Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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For 128 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 82% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 18% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 17.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Calvin Wilson's Scores

  • Movies
Average review score: 77
Highest review score:
Shame
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Critic Score 25
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 128
  3. Negative: 3 out of 128
128 movie reviews
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    • Metascore: 95
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    The Social Network
    A film that's at once timely and timeless.
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    • Metascore: 95
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Zero Dark Thirty
    Unlike too many films these days, Zero Dark Thirty dares to embrace complexity. And that makes it not just state-of-the-art entertainment, but a great film.
    • Metascore: 94
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    The Hurt Locker
    At once an unforgettable war film and a brilliant character study.
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    • Metascore: 94
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Amour
    The story is so masterfully told that one can't help but be enthralled.
    • Metascore: 92
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    35 Shots of Rum
    Involves the gradual revelation of the hopes, fears and insecurities of well-observed characters.
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    • Metascore: 91
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    The Gatekeepers
    Although The Gatekeepers lacks the stylistic inventiveness of “Fog,” it is nonetheless a compelling account of what can go wrong when power is unrestrained.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    A Prophet
    Essential viewing for art-film buffs and crime-flick fans, but also for anyone who's looking for a great story, terrific acting and masterful filmmaking.
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    • Metascore: 87
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    The Kid with a Bike
    This is a film that's not always easy to watch, but just about impossible to forget.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    The Kids Are All Right
    The Kids Are All Right probably could have used a few more scenes to come to an even more satisfying conclusion. But it's a terrific film anyway.
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    • Metascore: 86
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Ponyo
    Traditional in the best sense.
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    • Metascore: 86
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Beasts of the Southern Wild
    A cinematic miracle, a film that carves out a vivid space that has nothing to do with wizards or extraterrestrials, but quite a lot to say about the fantastical creatures that roam through the humanity in us all.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Lebanon
    Although Lebanon is to be congratulated for its bold visual strategy and strong antiwar stance, the film becomes claustrophobic after a while.
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    • Metascore: 85
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    Yes, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is often hard to follow, perhaps overestimating the audience's ability to keep track of what's going on and why. But it's a well-crafted film that wears its old-fashionedness with pride.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Pina
    The result, Pina, is the most spirited and spectacular film about dance since Robert Altman's "The Company."
    • Metascore: 82
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    The White Ribbon
    A stark, contemplative and hauntingly brilliant film.
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    • Metascore: 81
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    White Material
    Unhurried in its storytelling but unshakable in its impact.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Beginners
    A lovably quirky comedy-drama with a rhythm all its own.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    No
    The Oscar-nominated No has the gritty feel of a foreign film from the 1970s. As such, it may take a few minutes for most moviegoers to adjust to its rhythms. Ironically for a film about advertising, there’s nothing slick about it — and therein lies much of its greatness.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Pariah
    Like Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Oduye brilliantly slips inside the skin of a sensitive young woman who's having trouble finding her place in the world.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    A Serious Man
    A comedy of discomfort -- and one of their (Coen brothers) best, most insightful and most provocative films.
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    • Metascore: 79
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    The Fighter
    Director David O. Russell ("Three Kings") delivers a film of staggering impact.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Life of Pi
    As enchanting as it is ambitious.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Keep the Lights On
    The performances are first-rate, with Lindhardt particularly moving as a guy who's in deep denial about just how much he can expect from a relationship with an addict.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Black Swan
    Black Swan is ridiculously over the top, but in a way that makes it fascinating to watch.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Please Give
    Sophisticated comedies have gone out of fashion, largely because Hollywood finds it easier and more profitable to simply gross out moviegoers. But Please Give has real class -- and for that it deserves our gratitude.
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    • Metascore: 77
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    Red Riding Trilogy
    The success of the three, separately screened films -- the first set in 1974, the second in 1980 and the concluding segment in 1983 -- depends not on their specifics, but on their ability to sustain an atmosphere that's appropriate to the dark but haunting story.
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    • Metascore: 77
    • Calvin Wilson 100
    The Imposter
    One of the best films of the year.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    The Baader Meinhof Complex
    Has been criticized as endorsing or condoning violence, but that assessment is unfair and inaccurate. If terrorism is to be eliminated, it must be understood, not oversimplified.
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    • Metascore: 76
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Rabbit Hole
    Might be mistaken for a mere soap opera. But it's actually an emotional symphony.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Calvin Wilson 88
    Mud
    A provocative mood piece. Nichols, who had an art-house hit in 2011 with “Take Shelter,” has a gift for creating characters of unusual depth, and for eliciting performances of emotional resonance. With Mud, he seems to be edging closer to the mainstream, but his skills are as sharp as ever.
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