John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter
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For 181 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 58% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

John DeFore's Scores

  • Movies
Average review score: 63
Highest review score:
Before Midnight
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Gut
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 181
  2. Mixed: 62 out of 181
  3. Negative: 9 out of 181
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    • Metascore: 99
    • John DeFore 100
    Before Midnight
    The work Richard Linklater and company started in 1995's Before Sunrise retains a clarity of spirit undimmed by 18 years.
    • Metascore: 74
    • John DeFore 90
    Starlet
    A mismatched-friends drama whose overall sensitivity is belied by a couple of clumsily contrived plot points, Sean Baker's Starlet pairs story and setting perfectly.
    • Metascore: 93
    • John DeFore 90
    Short Term 12
    A genuinely moving look at life in a group foster home that avoids most of the usual routes into viewers' hearts.

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