The Film Stage's Scores
- Movies
For 2,384 reviews, this publication has graded:
-
57% higher than the average critic
-
3% same as the average critic
-
40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.2 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 69
Highest review score: | 12 Years a Slave | |
---|---|---|
Lowest review score: | The Hustle |
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 1,654 out of 2384
-
Mixed: 630 out of 2384
-
Negative: 100 out of 2384
2384
movie
reviews
- By Date
- By Critic Score
-
-
Reviewed by
David Katz
Brother and Sister holds the line of his recent strong, if under-distributed work, but still doesn’t get within inches of his dazzling 90s-00s run. Yet it also gains credence and relevance as an epilogue (or mature re-consideration) of his past themes, a reminder of how few filmmakers contain his sensitivity, originality, and literary gifts.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 22, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
The whole possesses a pretty consistent narrative timeline, each new step building off the last with more invasive measures keeping colonialists’ descendants fat and happy.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 22, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
Stefan Forbes has thus found himself at a Holy Grail nexus point with Hold Your Fire—his subject matter exists at a literal crossroads wherein the “us” and “them” are equally to blame, its complexity demanding the realization that “them” is a construct for violence.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 22, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
Sagal delivers a captivating antagonist as a result. By possessing so many possible motives, we can’t help but wonder where sanity and intent diverge.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 20, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Rory O'Connor
A fevered, hypnotizing, meticulously detailed period piece with a protagonist so monomaniacal the film could almost be considered high camp.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 20, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Ethan Vestby
For what’s supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape, what you get seems more like an unremarkable city that a tourist’s European train-ride barrels through. If anything, something so wholly dependent on parts from the past to depict the future is the most dystopian prospect.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 20, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
David Katz
Armageddon Time is a quietly seething work, funnier and lighter than anything Gray has made to date, but undergirded with mournful tragedy.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 20, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Dan Mecca
McGehee and Siegel are at the top of their game, building to an emotional and memorable climax. Nothing is too shocking, but nothing happens exactly as expected either. One could look at the premise of this film and convince themselves they’ve seen it before. They’d be wrong.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 12, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Conor O'Donnell
The go-for-broke attitude with which Top Gun: Maverick asserts itself is key to its success. Evident in the visceral whiplash of the aerial extravaganza, and the tender earnestness of its more honest moments, Top Gun: Maverick is the kind of rare, all-encompassing, and finely-tuned blockbuster that––if you let it––will take your breath away.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 12, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Glenn Heath Jr.
Traditions don’t disappear overnight. They slip away slowly over decades, as elders die off and younger generations experience shifts in priority, social norms, and cultural pride. Few films have been able to capture this kind of ebb and flow like Achal Mishra’s Gamak Ghar, a quietly beautiful drama primarily set in the rural compound where one Indian clan gathers for major life events.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 11, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
The acts of violence writer-director Rob Jabbaz has his characters inflict upon each other are as depraved as can be and seemingly devoid of remorse.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 10, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jordan Raup
The film is all the better for not over-explaining its gleefully outrageous final moments, but one wishes the journey getting there was handled with more consideration.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 9, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jordan Raup
It’s an ambitious undertaking for an 87-minute film, and while this lofty aim can result in a few passages striking a bit broad, one comes away admiring D’Ambrose’s meticulously committed approach to storytelling.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 4, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Conor O'Donnell
This whole concoction plays like a battle of wills between its makers, a closet full of monsters being Trojan-horsed into brand synergy. The morbid joy Sam Raimi manages to induce here is undeniable. The madness, perhaps, is that he must manifest his violent delights through a content delivery system for babies.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 4, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Critic Score
The well-directed sophomore narrative feature ultimately loses itself, placing more importance on its central theme of interpersonal interactions while firmly rejecting a more fleshed-out, compelling story.- The Film Stage
- Posted May 2, 2022
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Dan Mecca
While Memory does not fully succeed in its goals, it’s yet another reminder of Neeson’s sheer presence––a movie star if ever there were one. Watching him act against Pearce is also a brief delight.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 29, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
I wouldn’t say Cullari and Raite necessarily give us anything we haven’t already experienced with the genre or themes, but they utilize them with deft hands to keep us invested in the characters and, by extension, the mystery connecting them.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 29, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Mitchell Beaupre
There’s something unexpected about the way Anaïs in Love pulls you in, with its airiness making it exactly the right film to watch at this moment as the sundresses are coming out and few things feel better than reading a good book in the grass. Some movies just feel like spring; Anaïs in Love is certainly one.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 29, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Rory O'Connor
Brunner’s doom-metal vibe isn’t always easy on the eye, and while images in Luzifer shiver with portent as early as the opening frames–all muck, rain, and knackered-looking bodies––there is a clarity from cinematographer Peter Flinckenberg that saves it from being too sullen.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 28, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Dan Mecca
Hello, Bookstore is ultimately a profile of a man as much as it is a document of a place; Zax knows that the man is the place. And vice versa. What a thrill to root for an everyday hero.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 28, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
Metz is great at toeing that line between manic and depressive moments, constantly deflecting her truth with humor. Argus is close behind—always smiling so as not to cry. Theirs is a journey too many must take. One full of possibilities and tragedies wherein hope often comes at the cost of pain.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 25, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Michael Frank
Brian and Charles didn’t need to be a feature. It could have continued to peacefully and joyfully exist as a short, and its material stretches the story thin as a sheet in this extended form. But the charm and fun of its story outweighs a scrawny narrative.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 25, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
The experience is as much about the eye of the beholder for the audience as the game is for its contestants. You get back what you put in. I got entertainment. Maybe you’ll get more (or less).- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 21, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Matt Cipolla
It wants to be something cute for the family. It also wants to show how belligerent and vulgar young teenagers can be. The problem is that the two never intersect, and it’s jarring, to say the least.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 21, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 20, 2022
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
A walk through the woods is thus the scenario that brings up the two genres. Mona sees promise and excitement being alone with Faruk while he sees the shadowy unknown harboring monsters ready to pounce. The film ultimately exposes that neither is true thanks to Drljaca’s decision to keep things firmly rooted in the uncertain volatility of reality—these teens crossing paths creating as much room for strife as joy in the grand scheme of things.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 20, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
The only certainty is a parent’s love for their child and those excruciatingly tense 32 seconds post-kill. Add a memorable atmosphere of hazy dread augmented by a couple long-takes and the journey proves itself worthy.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 19, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Jared Mobarak
A film full of thought-provoking ideas that never quite gel into anything more than another example of missed potential.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 13, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
John Fink
What initially starts as a light-hearted look at YouTube star David Dobrik and his “Vlog Squad” evolves into a portrait that doesn’t quite know what to make of him and his enablers.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 13, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
John Fink
Anonymous Club’s power is in its meditative nature, reflecting on the intersection of celebrity and creativity.- The Film Stage
- Posted Apr 13, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by