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For 20,280 reviews, this publication has graded:
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On average, this publication grades 4.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Short Cuts
Lowest review score: 0 Gummo
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,381 out of 20280
  2. Mixed: 8,435 out of 20280
  3. Negative: 2,464 out of 20280
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  1. Night Always Comes
    The movie resolves into a relatively deft combination of message picture and suspense thriller.
  2. Köln 75
    A movie that’s a little too eager to be liked. But it’s also tough to resist.
  3. No Other Choice
    No Other Choice is easy to admire from one perfectly balanced shot to the next; it is a pleasure to see how Park plays with visual space and deploys some of the more slapstick comedy with sharply timed, Rube Goldberg-style finesse. If only the movie’s tones and moods were as modulated as its two vibrant, often touching lead performances.
  4. Father Mother Sister Brother
    The third segment, “Sister Brother,” is so lovely it prompts reconsideration of the first two.
  5. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle
    It could take a lifetime, or at least the sustained attention of an aficionado, to untangle all the lore. But the themes — solidarity and self-interest, allegiance and betrayal, love and loathing — are easy to follow. For the casual fan, the chief reason to seek out “Infinity Castle” is for its visuals, which position passionately emotive characters over impressionistic backdrops.
  6. Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
    It’s a film of sensations and mystery that feels like it’s wafting toward us from another century, like much of the Quays’ work, channeling uncanny realms of Central European puppetry.
  7. Mahjong
    For all its sloppiness, this satiric morality tale still has a sharp comic bite.
  8. Is This Thing On?
    If “Is This Thing On?” is sometimes too careful for its own good, it is also deeply trusting of its leads, whose faces, under the scrutiny of Matthew Libatique’s merciless close-ups, reveal the hurt the couple is unable to verbalize.
  9. Rental Family
    A movie that’s at once disappointingly superficial and utterly charming.
  10. Cold Storage
    A B-movie throwback with plentiful winks, it has few thrills, but it has a touch of science, a plausible-enough threat, suitably disgusting splatter, appealing actors and a fleet running time.
  11. It's Always Fair Weather
    Howling with derision at such recognizable idiocies of TV as singing and slobbering commercials, audience-participation shows, give-away plugs for mundane products and the wise-talking agency boys, Miss Comden and Mr. Green fling some pretty sharp barbs in this bright film.
  12. Dead of Winter
    Brian Kirk, the director, has a good feel for this formidable, intimidating setting; the viewer appreciates its beauty while maintaining a keen sense of how awful it would be to get stranded there.
  13. Arco
    Like a cross between a Studio Ghibli joint and “Interstellar,” Arco, by the French comic-book artist turned filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu, strikes a lovely balance between fantastical kid-friendly wholesomeness and real-world bleakness.
  14. Palestine 36
    The dynamics are rarely simply drawn, and if the film’s default mode is miniseries-expository, there are a few striking stylistic flourishes.
  15. 100 Nights of Hero
    There’s just enough style and slyness to momentarily whisk one away.
  16. Sisu: Road to Revenge
    It’s gloriously, audaciously silly, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a good time.
  17. The Stranger
    Existential ennui is not exactly fun to watch (or, one assumes, easy to perform), yet a meaningless life has rarely looked this beautiful.
  18. The Voice of Hind Rajab
    As wrenching as The Voice of Hind Rajab is, there is something uneasy-making about turning a child’s harrowing cries for help into a pretext for metacinematic flourishes. Hind’s story does not need that kind of intellectualized gimmickry, in which recordings of authentic terror serve as proof of the staging’s verisimilitude.
  19. Erupcja
    Although Charli and Góra can’t quite translate enough layers between them to make this film really bruise, this is a pleasantly slight work that doesn’t overstay its welcome.
  20. Christy
    This fierce contest of genres — in this corner, sports-saga triumph; in this corner, too-real female endangerment — is the director David Michôd’s point.
  21. Silent Friend
    Plenty of things happen, but Silent Friend isn’t traditionally plot-driven. It’s a film of sprawling ideas that float around like pollen, with some particles creating marvelous blooms. Others drift off aimlessly.
  22. Hamlet
    A trade-off for this fleet-of-foot adaptation is the full range of the play’s philosophical soundings and emotional palette. But their “Hamlet” surges with its own energies — palpably a matter of life and death.
