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For 4,677 reviews, this publication has graded:
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  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1 point lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Fruitvale Station
Lowest review score: 0 Amos & Andrew
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,969 out of 4677
  2. Mixed: 1,022 out of 4677
  3. Negative: 686 out of 4677
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  1. Blade Runner 2049
    Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner popularized the cyberpunk movement (a gritty mix of neo-noir and hardcore sci-fi) back in the day, but 2049 perfects it. Super-stylish and deeply human — even with androids and holograms around — the spectacular follow-up takes the detective story of the first film and turns it into a grand mythology of identity, memory, creation and revolution.
  2. American Made
    American Made points out an unfortunate time in our history when government shenanigans ran amok internationally and people did bad things in the name of greed and power. But hoo-boy, does Tom Cruise have fun with it.
  3. Battle of the Sexes
    Battle of the Sexes is less an issues movie and more an entertaining history lesson, with Stone and Carell proving they're a winning match.
  4. The LEGO Ninjago Movie
    Lego Ninjago sparkles with humor and kung fu style, yet it’s a few pieces short of greatness.
  5. mother!
    Impressive in its ambition, mother! doesn’t quite reach the heights of Aronofsky’s Black Swan in terms of bizarre masterpieces, yet endless conversations about what the heck you just saw will surely be born and raised.
  6. It
    The infamous clown is plenty freaky, though it’s the youngsters, bursting with hormones and one-liners, who make It one of the better Stephen King adaptations.
  7. Leap!
    For the cinematic dregs of late August, the earnest and quirky Leap! is charmingly en pointe.
  8. The Hitman's Bodyguard
    The combination of the two showcases fun chemistry and antics, although surrounded by a formulaic narrative that action junkies have all seen before.
  9. Logan Lucky
    Seemingly fueled by Mountain Dew and Hostess pies, the delightfully berzerk Logan Lucky is a love letter to backwoods ingenuity and, at a time with a deep divide between red and blue states, a universal dose of hillbilly hilarity.
  10. The Glass Castle
    The Glass Castle offers up a movie clan to beat in terms of complete dysfunction, though the brutal and heart-wrenching film is in its own way just as much of a mess.
  11. Wind River
    Renner, in one of his best roles, lends a weathered depth to Cory but also surprising intelligence to the character deemed “Sherlock Snow.”
  12. The Dark Tower
    This is a fantastical faceplant, and though Elba tries his hardest, what could have been the tale of an iconic gunslinger is a big miss.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Detroit
    The film's unflinching gaze on a lawless night will likely be politicized, but calling Detroit anti-police misses the mark. The question Detroit begs is, in a democratic nation, to whom does the law apply?
  14. Atomic Blonde
    Take out the cool retro tunes, neon everything and the formidable woman of action, and Atomic Blonde tends more bland than Bond.
  15. Dunkirk
    Dunkirk is also one of the best-scored films in recent memory, and Hans Zimmer’s music plays as important a role as any character. With shades of Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, the melodies are glorious, yet Zimmer also creates an instrumental ticking-clock soundtrack that’s a propulsive force in the action scenes.
  16. A Ghost Story
    While at times bleak, A Ghost Story isn't devoid of hope. More essentially, the best film so far this year is a thought-provoking, singularly special masterpiece about love, mortality and how our heart keeps beating even after it stops.
  17. Chaplin
    Director Richard Attenborough's Chaplin is catastrophic only partly because it tries to squeeze in topics, subtopics and more. [24 Dec 1992, p.3D]
    • USA Today
      • Posted Jun 30, 2017
  18. Patriot Games
    Fortunately, Games' finale is lively enough to keep viewers from cursing on the way out; there's a monsoon, a speedboat chase, a fire, explosion, the usual. Yet does it really exceed action genre expectations? Not really. Even enthusiasts may exit Red October's sequel feeling a little blue. [5 June 1992, p.4D]
    • USA Today
      • Posted Jun 29, 2017
  19. Hot Shots!
    Shots is intermittently funny - but never, even on its own terms, important. [31 July 1991, p.6D]
    • USA Today
      • Posted Jun 29, 2017
  20. The 'Burbs
    'Burbs is a messy mix of Gremlins, Neighbors, Rear Window and Arsenic and Old Lace. [17 Feb 1989, p.6D]
    • USA Today
      • Posted Jun 29, 2017
  21. Spider-Man: Homecoming
    The magic of Homecoming is that it belongs more to the John Hughes cinematic universe than the Avengers’.
  22. Soapdish
    Soapdish is forever blowing comic bubbles. Most burst in mid-flight. But a few, thanks to the talents of stars Sally Field and Kevin Kline, work up into a laughable lather. [31 May 1991, p.4D]
    • USA Today
      • Posted Jun 28, 2017
  23. Okja
    Though ultimately gratifying, the ambitious Okja struggles throughout with its pinballing tonal structure, beginning as a family-friendly adventure then shifting to screwball farce and later to an emotional drama involving animal cruelty and slaughterhouse horror.
  24. Baby Driver
    When all cylinders are pumping, Baby Driver is an enchanting experiment that puts the pedal to the metal. And even a few off notes can’t stop the beat of Wright’s fast and furious symphony.
  25. War for the Planet of the Apes
    The satisfying and heart-wrenching climax is a last reminder that Caesar’s new adventure is one of this summer’s best.
  26. The Beguiled
    Writer/director Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled showcases good manners and bad deeds, though it lacks the necessary edge to make it a satisfying revenge thriller.
  27. Transformers: The Last Knight
    Even if you love alien robots punching each other while tossing out insipid one-liners, it’s a painfully long two and a half hours where the biggest problem isn’t a lack of plot but way too many of them.
  28. Rough Night
    At times it feels like a good thing but way too often reminds you that you’re trapped for an hour and a half.
  29. Cars 3
    Cars 3 at least tries to put a little extra in the tank this time around.
  30. It Comes at Night
    A well-crafted, albeit entirely bleak exploration of paranoia and fear.
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