For 14,959 reviews, this publication has graded:
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37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.6 points lower than other critics.
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Average Movie review score: 62
Highest review score: | Early Summer | |
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Lowest review score: | Saw VI |
Score distribution:
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Mixed: 5,287 out of 14959
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Negative: 1,938 out of 14959
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Gary Goldstein
Rise scores as first-rate family filmmaking and a worthy reminder that some dreams can and do come true — big time.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Noel Murray
The disappointing western-mystery hybrid Murder at Yellowstone City strands an excellent cast in a slow-paced story with a muted tone, too far removed from its pulpy inspirations.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Noel Murray
Between its lovely Hawaii setting, its well-chosen indie-pop soundtrack and its earnest belief in the life-changing power of a great song, Press Play is pretty pleasant. It’s soft and breezy — the cinematic equivalent of yacht rock.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Noel Murray
The filmmakers get more tension and even emotion out of this premise than most movies of this type do, mainly by treating the characters as multidimensional people who deserve a shot at redemption, and not like voodoo dolls ripe for the poking.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Noel Murray
It presents some thoughtful perspectives, both from the dedicated litigator and a community conditioned to expect disappointment from the criminal justice system — and a last chance at fairness in the civil courts.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Noel Murray
A vivid portrait of the human cost for malfeasance and authoritarianism.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Noel Murray
Though the movie rockets Judge’s doltish heroes into the future, it feels like a charming artifact from the past.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Katie Walsh
Thames delivers a searingly authentic performance as the young Finney, and when he’s all alone in the basement with ghosts, “The Black Phone” is at its best: suspenseful, emotional and filled with jump scares.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Robert Daniels
Director Patrick Hughes’ film should be avoided at all cost.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Justin Chang
To complain that “Elvis” is basically a compilation of musical-biopic conventions is a bit like complaining about a greatest-hits album; it also misses one of Luhrmann’s strengths as a filmmaker, which is his ability to suffuse clichés with sincerity, energy and feeling.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 25, 2022
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Carlos Aguilar
Even if one considers Apples part of the so-called Greek Weird Wave, such a subtly thoughtful and soothing approach to probe at existential concerns, rather than being predictably cynical or violent, makes it stand out.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Justin Chang
Like those early shorts, then, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is essentially a mockumentary, though one with a far more complex visual scheme and a more ambitious tonal range.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Justin Chang
If this is satire, it’s satire so generously attentive toward its targets that mockery and love become virtually indistinguishable.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Sarah-Tai Black
Official Competition is a coy satire that makes welcome use of biting meta-commentary and self-reflexive critique.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Noel Murray
A lollapalooza of a twist ending elevates Isolated, a suspense film that for much of its first 75 minutes is just another well-acted, slickly produced variation on a too-common horror subgenre.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Noel Murray
The Wrath of God is often too clever about teasing out its mysteries. But it has a strong and challenging theme, asking whether its characters’ misfortunes are their own fault, or just a case of the Almighty playing capricious games with humanity.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Noel Murray
There’s way more plot to this “Father of the Bride” than necessary. But the unique cultural details add fresh flavor; and the big emotional buttons at the movie’s end are as effective as ever. Like a wedding itself, all the stress and irritation pays off in a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Noel Murray
Halftime is no warts-and-all exposé. It’s an unapologetically pro-Lopez project, revealing only what the star wants her fans and skeptics to know about how she’s dealt with her many career disappointments. But Lopez has been such a powerful cultural presence that she’s earned this kind of tribute.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Noel Murray
The word “visionary” gets tossed around too much, but there’s really no better way to describe the spectacularly bleak animated science-fiction film Mad God or its creator, Phil Tippett.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Michael Ordona
An intelligent, sometimes moving, sometimes funny sci-fi examination of emotional autonomy amid futuristic pharmaceuticals, until an awkward shift into thriller territory dilutes its purity.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 16, 2022
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Justin Chang
Hyde stages it all with an unfussy elegance that serves the material, and any lingering creakiness is dispelled by Thompson and McCormack, who always seem to be playing people rather than ideological mouthpieces.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 16, 2022
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Jessica Kiang
As the movie dances right up to the conventions of this well-worn genre, then deftly slides (To the left! To the right!) to avoid them, you might just find yourself clapping along in spite of it all being terminally uncool. Uncool can be a lot of fun.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 16, 2022
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Robert Abele
Even as the low-key mockumentary Brian and Charles impressively scales down a sci-fi concept to fable size, it neither does much to maintain its oddness nor finds that right mix of comedy and pathos to have much impact.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 16, 2022
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Michael Ordona
Jerry & Marge Go Large is a charmer. It’s a low-key, fact-based caper movie that overcomes some broad comedy leanings to settle into the sweet stuff in the soft center. It’s bolstered by a funny script and dependably sharp performances by Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Gary Goldstein
Don’t go into the immersive, observational documentary “Bitterbrush” looking for profound insights or roiling conflict but rather a captivating and meditative look at two intrepid young women surviving — and seasonally thriving — in a traditionally male-dominated field: cattle herding.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Justin Chang
It’s a film of modest charms and secondhand pleasures, enough to help pass a summer afternoon, if not to quell the sense that it was made for less-than-creative reasons.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 13, 2022
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Noel Murray
On the whole, this is an entertaining movie with admirable intentions, pushing the audience to rethink their presumptions about pleasure.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Noel Murray
Though it doesn’t quite come together, Keeping Company is never pat or predictable.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Noel Murray
The film’s exploration of crime-fighting’s gray areas is familiar; but strong performances, some stylistic flair and a matter-of-fact tone give The Policeman’s Lineage the ring of truth.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Noel Murray
The dialogue is blunt, and the plot overly centers white heroism; but the period detail is well-observed, and the filmmakers show a real understanding of the ingrained attitudes and anxieties that make moments of social progress so difficult.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 10, 2022
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