  23. Lost in the Jungle
    Lost in the Jungle can’t really explain how the children survived, or how, ultimately, they were rescued. Miracles and mysteries happen in the jungle. What the film does elucidate, in rich and tense storytelling, is that no headline story like this is ever as simple as it seems on the surface.
  24. Ju Dou
    Ju Dou is an intellectually and artistically brave film. Asking for dramatic power and psychological depth as well may be expecting too much.
  25. Greenland 2: Migration
    Ric Roman Waugh’s movie is a notable step up from the first film. The Garritys’ traversal across the treacherous North Atlantic Ocean and dashes past marauding bandits in Europe make for real human stakes.
  26. Silent Night, Deadly Night
    Nelson may be throwing too much at the wall, but he does manage to make you feel something beyond just gross-out thrills.
  27. Ozzy: No Escape From Now
    The movie chronicles eventual triumphs that are invariably tinged with sadness. Through it all, Osbourne’s devotion to his family, his fans, his bandmates and, yes, his art is palpable.
  28. Desert Warrior
    Rather than extend the epic sweep of this picture into the cosmic ineffable, he just wants the viewer bouncing along and rooting for its female hero. And the film succeeds admirably in this respect.
  29. Darling
    As a slashing social satire and also a devastating spoof of the synthetic, stomach-turning output of the television-advertising age--it is loaded with startling expositions and lacerating wit.
  30. Selena y Los Dinos
    It’s an accessible presentation for fans. Others may find it too insider-focused, even as it renders Selena’s symbolic self more human.
  31. Being Eddie
    Being Eddie is a great time. Murphy is good company, and he’s hilarious as ever.
  32. Reminders of Him
    Reminders of Him deserves credit for serving it all up unabashedly and without a single wink. This is largely thanks to the stupendous Monroe, and also Withers.
  33. H Is for Hawk
    What does work about H Is for Hawk (aside from Mabel, whose presence is enough to recommend the film) is its refusal to make grief facile or tidy, or to proclaim that healing must look the same for everyone.
  34. Rosemead
    In its march toward resolution, “Rosemead” never falters in its compassion, and asks the same of us.
  35. Kokuho
    Even as it periodically languishes, the film comes back around, with some moving flourishes, to stamp its idea: To witness these vicissitudes over a lifetime, is to see the beauty, bloodshed and loneliness of true artistic greatness.
  36. The Family Plan 2
    The director Simon Cellan Jones and the writer David Coggeshall return for this better executed, equally goofball follow-up.
  37. Fire of Wind
    The film’s intriguing symbolism diminishes over time, but remaining is an elegant portrait of solidarity; a vision of workers enmeshed in the land that sustains them.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Set-Up
    The Set-Up is a real dilly for those who go for muscular entertainment.
  39. Belén
    The film weaves a surprising amount of history into a procedural framework. It’s eye-opening, even though it’s hitting the same old beats.
  40. In the Grey
    These days, Ritchie’s films are all about fabulous looking people causing a ruckus and blowing a lot of stuff up and taking out less good-looking bad guys in the bargain. “In the Grey” not only delivers these goods but goes into copious detail about just how Sid and Bronco get their ruckus up to speed.
  41. The Merchants of Joy
    The director Celia Aniskovich, using Owen Long’s 2022 New York Magazine article “Secrets of the Christmas Tree Trade” as a starting point, has at her subject with commendable verve.
  42. WTO/99
    It’s clear that the movie has a point of view; what’s most interesting, though, is the raw materials it employs.
  43. I'll See You in My Dreams
    Indeed, if it weren't for Mr. Thomas and the warmth that wells up from him, we would not want to voice a speculation as to the residual qualities of the film—not even conceding the wry humor that frequently pops in the script, the verve of the other performers and the nostalgic lushness of the songs.
  44. Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?
    Today, Duritz is a reflective figure. The documentary, directed by Amy Scott, will pull you back from any “pity the poor celebrity” eye-rolling with its revelation of his struggles with mental illness, which he endured, undiagnosed, during the ups and downs of early fame.
  45. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
    In some ways, the movie is a bizarre Venn diagram of aesthetic and emotional interests: a totally immersive experience into the power of Eilish’s music, and a test film for Cameron to play with his latest gadgets.
  46. Hard Boiled
    Mr. Woo does, in fact, seem to be a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation.
  47. Deepfaking Sam Altman
    Give Bhala Lough credit: His film simultaneously illustrates the deficiencies of generative A.I. and the dangers of investing in it emotionally, while remaining annoying and self-amused in a distinctly human way.
