Lauren Humphries-Brooks

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For 25 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 60% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 6.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Lauren Humphries-Brooks' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 13th
Lowest review score: 30 Nerdland
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Last Flag Flying
    Four powerhouse performances cannot quite make Richard Linklater's occasionally moving dramedy, Last Flag Flying, into more than a minor war movie.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Night School
    Night School exposes the individualism of poverty and the power that education can bring to the powerless.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Pirates of Somalia
    Despite an excellent secondary cast and an interesting story, Dabka fails in its aspirations due almost entirely to its own smugness.
    • 21 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Clapper
    The Clapper is a sharp combination of sweet romance and biting satire on the cruelties committed in the name of entertainment.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Circle
    A half-baked thriller with a strong cast and a few good ideas, The Circle lacks originality, immediacy, or basic coherence.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Manifesto
    As a work of cinematic art, it defies codification. It begs for multiple viewings, if only to pick apart the concepts that it introduces, changes, and interacts with over the course of its run time.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Buster's Mal Heart
    Despite its undoubted ambition and an excellent central performance from Rami Malek, Buster’s Mal Heart slips into the traps that so often face thrillers of its type.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Dinner
    An imperfect but fascinating film, The Dinner's stellar cast delivers a deeply troubling and psychologically complex treatment of class and family.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Last Laugh
    An entertaining and thought-provoking film, The Last Laugh presents multiple perspectives on taboo humor without passing judgment.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 70 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Wolves
    Buoyed by a strong cast, Wolves is a predictable yet powerful film that uses its multitude of sports movie and coming-of-age cliches to the best possible effect.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 90 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Junction 48
    Junction 48 is about a fusing of cultures, not a conflict between them. There are no easy solutions or simplistic answers, and the film doesn’t try to propose any.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Youth in Oregon
    A surprisingly uplifting film about a very difficult topic, Youth In Oregon's remarkable ensemble cast elevate the story into something unique and profound.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    A Kind of Murder
    There’s too much that’s intriguing in this film to ignore it, and although the third act shows signs of strain, the first two acts more than justify the film’s existence.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Burn Country
    A well-acted, slow burning indie, The Fixer uses thriller mechanisms to examine insular, tribal cultures through the eyes of an outsider.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Magnus
    To make a movie about such an elusive figure is a challenging undertaking, and it’s a testament to the quality of Magnus that the film succeeds as well as it does.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 30 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Nerdland
    Much like its central characters, Nerdland is a dismal, unfunny failure, wasting all its potential and entirely unaware that it is every bit as stupid as the stupid people it so despises.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    National Bird
    National Bird is a scathing and clearly delineated expose on America’s use of drone warfare and the effects it has on both the victims of the attacks and the crews operating the aircraft.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Childhood of a Leader
    Despite its occasional oversteps and misfires, The Childhood of a Leader is a fascinating film, as moving and irresistible as it is terrifying.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Things to Come
    Intellectually vibrant and emotionally complex, Things To Come is a luminous film drawn along by Huppert’s central performance and Hansen-Løve’s delicate script.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    The Lost City of Z
    Despite gorgeous cinematography and a strong cast, The Lost City of Z is a shallow and overly romantic film that falls into the trap of hero worship.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    20th Century Women
    20th Century Women relegates a set of extraordinary female characters to supporting players in a standard coming-of-age narrative. It's entertaining, but also disappointing.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Julieta
    Julieta is a timeless and mature examination of femininity and guilt that marks a return to form for director Pedro Almodóvar.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Certain Women
    Certain Women more than justifies itself as a serious argument for the beauty of the small and intimate drama and the importance of female-driven filmmaking.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    13th
    A searing and pivotal documentary about the prison-industrial complex, Ava DuVernay's The 13th is a truly frightening film that galvanizes its viewers to action.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Lauren Humphries-Brooks
    Neruda
    An exuberant visual poem reflecting the life and politics of the Chilean poet, Neruda is much more than a simple biopic.

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