While Leo isn’t always smooth sailing, an air of authenticity and flashes of greatness make the movie an overall delight.
  78. Wish
    It's an interesting idea, trying to base a story around the idea of wishing on a star, a concept that has been Disney's foundation for decades, but Wish struggles due to a weaker script. But I can't lie: I was charmed by Asha's story and the vibrant world she lives in, and that can make up for any flaws in the execution.
  79. Trolls Band Together
    Trolls Band Together never lets the family adventure color outside the lines.
  80. Napoleon
    It's a bold swing from the director and, despite it being tonally uneven and a bit messy, Napoleon can be still quite fun.
  81. Thanksgiving
    Thanksgiving is special in the way all good slashers are — it's funny and gruesome, with a trashy B-movie energy and a solid whodunit at the center of it all.
  82. Manodrome
    Manodrome lacks depth as either social commentary or character study, in large part because of how it positions us in relation to its protagonist's perspective.
  83. Best. Christmas. Ever.
    Best. Christmas. Ever! is not the most splendiferous Christmas movie ever, but it will satisfy those hungry for new sentimental holiday movies every year.
  84. Project X
    Unlike prior "house party" movies, Project X says nothing meaningful about its subject matter, and instead paints teens as an unlikeable and, worse yet, reckless bunch of automatons that would risk injury to themselves as well as others just for a passing glance from a pretty girl.
  85. The Kill Room
    Despite the lack of kinetic energy and well-developed characters, the movie offers a rather humorous take on the art world and its criminal underbelly with characters that are enjoyable to watch.
  86. Share?
    With a single set repurposed multiple times, Share? makes the most out of a little — metaphorically and literally.
  87. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
    With top-notch performances and production design, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a worthy addition to the Hunger Games franchise.
  88. The Marvels
    The Marvels is an uproariously fun and action-packed comic book movie that's made all the more delightful by the heartwarming dynamic of the leads.
  89. Priscilla
    Priscilla is another masterwork from Coppola, a study of a woman in a gilded cage and her journey to freedom with two central performances that will go down as some of the best in Coppola's entire filmography.
  90. Quiz Lady
    It may not be laugh-out-loud funny at every turn, but Quiz Lady, with an irresistible cast, is entertaining with just the right amount of heart and energy.
  91. Fingernails
    Keeping us close to the film's talented cast is a decided strength of this, and the performances add nuance to a largely straightforward viewing experience. But it's hard not to wish Fingernails had grander designs. It shows just enough of its full potential to leave us wanting to see those ideas expressed more fully.
  92. The Marsh King's Daughter
    The performances elevate a story that could have gone deeper, but is fine for what it’s trying to be.
  93. What Happens Later
    What Happens Later isn't without some hiccups in its execution, but with Ryan at the helm, it's impossible not to feel charmed.
  94. Exposure
    It's a fascinating and sympathetic look at the anxiety that can arise and the ways OCD can affect a person's relationships with those they love most.
  95. Desperation Road
    Desperation Road glimmers with moments of beautiful clarity, but the big picture it paints doesn't live up to the promise of its individual strokes.
  96. The Persian Version
    The strength of The Persian Version lies in the impressions and feelings that it leaves behind, and the empowering portrait it paints of three generations of Iranian women.
  97. Old Dads
    It isn’t the worst directorial debut by any means of the phrase, but Burr’s raunchy comedy fails to say something meaningful. Instead, it underwhelms.
  98. Butcher's Crossing
    Though the script is not spectacular it has its moments and a realistic tension that cannot be ignored.
  99. Dicks: The Musical
    Dicks: The Musical is simply doing too much, and not enough of it is good to justify its runtime. It’s neither clever nor funny, save for the couple of jokes that actually land, and it’s too smarmy for its own good.
  100. Dream Scenario
    Dream Scenario is at its best when it’s centering Paul and his inner world, and how his actions and events affect his family.
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