  48. Queen Kelly (1929)
    The shimmering, sensitively scored restoration brings out the production’s opulence and hence the regal stage von Stroheim sets for his characters’ attractions and abjection.
  49. Disneyland Handcrafted
    Delving into company archives, the director (whose grandfather, the animator Ub Iwerks, was a crucial contributor to early Disney films) has composed an official story, but one that wisely avoids “why this matters” talking-head commentary. Disneyland Handcrafted is instead an immersive bit of time travel.
  50. A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
    While honesty dictates that this movie, directed by Banmei Takahashi, be classified first and foremost as erotica, it is erotica that finds room for real sweetness and intellectual pretensions along with its kink.
  51. Tow
    The movie steers into a “beat the system” narrative that packs some stirring “Erin Brockovich” energy.
  52. Ghost Elephants
    Ghost Elephants resides in the intersection of science and lyrical reverie — Herzog’s treasured terrain.
  53. Dolly
    As an exploitation pastiche, Rod Blackhurst’s new sicko fairy tale is a knockout. Made entirely on Super 16-millimeter film, it oozes grindhouse sleaze that almost reeks through the screen. Ashley K. Thomas’s special makeup effects are distinctively stomach-churning. There’s not much to it beyond that, and for lots of horror fans, that will be enough.
  54. The Inquisitor
    Tucker wisely front loads clips of Jordan (with some texts spoken by Alfre Woodard in voice-over). Jordan seems to be speaking to us today as a voice of conscience and reason in a nation in crisis struggling to fulfill its promise.
  55. Idiotka
    The American dream gets a quirky wardrobe upgrade in Idiotka, a lightweight but winning comedy that feels like a Netflix movie’s indie cousin.
  56. Bushido
    Written by Masato Kato, Bushido holds you with its performances and a story that circles around questions of honor, loyalty, masculinity and the ties that bind and sometimes throttle.
  57. Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare
    Although chiefly a straightforward — and at points repetitive — synopsis of the events, Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare distinguishes itself in its devotion to elevating these men as heroes.
  58. Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
    Even if you’re confused or mystified by the whole concept of cryptocurrency, the movie is a pretty solid introduction to how it works. More important, it explains why people got into it in the first place.
  59. Pizza Movie
    It’s fast, witty, and packed with clever punchlines, though it still finds time for several scatological gags.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Honky Tonk
    Mostly, "Honky Tonk" is a crowd-catching midway exhibit in which Miss Turner gives a competent, if limited, performance and Mr. Gable again shows off his muscles.
  61. Faces of Death
    Blood-soaked and intense, it is occasionally uneven in tone, with varying degrees of skill from the cast. But story-wise, it mostly holds together, a thinker of a thriller that, even when it heads into pure slasher territory, still has its brain turned on.
  62. Agatha's Almanac
    While not everything that Bock does is equally fascinating — a director’s personal connection to a subject can be both an advantage and a hindrance — a fair amount of it is endearing, even inspiring.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Seduction of Mimi
    In "Mimi," politics and sex are so well balanced that all the raw emotions and the devastating jokes ring true.
  64. Backbeat
    Backbeat, directed by Iain Softley, is lively, galvanizing and unexpectedly well made, a far cry from the Madame Tussaud approach often used to enshrine contemporary celebrities.
  65. Manas
    This is an upsetting film with an abrupt ending, but the feeling of despondence it imposes upon the audience is part of the point.
  66. Two Pianos
    Looking for rational behavior, especially in a crucial flashback, is pointless. To the extent that Two Pianos coheres, it is in a way that might be described as musical.
  67. A Cry in the Dark
    The screenplay for A Cry in the Dark, adapted by Robert Caswell and Mr. Schepisi from a book by John Bryson, isn't perfect, but it provides Miss Streep with the kind of raw material that allows her to create a character who, while being perfectly ordinary, is always unexpectedly special.
  68. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
    It’s honestly easier to feel more invested in these characters (or to have a reference point for the understatement of Rimuru’s role) if you’ve been hanging out with the show for one or more seasons. But it’s a diverting dip in the anime sea.
  69. The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
    Shorn of any larger narratives or showy touches, the film spotlights each subject telling, in brief, the individual histories and struggles of their lives.
  70. Ask E. Jean
    Carroll is a phenomenally compelling subject, and her magnetic, joyful presence at the center of the film holds it together.
  71. The Book of Eli
    The movie keeps you watching and generally engaged.
