David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
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For 1,971 reviews, this critic has graded:
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53% higher than the average critic
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45% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.2 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
David Sterritt's Scores
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Positive: 1,082 out of 1971
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Mixed: 652 out of 1971
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Negative: 237 out of 1971
1,971
movie reviews
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David Sterritt 100
Worth a dozen "Blair Witch Projects," with much more harrowing psychology and pithy dialogue. It's a bone-chilling plunge into no-holds-barred storytelling. -
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David Sterritt 100
A quintessential New York director made this quintessential New York movie in 1973, with Pacino at his best. -
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David Sterritt 100
This is an op-ed polemic, and it's refreshing to see one so skillfully produced by filmmakers with a shoestring budget and meager access to mainstream distribution. A must-see movie, no matter what your politics are. -
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David Sterritt 100
There's a new visual idea every second, each teeming with energy, pitch-dark comedy, and inspired cinematic lunacy. -
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David Sterritt 100
This documentary strives to fill the gap, and the result is memorable; viewing is mandatory. -
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David Sterritt 100
His readings of his own work are especially thoughtful, moving, and provocative in the best possible ways. -
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David Sterritt 100
The movie is woven with care and complexity, again confirming von Trotta's place as one of the world's greatest female filmmakers. -
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David Sterritt 100
A walloping entertainment, brimming with the magic-realist action that made Ang Lee's somewhat similar "Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" a hit. -
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David Sterritt 100
Strange, scary, and atmospheric, with a delicious Claude Debussy score. -
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David Sterritt 100
The director's cut of this 2001 cult fantasy is a deliriously subtle exploration of storytelling possibilities, and a deliciously wry teen-pic to boot. Brilliant. -
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David Sterritt 100
A skeptical view of George W. Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, using argumentative strategies common to agenda-driven documentaries. -
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David Sterritt 100
The movie's main contribution is its fresh look at the Vietnam War, being refought in the Kerry-Bush presidential campaign at the time of the film's release. -
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David Sterritt 100
It's all deliberately homemade and raggedy, and that's where its charm comes from, along with the delightful old-music score. -
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David Sterritt 100
Supercharged with an energy and ingenuity that "Run Lola Run" once had a patent on. -
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David Sterritt 100
Leaving aside Huston's bland acting and a few other flaws, Sayles's politically charged drama raises a rousing number of issues and ideas, inviting us to ponder them and draw our own conclusions. -
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David Sterritt 100
This is a funny, sad, stunningly smart movie about the end of movies, made in Tsai's inimitable, unblinking style. No movie lover should miss it. -
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David Sterritt 100
One thing few will disagree on is the quality of the film's acting, especially by Gael García Bernal as Guevara and Rodrigo de la Serna as his friend. Both effortlessly embody the footloose, sometimes feckless quality of this "On the Road"-style adventure. -
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David Sterritt 100
Hearing her speak her finely honed mind in unscripted, un-"handled" terms is worth the price of admission in itself. -
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David Sterritt 100
Thai filmmaking continues its renaissance with this moody, offbeat drama. -
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David Sterritt 100
While it's not a great movie, it's a revealing study of how long it often takes for businesspeople to realize they're being freaked out, not flattered. -
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David Sterritt 100
What makes the movie powerful is Timoner's decision to structure it via Taylor's perspective on his competitor, with no holds barred. -
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David Sterritt 100
Harrowing, extremely disturbing at times, but brought to the screen in dazzling pop-art images that make the movie's grim content very much worth watching. -
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David Sterritt 100
Contains amazingly candid views of warriors behind the scenes of battle. -
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David Sterritt 100
Informative documentary about the recent history of efforts to legalize gay marriage, tying these in with the history of marriage as an institution. -
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David Sterritt 100
The acting is brilliant and Leigh's screenplay - developed through his usual process of improvisation and rehearsal - is very long on compassion, very short on preaching and politics. -
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David Sterritt 100
This sometimes harrowing, often delightful drama stands with his (Sembène) most compassionate, colorful, and artfully filmed works. -
