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For 17,765 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 IMAX: Hubble 3D
Lowest review score: 0 Divorce: The Musical
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,125 out of 17765
  2. Mixed: 7,004 out of 17765
  3. Negative: 1,636 out of 17765
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  1. Dancing at the Blue Iguana
    An exercise in improv-derived filmmaking that simply proves once again that there's no substitute for a good script.
  2. Focus
    A stilted, heavy-handed parable about fascistic intolerance.
  3. Riding in Cars with Boys
    The result under Penny Marshall's direction is a film with genuinely serious intentions that falls considerably short of its intentions.
  4. Intimacy
    A tortured reflection on the complex relationship between love, sex, desire and obsession, distinguished by courageously raw performances from leads Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox.
  5. The Last Castle
    A disappointingly pedestrian prison meller that falls between stools artistically and politically.
  6. From Hell
    Surprisingly conventional Olde London Towne gaslight mystery, gussied up with some doctored visuals, and an eccentric performance by Johnny Depp.
  7. Waking Life
    Audiences looking for something fresh and different, not to mention a head trip, will find it in Waking Life.
  8. My Voyage to Italy
    Scorsese's heartfelt love letter to Italian movies up to 1961.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Operator
    A mostly slick, intelligent psychological thriller/modern morality tale flawed by occasional lapses of subtlety and a central performance that veers just to the wrong side of empathetic.
  10. My First Mister
    Lahti's feature directorial debut walks an innocuous middle line between the story's maudlin possibilities and its meaningful potential.
  11. Corky Romano
    Ranks as the most slapdash comedic star vehicle to hit screens since Harland Williams misfired with the career-stalling "RocketMan."
  12. Bandits
    The disparate but highly skilled leading trio of Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett keeps this road movie engaging even when it veers giddily onto the shoulder.
  13. Mulholland Dr.
    A genuinely ominous and suspenseful thriller.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop
    There is no denying Danny Hoch's talent. A monologist in the tradition of Eric Bogosian, Hoch assembles a cast of urban types and explores their dysfunctions and angst with a winning combination of sympathy, ironic point and dead-on mimicry.
  15. Sobibór, 14 Octobre 1943, 16 heures
    Has a terrible fascination that glues viewers to the screen. At the same time, audience patience is tested.
  16. The Human Body
    It's the soundtrack, as much as the opticals, which makes this brief Imax trip a thoroughly sensory experience.
  17. Werckmeister Harmonies
    A stunning feature -- another hypnotic meditation on popular demagogy and mental manipulation.
  18. Fat Girl
    Despite the disappointing conclusion, it's hard not to be affected by the film, because of the director's frank approach to her subject and the sheer skill with which she tells her story.
  19. Grateful Dawg
    The music is fine, but there's little else here to hold the attention of non-Deadheads.
  20. The Strange Case of Señor Computer
    A retro sci-fi tale that takes its time stoking a low-key absurdism to high silliness. Initial slow going pays off in cumulative laughs.
  21. Joy Ride
    Hot-wired, white-knuckle thriller.
  22. The Debut
    A pleasant and polished first feature for director Gene Cajayon.
  23. Serendipity
    Will serve as an excellent gauge of any viewer's tolerance level for schmaltzy contrivance and manipulation.
  24. The Hidden Half
    The confused script makes this a tough film for audiences to dig into.
  25. Training Day
    Ominously atmospheric study of police corruption dangles danger and sinister motives at every turn.
  26. Max Keeble's Big Move
    Surprisingly amusing.
  27. Chop Suey
    Bids to whip homoerotic iconography into something palatable for those suspicious of the cuisine.
  28. La Ciénaga
    An atmospheric and cumulatively impressive feature-length debut from Argentine writer-director Lucrecia Martel.
  29. Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
    An entrancing ensemble piece, directed with calm assurance, acted by a fine ensemble, and structured and scripted with wit and precision.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Jabberwocky (re-release)
    Long on jabber but short on yocks.
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