  72. Extraordinary Measures
    The storytelling and the visual style are rarely more than workmanlike, and the big scenes arrive punctually and are played with minimal nuance.
  73. It's Complicated
    Pleasurable, daffy if at times daft.
  74. This Is It
    The on-screen results are weird and watchable, by turns frustrating and entertaining, and predictably a little morbid.
  75. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
    If the filmmakers opt to make only light statements about junk food, obesity and solid waste, they at least leave the audience sated on a single serving of inspired lunacy.
  76. Armored
    An unabashed B movie: basic, brutal and sometimes clumsy, but far from dumb, and not bad at all.
  77. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
    An amiable, offhanded comedy about ethnic identity and last-chance romance.
  78. Twilight
    Though Edward and Bella reach certain heights in Twilight, notably during a charming scene that finds them leaping from piney treetop to treetop against the spectacular wilderness backdrop, the story’s moral undertow keeps dragging them down.
  79. Apocalypto
    Neither Mr. Gibson’s fans nor his detractors are likely to accuse him of excessive subtlety, and the effectiveness of Apocalypto is inseparable from its crudity. But the blunt characterizations and the emphatic emotional cues are also evidence of the director’s skill.
  80. I Can Do Bad All by Myself
    Mr. Perry has his moviemaking machine running smoothly, which is to say somewhat predictably.
  81. Saw VI
    Warm feelings are inspired by the reappearance of old friends, even those who had their faces ripped off or their intestines ejected several films ago.
  82. The Limits of Control
    A nondramatic work best appreciated as a pure image-and-sound event.
  83. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Much like its young hero, played by Daniel Radcliffe, the film has begun to show signs of stress around the edges, a bit of fatigue, or maybe that’s just my gnawing impatience.
  84. Gladiator
    Grandiose and silly.
  85. Coach Carter
    This may be the coach's story, but to the extent that Coach Carter is interesting rather than merely inspirational, it's because of the team.
  86. Beautiful Boxer
    A rare hybrid: an underdog sports picture that's also a transgender fairy tale.
  87. Arakimentari
    More of a sketch than a fully developed portrait.
  88. Emile
    While most films in which the angry past confronts the guilty present degenerate into mawkish reconciliations, Emile errs on the side of restraint.
  89. Hitch
    An average romantic comedy put together with enough professionalism to keep your cynicism momentarily at bay, featuring good-looking actors who also, in this case, seem like pretty nice people.
  90. Nabbeun namja
    If there is anything worth discovering in this sad slog of a story, it is the two fierce performances by Cho Je-Hyun and Seo Won, who play the lovers and turn the harsh drama into a showcase for their pained expressions.
  91. Naked Fame
    The spare, enjoyable Naked Fame, by the documentarian Chris Long, suggests that today's pornography performers enjoy better life options than those revisited in "Inside Deep Throat."
  92. Sexual Dependency
    In Sexual Dependency, the filmmaker Rodrigo Bellott flirts with the allowable limit of themes in one movie. His frenzied but clever first film juggles race, class, jingoism, homophobia, sexual attraction and rape.
  93. Face
    The director's attention to details of character and locale makes for a precise evocation of a New York seldom seen in feature films.
  94. The Upside of Anger
    A seriously flawed movie wrapped around two nearly perfect performances.
  95. Don't Move
    It is a beautifully made film - decorously composed, meticulously acted, cleanly photographed. But all of these qualities make it seem complacent and hypocritical when it wants to be honest and brave, and sentimental rather than emotionally daring.
  96. Ice Princess
    You can feel this niche-marketed tweener fantasy of athletic glory frantically trying to balance a decent sense of values against a market-savvy awareness.
  97. Mondovino
    Smart, sincere and sloppy film.
  98. Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
    This visually stylish work, with its vintage glamour photos, film and television clips, and snippets from a 1951 B-movie, "Racket Girls," is more of a scrapbook than a coherent history of the sport during its rough-and-tumble infancy.
  99. Dust to Glory
    There is occasionally some gorgeous scenery, and the challenge of driving through silt is mildly interesting.
  100. Fever Pitch
    Still, despite the visual clumsiness and the production's tattered seams, I found myself rooting for this movie anyway, partly because Lindsey and Ben make a nice fit, as do the actors playing them, partly because the Farrellys bring so much heart to their movies, and partly because Ms. Barrymore inspires more goodwill than any other young actress I can think of working today in American movies.
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