Claudia Puig, USA Today
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For 1,582 reviews, this critic has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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34% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.1 points higher than other critics.
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Claudia Puig's Scores
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| Average review score: | 63 |
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100
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12
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,017 out of 1582
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Mixed: 350 out of 1582
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Negative: 215 out of 1582
1,582
movie reviews
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Claudia Puig 75
The film employs a largely British cast that is perhaps the most impressive ensemble of any movie this year.- Posted Dec 8, 2011
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Claudia Puig 88
A compelling drama that establishes Ryan Gosling as one of the finest actors of his generation. -
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Claudia Puig 100
The mesmerizing, heart-tugging concert film Heart of Gold confirms Neil Young's stature as a national treasure. -
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Claudia Puig 63
The movie version feels like a stately, but watered down, episode of "Masterpiece Theatre" fused with "The English Patient." -
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Claudia Puig 88
This Korean-made film takes the well-worn creature-feature genre and spins it on its head thrillingly. -
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Claudia Puig 100
A shape-shifting film, it resembles a poem. At other moments, it is closer to a symphony. Most often, it approximates a fervent prayer.- Posted May 27, 2011
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Claudia Puig 75
If feuds, drunken outbursts and thoughtless bed-hopping sound like fun, then A Christmas Tale is a hoot. Some wry humor runs through the course of the overly long saga. But there's not enough dark wit to mitigate the tedium and pretentiousness. -
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Claudia Puig 88
One small documentary for a filmmaker and one giant leap in inspiration for audiences. -
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Claudia Puig 75
An exhilarating sci-fi action thriller with a powerful social and political message. -
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Claudia Puig 88
Literate, melancholy and magical, Moonrise Kingdom is quintessential Wes Anderson, infused with his brand of daffy wit.- Posted May 24, 2012
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Claudia Puig 88
Penn's Oscar-caliber transformation is breathtaking, and the saga of one man's fight for human rights is engrossing. -
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Claudia Puig 75
Each character is decent and likable, as well as complex. The four main portrayals are outstanding -- so natural and believable that you are drawn into their story immediately. -
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Claudia Puig 88
When so much of what Hollywood churns out is almost instantly forgettable, it says a lot about a film when viewers want to take time to argue, ponder and puzzle over it.- Posted Sep 27, 2012
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Claudia Puig 100
With this, possibly his most subdued film, Almodo´var reinforces his status as one of the most distinctive and talented filmmakers working today. -
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Claudia Puig 100
It's a precarious balance, but Payne blends wit and poignancy so artfully it feels like an exquisitely choreographed dance.- Posted Nov 15, 2011
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Claudia Puig 88
One bad idea can unravel and ruin lives in unimaginably horrific ways.That's the concept underlying the riveting Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, a sharply acted and highly entertaining morality play. -
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Claudia Puig 88
It is that rare film that is equal parts entertaining, life-affirming and thought-provoking. -
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Claudia Puig 75
Besides being filled with Chappelle's hilarious sense of humor, the movie features life-affirming messages and great music by serious rap artists with political, socio-cultural and spiritual themes. -
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Claudia Puig 75
Crazy Heart, based on a 1987 novel by Thomas Cobb, also has great music. Even if you're not a country music fan, the songs, by T Bone Burnett and the late Stephen Bruton, are infectious. -
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Claudia Puig 75
The scenes in Pandora -- a planet with an Earth-like environment -- are so breathtaking that the narrative seems almost beside the point. -
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Claudia Puig 63
Drawing upon "Wag the Dog," "Dr. Strangelove" and "This Is Spinal Tap," this sardonic tale is adapted from the critically acclaimed BBC series "The Thick of It." -
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Claudia Puig 75
It's an intriguing match of material and filmmaker. Dahl's distinctive, edgy storytelling seems to fit well with Anderson's idiosyncratic worldview and visuals. -
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Claudia Puig 75
When it comes to sheer spectacle, Star Trek, as re-imagined by J.J. Abrams, delivers. -
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Claudia Puig 88
Features the season's most tragic heroine along with some of the liveliest dead people ever seen on film. -
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Claudia Puig 88
Overall, however, the manner in which the film blends the tale of an imperiled boy and the history of cinema makes for an ambitious and fanciful ride.- Posted Nov 21, 2011
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Claudia Puig 75
Drag Me to Hell is unlike any scary thriller in a while: frightening, frenzied and fun. -
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Claudia Puig 100
Timeliness can be tricky to pull off convincingly in movies. It's tough to capture an era while it's still happening, yet Up in the Air does so brilliantly, with wit and humanity. -
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Claudia Puig 88
Caché is unsettling and tense, even shocking. And its story of enduring tensions between an Algerian immigrant and a well-off French family is particularly timely. -
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Claudia Puig 88
It is an unsettling tale told simply and chillingly by director Peter Mullan, with stand-out performances, an evocative soundtrack and spare, haunting visuals. -
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