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For 6,554 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 London Road
Lowest review score: 0 Melania
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,481 out of 6554
  2. Mixed: 3,754 out of 6554
  3. Negative: 319 out of 6554
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  1. Agony
    It’s a shame that, for all of its unnerving tonal registers, not to mention a gorgeous score, Agony winds up with a painfully predictable ending.
  2. Me, Myself and Di
    There’s nothing quite so naff and depressing as a British comedy misfire, and Me, Myself and Di is the real deal: a miserably unfunny romcom about Bolton’s answer to Bridget Jones.
  3. Brabham
    This is a documentary about Australian motor sports legend Jack Brabham that aims to finesse the usual greatest-hits highlights by including some darker material: family strife, on-track bad behaviour, behind-the-scenes fallouts.
  4. The Viewing Booth
    Not just a valuable crash course in digital-age hermeneutics, this is a gauntlet thrown down to film-makers with an old-fashioned belief in the truth.
  5. Edge of the World
    Edge of the World fails to do justice to this fascinating and deeply complex chapter in British colonial history.
  6. The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
    There are some almost-laughs here and there, but please tell me that we aren’t in for The Hitman’s Mother-In-Law’s Agent’s Bodyguard in 2023.
  7. A Nightmare Wakes
    It’s a dry and somewhat lifeless tableau.
  8. Infinite
    It’s the worst kind of soulless committee-made product, lazy and risk-free, that need never and will never be thought of again. Infinite? Not even close.
  9. Shock Wave 2
    Despite a few modish touches, this feels fundamentally very old-school, and not necessarily in a good way, right down to the repeated shots of people running away from fireballs in the background.
  10. 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez
    Even viewers who might find 6ix9ine and his gangbanger nonsense repugnant can still find much to admire in this well-made film essay.
  11. The Father
    Its effects are essentially theatrical – but they are powerfully achieved, and the performances from Hopkins and Colman are superb. It is a film about grief and what it means to grieve for someone who is still alive.
  12. Shiva Baby
    The film is maybe a little callow, but it’s an undoubtedly impressive and accomplished debut.
  13. Nobody
    It’s all very been here, seen that yet there’s something infinitely pleasing about a film doing very little but doing it very well, knowing just how high to aim without aiming any higher, aware of exactly what it can and can’t do. In a tight 91 minutes, without any bloat, Nobody gives us exactly what we want.
  14. Awake
    It’s all torturously uninteresting, a plodding retread that never once explains or justifies why it made the leap from “what if?” to actual full-length movie.
  15. The Amusement Park
    The important thing is to be disturbed.
  16. Asia
    This is a candid, sober, well-acted debut by the first-time director Ruthy Pribar.
  17. Flashback
    This pulpy multiverse brain-teaser is reasonably compelling to watch – at least in this reality. In another, it’s straight to video garbage, and in yet another, it’s won the Palme d’Or.
  18. Caveat
    The final endgame is a little unsatisfying, but this is a very interesting debut for McCarthy.
  19. The Killing of Two Lovers
    Machoian, who is also the editor, composes each scene with studied care and Oscar Ignacio Jiménez’s clear, crisp cinematography and framing is beautifully achieved. This is a compelling portrait of a toxic marriage.
  20. Ahead of the Curve
    It’s a valuable portrait of a great risk-taker.
  21. Lupin III: The First
    Forgettable story aside, the film is a visual treat, full of joy and zaniness.
  22. After Love
    The mystery of other people’s lives, the unbridgeable gulf between us all – even, or especially, between married couples – is the subject of this outstanding drama from first-time film-maker Aleem Khan.
  23. Dream Horse
    This movie gets a real gallop on, due to the sheer warmth of its performances.
  24. Gunda
    The secret life of farm animals remains a secret, but a fascinating and even poignant one, in this strange and unexpectedly subtle film from the Russian documentary-maker Viktor Kossakovsky.
  25. The Oak Room
    This sharply crafted piece talks the talk and finally threatens to walk the walk.
  26. Blue Miracle
    It’s the sort of old-fashioned string-puller that when done well is hard to resist even if we know the strings are being pulled, like we’re aware of the bait but powerless to resist.
  27. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
    A handsomely made return to form for a series that had been showing signs of fatigue.
  28. Earwig and the Witch
    There are some nice touches here and there, like the whirling little demons with batwings who are devoted to Mandrake. But the script ignores all the interesting bits of the story – who are the witches chasing Earwig’s mum and how does she shake them off?
  29. Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
    With less gripping subject matter, this might have been a so-so bit of club memorabilia. As it is, it can’t help but be gripping.
  30. Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog
    It succeeds in walking the tonal high beam without falling into soul-destroying bleakness on one side or a saccharinely fake happy ending on the other. That’s no mean feat.
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