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For 4,670 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 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: 2,963 out of 4670
  2. Mixed: 1,021 out of 4670
  3. Negative: 686 out of 4670
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  1. Surrogates
    Half a howler but not nearly funny enough.
  2. The Boys Are Back
    In less capable hands, the movie could have been maudlin. Instead, Hicks and Owen have created an intimate drama told with humor and emotion.
  3. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
    An insightful, sharply written and unsettlingly amusing exploration of the darker elements of masculinity.
  4. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
    This unfunny, über-misogynistic adaptation of Tucker Max's audacious best-seller of the same name is unlikely to please anyone.
  5. Paranormal Activity
    No-frills chills are what Paranormal Activity offers in unrelenting supply.
  6. Capitalism: A Love Story
    Impassioned, informative and entertaining, if sometimes repetitive.
  7. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
    A surprisingly savory treat, though it doesn't bear much resemblance to the charming classic children's book on which it's based.
  8. The Informant!
    Soderbergh takes a deadly serious news story and amplifies and colors it to the point of outrageousness. The results aren't always consistent, but they are undeniably compelling.
  9. Love Happens
    Love Happens is an oddly upbeat title for a movie that is surprisingly sad.
  10. Jennifer's Body
    Jennifer's Body is not as hot as you hope it would be.
  11. Bright Star
    What the film does best is remind us of the brilliance of Keats flame and how it was extinguished far too early.
  12. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
    Lacks tension or mystery. Even the courtroom scenes feel artificial.
  13. The Other Man
    The biggest mystery in this wannabe thriller is why such topnotch actors would sign on for such a dreary movie that amounts to a mediocre soap opera.
  14. 9
    Long on imaginative design but less substantial in narrative, this dreary story of fighting the power is more numbing than thought-provoking.
  15. Walt & El Grupo
    While Walt & El Grupo could use trimming, it also is visually stunning.
  16. Extract
    Affleck ought to do more quirky character roles rather than leading-man parts in action films. Bateman plays his low-key straight man/protagonist to perfection.
  17. All About Steve
    Manages to be both toothless and tasteless in its satire of TV news sensationalism.
  18. Amreeka
    This slice of American life, as seen through the eyes of Palestinian immigrants, is nuanced, engaging and authentically observed.
  19. The September Issue
    While it doesn't scratch much below the surface, The September Issue is an entertainingly voyeuristic glimpse into the fashion world.
  20. Taking Woodstock
    This is Woodstock from another perspective -- one without Jimi Hendrix or Janis Joplin.
  21. Shorts
    Fast-paced, imaginative and often cute, Shorts is slight but enjoyable family fare.
  22. Post Grad
    Post Grad is a collection of unfunny, insipid and predictable vignettes in search of a movie.
  23. Inglourious Basterds
    Tarantino exercises both his obsession with vengeance and his fascination with the movies.
  24. My One and Only
    My One and Only has an old-fashioned sensibility -- and some lovely Mad Men-style costumes -- making for a pleasantly diverting road movie.
  25. World's Greatest Dad
    A few scenes in World's Greatest Dad may qualify it as the most uncomfortable and unsettling movie to sit through of any this year.
  26. District 9
    With its clever faux documentary style, this is the most imaginative science-fiction movie to come along in years.
  27. Ponyo
    Miyazaki creates fascinating, fluid and whimsical scenarios.
  28. The Time Traveler's Wife
    A slog rather than the sweeping romance it aspires to be.
  29. It Might Get Loud
    It's a pleasure to watch these men perform. These are real-life guitar heroes. But it would have been a treat to see more of them talking shop.
  30. Julie & Julia
    Spiced with plenty of humor and affection.
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