M. E. Russell, Portland Oregonian
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For 407 reviews, this critic has graded:
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66% higher than the average critic
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31% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.5 points higher than other critics.
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M. E. Russell's Scores
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 217 out of 407
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Mixed: 154 out of 407
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Negative: 36 out of 407
407
movie reviews
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M. E. Russell 100
The Host isn't just a terrific monster movie. This South Korean box-office smash is also a laugh-out-loud comedy and a surprisingly angry political satire. -
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M. E. Russell 100
In "Upside" Allen's marble face acts as the pressure-cooker lid on a hilarious hissy fit. -
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M. E. Russell 100
It's one of the best and strangest films of Miyazaki's career. -
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M. E. Russell 100
The writing, acting and filmmaking make Hustle & Flow nothing short of amazing. -
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M. E. Russell 100
This is one of Downey's most enjoyable performances, and one of Kilmer's funniest. It's a relationship comedy wrapped in sharp talk and gunplay, a triumphant comeback for Black, and one of the year's best movies. -
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M. E. Russell 100
The Boys of Baraka leaves you outraged in the way only the best documentaries can. -
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M. E. Russell 100
It's the best kind of complaint. You can see why the $50 million man refers to something he gave away as "the best single day of my career." -
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M. E. Russell 100
By presenting murderers as actors and then filming those actors discussing their sins, the line between performance and soul-searching blurs in unnerving ways. -
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M. E. Russell 100
The teachers have moxie. The students have courage. Mermin's warm, funny, beautiful and deeply humane documentary certainly honors the latter. -
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M. E. Russell 100
Intimate, funny, moving and incredibly rousing -- even if you're allergic to sports movies. -
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M. E. Russell 100
As a study of a predator, "Evil" is fascinating and enraging. -
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M. E. Russell 100
A gorgeous, life-affirming movie. On paper, it sounds lurid bordering on ridiculous. -
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M. E. Russell 100
Nair takes mostly low-key material about a traditional Indian family raising kids in America and turns it into something sensual, funny and quietly devastating. -
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M. E. Russell 100
If you enjoyed any of Frank's previous work, or thought "Brick" was the bomb, you'll love this. -
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M. E. Russell 100
In the year's least surprising news, Toy Story 3 continues Pixar's near-perfect streak. -
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M. E. Russell 91
It's one of the great horror films of recent years -- and a welcome antidote to the in-your-face sonic assaults that all too often pass for genre fare. -
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M. E. Russell 91
By an order of magnitude --- the strongest (or at least the most mature, subtle and emotional) entry in the series thus far. -
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M. E. Russell 91
It's a relentless finale to the "Bourne" movie trilogy that raises the stakes, pumps up the action and develops old characters while introducing new villains -
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M. E. Russell 91
This meandering tale of a pack of ticket inspectors working the Hungarian subway system delights in misleading viewers. -
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M. E. Russell 91
A sort of anti-date movie, a smart but deeply cynical study in failure, with our sense of loss growing in direct proportion to the characters' romantic hopes. -
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M. E. Russell 91
De la Iglesia is a mercilessly agile talent. -
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M. E. Russell 91
Isn't easy to watch, but it's beautifully written and acted, with a sharp eye for the small embarrassments of divorce. -
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M. E. Russell 91
A bright, sexy, globe-trotting and very French romantic comedy. -
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M. E. Russell 91
Monster House makes its intentions clear: It wants to wrap you in a thick, warm blanket of 1980s nostalgia. -
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M. E. Russell 91
Nominated for an Oscar for best documentary feature, it's deeply humane and even more deeply unsettling, in a way that most documentaries about Iraq, which tend toward the polemic, never manage. -
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