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For 7,979 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 51% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Badlands
Lowest review score: 0 Terror Firmer
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,504 out of 7979
  2. Mixed: 3,561 out of 7979
  3. Negative: 914 out of 7979
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  1. The Strange Case of Señor Computer
    This DIY oddity is both quirkily funny and strangely poignant, and does justice to the same themes that underlie the far more lavishly produced "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence."
  2. Grateful Dawg
    It's especially nice that all the songs on the soundtrack are heard in their entirety, even if the accompanying video footage is sometimes drawn from performances of different vintage.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Chop Suey
    Amid the clutter, Weber -- who narrates but never appears in front of the camera -- occasionally allows a glimpse into his own mind.
  4. Joy Ride
    The sequel-ready twist at the end is a letdown, but until then this is a neatly constructed nail-biter.
  5. The Debut
    That it feels so predictable is, ironically, a tribute to the universality of the experience it explores.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Training Day
    Even after it becomes clearer which side of law Harris is operating on, the film continues to work as a taut -- if violent -- police thriller.
  7. Serendipity
    The pace is brisk and the details are carefully arranged, but there's no sparkle -- and what's a romance without that?
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    La Ciénaga
    Martel can barely contain her disgust, and like Bunuel before her, she knows just when to cut the laughs and go straight for the throat.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
    It's an engaging diversion from a master director who, at the ripe age of 78, appears to be once again at the top of his game.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Born Romantic
    The shame of it all is that Kane somehow managed to assemble an extraordinary cast, whose fine performances can't surmount the tedium of his script.
  11. Diamond Men
    The ever-charismatic character actor George Coe stands out as a small-town jeweler grateful for a late-life affair.
  12. Sobreviviré
    This is a shameless, straightforward soap opera (no Almodovarian excess here!), but it's pretty entertaining on its own sudsy terms.
  13. Won't Anybody Listen
    Beautifully edited and, appropriately, the sound is unusually well recorded and produced.
  14. Don't Say a Word
    This by-the-numbers (no pun intended) psychological thrill ride is efficient and utterly soulless.
  15. Zoolander
    Overall, how funny you find it will probably depend on whether or not the mere sight of Stiller sucking in his cheeks, widening his eyes and striking preposterous poses makes you laugh uproariously.
  16. Hearts in Atlantis
    Hicks smothers the story in portentous images and the obligatory memory-inducing soundtrack. The effect is like peering at a photo through layers of shellac: evocative but remote.
  17. Dinner Rush
    Despite the Lear-like trappings and the talented young cast, which does its work with considerable grace, it has little momentum or punch.
  18. Rocky Road
    Cunningham tackles a complicated subject, rejecting the stridency favored by filmmakers of the Spike Lee persuasion in favor of a more even-handed tone.
  19. Vampire Hunter D
    It's a must-see for horror buffs and anime fans; and while it lacks the haunting thematic underpinnings of "Blood The Last Vampire," -- it's a more satisfying movie-going experience.
  20. The Endurance
    Documentarian George Butler ("Pumping Iron") wisely opted to stick to the cold, hard facts of the expedition's tale while layering in warmer material, like interviews with historians and descendants of the crew and narrator Liam Neeson's lilting bedtime-story delivery.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Liam
    For what amounts to a fairly sentimental glance backward, the film is oddly styled; Andrew Dunn (who also shot the baroque "Monkeybone") favors oblique angles and lighting worthy of an Italian horror movie.
  22. Glitter
    A butt-numbing exercise in tedium, sporadically redeemed by moments of unintentional hilarity.
  23. Go Tigers!
    The film is at heart a look at a unique slice of Americana, particularly an opening montage in which we realize that football here is a cradle-to-the-grave proposition -- literally.
  24. God, Sex & Apple Pie
    Well-written and surprisingly well-acted by a relatively inexperienced cast
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Children Underground
    Homelessness is all too familiar to many inhabitants of the world's wealthiest cities, but rarely has the situation seemed so hopeless, or its victims so desperate.
  26. The Glass House
    The cast, including genre veteran Bruce Dern as a kindly lawyer, do their best with the material, but you can't make a crackling thriller out of soggy cliches.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    A Trial in Prague
    One of the many terrible ironies laid out in vivid detail by Justman and her subjects is that many of those accused were among the Party's most ardent members: Jews who wholeheartedly embraced Communism.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Haiku Tunnel
    There are a few weak spots -- the ending could have used some fine tuning -- but otherwise its a solid sleeper: unassuming, unexpected and wholly entertaining.
  29. China: The Panda Adventure
    Since her claim to fame is having brought the first living panda -- a cub named Su Lin -- out of China, Harkness's success is a given, but the footage of pandas in their natural surroundings is enchanting.
  30. Kill Me Later
    The film's liabilities include Lustig's excessive reliance on flashy editing, tacky special effects and a blaring alterna-rock soundtrack that's used to make the characters' thoughts and motivations painfully obvious. Among its assets are the clever premise and generally appealing performances.
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