For 9,309 reviews, this publication has graded:
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On average, this publication grades 2.6 points lower than other critics.
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Average Movie review score: 62
Highest review score: | Anatomy of a Murder | |
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Lowest review score: | A Life Less Ordinary |
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Mark Keizer
It’s easy to imagine Williams taking this story and crafting either a boisterously funny, obstacle-filled mad dash to the hospital or an indignant, op-ed baiting thesis on post-George Floyd America. Instead, he turns down the heat and blends the two, creating a buddy comedy of errors shot through with an ever-darkening undercurrent of racial commentary.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 17, 2022
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Courtney Howard
Rather than major fits of laughter, chuckles of acknowledgement pepper the audience’s viewing experience, at least for folks over the age of 25.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 17, 2022
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Jordan Hoffman
Forbes’ film is a fine tribute to him, and a fascinating glimpse at a different, but not distant, past.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 16, 2022
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The best thing that can be said about this new iteration of Firestarter is that it at least gave us a new score by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel A. Davies. The rest feels like a waste of a talented cast and crew that somehow, against all odds, makes the 1984 film seem like a staggering achievement in the realm of King adaptations.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 13, 2022
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Courtney Howard
Painfully simplistic in its execution, which frequently undervalues its clever set-up, and featuring unlikeable, poorly drawn characters, the movie works overtime to make the audience actively dislike it.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 13, 2022
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Brent Simon
Unfortunately, it’s hard to imagine a more stillborn finished product, an exercise in tedium which checks the barest boxes of “completed movie” and possibly delivers unknown benefits for some of those executive producers, but otherwise offers nothing that might engage an audience.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 13, 2022
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Luke Y. Thompson
Childhood is hard, and childhood grudges run harder. The Innocents pulls no punches in turning that fact into horror.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 12, 2022
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Brent Simon
“Shocking” is a word that gets thrown around too frequently. But it’s all too fitting for Swedish director Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure, a graphic, gripping, and unflinching drama charting the rocky rise of an ambitious newcomer to the adult film industry.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 12, 2022
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Todd Gilchrist
Joe Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) matches his well-established architectural precision with suitably nostalgic but never pandering emotionality, while Cruise commands the screen in a performance that leverages his multimillion-dollar star wattage to brighten the entire film.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 12, 2022
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Martin Tsai
On The Count Of Three is not didactic, and thank goodness the filmmakers at least have the good sense to recognize that preachiness helps no one and solves nothing. But the film dumbs down a complex and taboo topic by placing blame squarely on bogeymen like bullies and abusers.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Mark Keizer
This is a deeply felt work anchored by two earthy performances that stay small-scaled no matter how melodramatic the slowly revealed secrets become.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 10, 2022
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A film that leans on withheld information to drive a mystery but lacks anything for viewers to latch onto emotionally.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 9, 2022
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- Posted May 9, 2022
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Brent Simon
It’s also shot through with a humanizing sense of uncertainty, moral complication, and even wistfulness about the manner in which this work weighs upon its practitioners, for an altogether rewarding experience even for those viewers who traditionally eschew wartime dramas.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 8, 2022
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Martin Tsai
The real reason Happening manages to be so persuasive is because it tells such a vivid, intimate and relatable story, whether as a viewer it has happened to you or someone in your life, or your biggest fear is that it will.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 5, 2022
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Luke Y. Thompson
Generally speaking, the best kinds of story surprises illuminate the material; the worst simply laugh at you for falling for red herrings. Much of what happens in The Twin bounces back and forth between those ends of the spectrum.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 4, 2022
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The Ravine spends more than an hour telegraphing that this is a story about the perplexing feelings that arise from a close friend’s dark and sudden turn. Then it swiftly brushes aside those layers in favor of a mystically clean explanation, and the result is narratively dull, emotionally ungratifying, and intellectually insulting.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 4, 2022
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Luke Y. Thompson
Vortex looks unsparingly at characters at the end of life, and finds their experiences as scary as any traditional horror tale.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 4, 2022
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Todd Gilchrist
The film feels like a collection of ideas that never add up.- The A.V. Club
- Posted May 3, 2022
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Todd Gilchrist
Writer-directors Chris Cullari and Jennifer Raite give us two unreliable narrators to follow on a similar, intertwined path to personal, earth-shattering discovery in The Aviary—and the results make for a visually striking, sonically spooky, and deeply unnerving picture.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 29, 2022
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Hatching is an efficiently told fable, the moral of which is multilayered, making the ending a puzzling emotional experience that both begs for resolution and feels like a confident choice for a first time filmmaker.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 28, 2022
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Luke Y. Thompson
It’d be nice to think that the forgettable nature of Memory was a deliberate irony. Then we could grant it bonus points for cleverness, rather than an average grade for just being bland.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 27, 2022
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Mark Keizer
Prior and Zagorodnii have a fair amount of chemistry, although both are so Fashion Week gorgeous that it edges Firebird near soft-core territory.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 27, 2022
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Jordan Hoffman
While this is hardly Exhibit A in any catalogue of feminist films, it is very much told through the young woman exploring romantic possibility, rather than spotlighting her.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 27, 2022
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Luke Y. Thompson
Like the Despicable Me series, The Bad Guys may find ever-diminishing returns once the villain protagonists no longer qualify as despicable or bad. For now, at least, that mixed morality is not just part of the fun, but the primary selling point.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 21, 2022
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Courtney Howard
It’s a dud, yet one made semi-palatable thanks to a decent performance from leading lady Lena Headey, and of all things, a soulful ballad written by Diane Warren.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 20, 2022
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Brent Simon
If the film isn’t quite as complicated as one might sometimes wish it to be, that isn’t to say that this unassuming version of its decidedly strange true tale is anything other than agreeable on its own terms.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 20, 2022
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Like Cuthbert, The Cellar oozes with potential but isn’t given enough—or doesn’t do enough—with what’s there, creating a subdued experience for viewers.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Luke Y. Thompson
From the cast to its odd, intriguing locations, Sigal was successful in assembling many of the right ingredients. Unfortunately, they lack a chef who knows how to properly combine them, whether that’s to create a meaningful sense of cohesion or to truly create the kind of beautiful chaos that makes Lynch such a mesmerizing source of inspiration.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Brent Simon
Distilled, it is a fairly well-sketched portrait of self-care — spiritual, yes, but also psychological and physical — and the outwardly rippling effects of healing that can flow from that single choice.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Apr 14, 2022
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