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For 305 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score:
The Master
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Critic Score 20
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 305
  2. Mixed: 184 out of 305
  3. Negative: 8 out of 305
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    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    The Turin Horse
    Tarr risks self-parody with recurring scenes of the pair tucking into scalding potatoes, but if you've got the stomach for it this is an intoxicating vision of life at the end of its tether.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 60
    What Richard Did
    An impressive study of guilt, responsibility and the bad things that happen to good people.
  3. Goodbye First Love
    Some will find Camille too self-absorbed, yet writer/director Mia Hansen-Løve (Father Of My Children) conjures poignancy, grace and a feel for symbolic seasonal change that's positively Renoir-esque.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    West of Memphis
    A superbly detailed account of a notorious miscarriage of justice and how it was gradually unravelled. It's a tad overlong, but the passion, skill and revelations on display will captivate you.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    The Hunt
    Vinterberg keeps us guessing right up to and after an end shot that suggests how tough some viral rumours are to shake off.
  6. Beyond the Hills
    Arduous yet always absorbing, Cristian Mungiu’s first full-length feature since 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days is inspired by a real-life case of a tragically botched exorcism in rural Romania.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    The Sessions
    Aided by committed, awards-ready performance, The Sessions transforms 'taboo' subject matter into a humorous, humane and uncomplicated pleasure.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 100
    Life of Pi
    A riot of saturated colour and delirious imagination, Ang Lee's adap radiates spirituality. But it's also a simple, thrilling and gently uplifting tale of a boy, a boat and a tiger. Take the plunge.
  9. Keep the Lights On
    Keep The Lights On feels lopsided in its focus on Erik, with Paul remaining a strangely remote object of the former's romantic devotion.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Searching for Sugar Man
    The tale is better than the telling – and the soundtrack's better still – but music this monumental demands its moment. Now go and buy the album.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Tatsumi
    A touching tribute interweaves with tough storytelling.
  12. Tabu
    This blend of tongue-in-cheek exoticism and desire so strong it makes crocodiles melancholic amply rewards your patience.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 100
    5 Broken Cameras
    A hugely powerful, moving study of a small village's stand against overwhelming state power. Despite all the suffering and injustice, the final message is one of optimism that feels neither facile nor tacked-on.
  14. The Dark Knight Rises
    A smart, stirring spectacle that faces down impossible expectations to pull off a hugely satisfying end to business.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    A Hijacking
    It’s actually a ruthlessly plausible thriller, stripped clean of music and melodrama, and all the more engrossing for it.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 60
    In the Fog
    The film strips away ideas of heroism mercilessly.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 100
    The Imposter
    Creepier than "Catfish" and as cinematic as "Man On Wire," this is an unnerving story immaculately told and a strong contender for documentary of the year.
  18. Shadow Dancer
    An expertly calibrated drama confirming Marsh’s status as one of Britain’s most formidable filmmakers.
  19. Caesar Must Die
    “Ever since I discovered art,” laments one participant, “this cell has truly become a prison.”
  20. Bill Cunningham New York
    A documentary that'll make more than just fashionistas smile.
  21. Lore
    This oblique and understated tale of lost innocence conveys both an individual’s experiences and a powerful sense of a ruined nation.
  22. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
    The 3D is completely redundant and the action sporadic but unexpected gearshifts provide plenty of narrative meat.
  23. Reality
    The film belongs to Arena, outstanding as a man growing ever more delusional in his quest to acquire celebrity status.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 60
    Mud
    More accessible than "Take Shelter" but not as powerful, Mud boasts stunning photography, a mesmerising lead and a strong evocation of Americana. McConaughey’s gold run continues…
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Patience (After Sebald)
    As Jonathan Pryce reads passages and academic voices take turns to chew over Sebald's visionary opus, B&W footage of country roadsides and wind-blasted coastlines turns rural Suffolk into something truly otherworldly.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Frankenweenie
    Burton's finest, freshest film in ages is a welcome homecoming. You'd call it patchwork pastiche, if it weren't so zapped with energy, feeling and imagination. It's alive!
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Polisse
    Based on genuine cases, the film reveals its horrors in a matter-of-fact manner, taking care to show the characters grasping every chance for laughter - however inappropriate - amid the grimness.
  28. In Darkness
    The film never hides its uncomfortable truths in the shadows.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Into the Abyss
    Herzog's tapestry testifies to life's light from death's darkness. Its honest humanity and sideways-on character bare his illuminating imprint.
  30. Arbitrage
    As much as Nicholas Jarecki’s debut feature simmers, it never quite boils.
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