Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
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For 398 reviews, this critic has graded:
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56% higher than the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3.7 points higher than other critics.
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Ruthe Stein's Scores
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 233 out of 398
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Mixed: 110 out of 398
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Negative: 55 out of 398
398
movie reviews
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Ruthe Stein 100
Visually stunning, it meshes haunting images with a complex multilevel story about the enchantment of youth. -
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Ruthe Stein 100
To say it is about a debilitating disease is as reductive as saying "Little Miss Sunshine" is about a beauty pageant. Both are intimate stories of family ties that bind but sometimes also choke. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
For all the squalor and extremely upsetting subject matter, you can't take your eyes off the screen. -
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Ruthe Stein 100
A revelatory independent film whose moments of incredible sadness are offset by the same state of grace that blesses its astonishing title character. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Accomplishes the near impossible, bringing a fresh perspective to a horrific subject. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The spellbinding power of this almost certain Oscar nominee for best documentary comes from its chilling subject matter. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
You never catch Gosling doing anything out of character. It's the first Oscar-caliber performance I've seen so far this year. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The best way to take this film is with a box of popcorn and a grain of salt. -
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Ruthe Stein 100
The movie is a stunner, so hypnotic that the length hardly matters. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Though overly long and difficult to digest, it's a feast you won't want to miss. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The result is a film that fails to completely involve you, even as you admire its artistry. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Lower your expectations going into Volver and accept it for what it is: a ridiculously entertaining melodrama with loud echoes of "Mildred Pierce" that provides Penelope Cruz with a vehicle for her multifaceted talents. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The suggestion that Peter O'Toole is playing some version of his real self in Venus adds a bittersweet poignancy to this quietly affecting British drama. -
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Ruthe Stein 100
Immediately has you in its thrall and doesn't let go -- a reminder of how powerful and moving cinema set in wartime can be when all the elements align. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Showing the intricate dynamics of family relationships is something Mira Nair does as well as any director working today. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Offers another way into these complex indigenous people, through storytelling as haunting as their artwork. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Offers a brew of wondrous chimera combined with the wonders of human nature. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
An emotionally satisfying example of a genre whose sketchiness can be off-putting. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
As the title character in Lady Chatterley, Marina Hands does the most persuasive job of feigning sexual pleasure since Jane Fonda in "Coming Home." -
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Ruthe Stein 75
A highly amusing combination period film and mockumentary. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Reprise has a smart and knowing script and will compel audiences to reflect on themselves at that age. -
