For 228 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 67% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Allan Hunter's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 Our Time Machine
Lowest review score: 30 Mothers and Daughters
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 2 out of 228
228 movie reviews
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Served up with lashings of homoeroticism, Bunuelian satire, a gay love story and an athletic dance number, its uncompromising nature will delight fans of the visionary filmmaker.
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    • 100 Allan Hunter
    This is a remarkable debut feature; provocative, absorbing and mysterious. There are no easy answers to the big existential questions, just a desire to seek them out with a kind heart and good intentions. In the end you just have to have faith.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    O’Shea finds hope in how much Ireland has changed in recent years. Yet her film powerfully documents what happened within living memory, the trauma still experienced by those who survived it and the inspiration from an often invisible resistance who helped to bring about change.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    The end result is a delicate and ultimately touching evocation of first love’s intensity.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    The blend of character study, Hitchcockian intrigue and an excellent central performance from Aline Kuppenheim makes for a tensely involving tale.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Backed by a wealth of archive interviews and a judicious use of clips, Gregory Monro’s elegant documentary should prove irresistible to those familiar with Kubrick’s films and keen to deepen their understanding of his process and filmmaking philosophy.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    The combination of exuberant energy, wise-cracking humour and warmhearted emotion makes for a captivating crowdpleaser.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Ultimately, Chernov’s film is a compelling record of senseless destruction and death, and a salute to the enduring resilience of a people who refuse to surrender their home.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Sadiq’s screenplay navigates a complex web of secrets and lies, pressures and prejudices to create a soulful human drama intent on challenging narrow minds.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    This is unflinching, but is very much a film of love and understanding
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    Rheingold is a helter-skelter mix of coming of age drama, heist thriller, chaste romance and origins story for a star rapper. Akin comes up with some striking moments.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    The bright sparks and troubled souls of the classroom make for lively, sometimes heartrending company in a film that successfully links individual stories to a broader perspective.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    Guzman’s heart and soul investment in the film and the snapshots of people power in action make for an emotional and involving documentary.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    The predictable route to resolution does offer some surprises along the way, and is anchored by nuanced, rock solid performances from the ever reliable Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    Mackey convinces us that there are so many more colours to Emily than the ones she is allowed to display. Her thoughtful, understated performance matches a film that teases out the flesh-and-blood emotions from the stuff of gothic romance.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Allan Hunter
    Plays like an unnecessary revival of the provocative cat and mouse thrillers that were once a speciality of screenwriter Joe Ezterhas.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Luca Guadagnino’s lush documentary may be traditional in its use of talking head interviews and evocative archive footage, but it works a treat when the subject is this fascinating.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    Couched in fondness and gentle irreverence, his impressionistic archive footage documentary offers whimsical reflections on a lifetime of duty and service.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Compelling as a tale of Cold War intrigue and fraught international relations, Castro’s Spies is equally gripping on a human level especially when the focus settles on emotional accounts of what happened to each one of the five.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    What makes Hold Your Fire so timely and disturbing is also how much remains the same.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Humanity is the first casualty of war in Bad Roads. Natalya Vorozhbit’s adaptation of her 2017 play is a howl of anguish over the recent history of the Ukraine and the impact of hostilities with neighbouring Russia.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    It is the viewer who feels the injustice and outrage on his behalf, deepening the emotional connection to events.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    A moving lead performance from Adele Exarchopoulos is the film’s strongest selling point.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    Precisely observed but somewhat aloof in tone, The Girl And The Spider builds into a symphony of separation and solitude.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    Eventually, Bonello does draw things together and creates a sense of cohesion in addressing the insecurities, large and small, of a typical teenager who has endured the pandemic lockdown.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    The story arc of Lunana may offer few surprises but Dorji handles it with confidence and buckets of charm.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    Saud, Nadeem and Salik are engaging and inspirational individuals. Shaunak Sen’s film does justice to their efforts but also allows us to see the bigger picture of a highly connected, complex world that humanity shares but seems intent on destroying.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Allan Hunter
    The combination of sensitively handled character drama and slow-burning horror genre tropes builds into an intriguing tale of survival and empowerment with a standout central performance from Anna Diop. ... But the supernatural element almost feels like a distraction or one ingredient too many for the film to incorporate.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Allan Hunter
    You Won’t Be Alone’s strength lies in Stolevski’s ability to balance the gore with the humanity.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Allan Hunter
    The central performances give the film its conviction and keep you intrigued about the twisted, see-sawing power dynamics between captor and captive.

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