St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Scores
- Movies
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For 1,476 reviews, this publication has graded:
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66% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.3 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 70
Highest review score: | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers | |
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Lowest review score: | The Divergent Series: Insurgent |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,126 out of 1476
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Mixed: 243 out of 1476
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Negative: 107 out of 1476
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Calvin Wilson
Director Roar Uthaug (“The Wave”) delivers a state-of-the-art popcorn flick that’s at its best when the focus is on the spunky Lara rather than the special effects.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Mar 15, 2018
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Based on true events, 7 Days in Entebbe pulls off the difficult trick of making terrorism boring.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Mar 15, 2018
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It’s hard to understand what went wrong — the cast couldn’t be more appealing, and the film is bursting with special effects. But as an emotionally satisfying experience, it’s a bust.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Mar 8, 2018
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These days, every other film seems to be an audition to make a Marvel movie — but not Loveless. This is cinema of the first order.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Mar 8, 2018
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Cooke is particularly impressive, imbuing Amanda with a chilling misanthropy. Taylor-Joy plays Lily as a bit too sympathetic, but she nails the character’s cluelessness. And Yelchin, who died in 2016 at the age of 27, turns in a performance that’s as quirky as it is memorable.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Mar 8, 2018
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Working from a screenplay by Justin Haythe (“Revolutionary Road”), director Francis Lawrence — who worked with Lawrence on three of the “Hunger Games” films — fails to establish much of a momentum.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Mar 1, 2018
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Portman is eminently watchable as Lena, who slowly realizes that she’s in way over her head. And “Ex Machina” star Isaac virtually redefines creepiness.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Feb 22, 2018
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In our increasingly polarized time, A Fantastic Woman bridges the gap between ignorance and understanding through the transcendent power of art.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Feb 22, 2018
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An art film in the classic sense — ambitious, provocative and hard to shake off.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Feb 15, 2018
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Believe the hype: Black Panther transcends its comic-book origins, achieving a mythic grandeur that’s nothing short of exhilarating.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Feb 15, 2018
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A wonderfully acted and stylishly mounted tribute to a screen legend in danger of being forgotten. Unfortunately, the film focuses too much on Grahame’s illness and eventually succumbs to melodrama.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Feb 8, 2018
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If you’ve got a hankering for a Western, Hostiles is must-viewing.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 25, 2018
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The film will be of particular interest to foreign-policy wonks, but it also plays well as a drama about the limited ability of any president to have a lasting impact.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 18, 2018
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Director Nicolai Fuglsig delivers an action drama that gets the job done without ever catching fire. But the well-chosen, charismatic cast makes the most out of the material.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 18, 2018
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A timely docudrama about the role of the press in holding politicians accountable. But in the hands of director Steven Spielberg, the film plays more like a thriller than a history lesson.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Acting opposite Day-Lewis must give even the most confident actor pause, but Krieps proves to be up to the challenge. And Manville, perhaps best known for her work with director Mike Leigh, is spellbinding. This film will haunt you.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 11, 2018
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It’s just sad to see the always interesting Farmiga wasted in such a hackneyed role.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 11, 2018
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The sequel has the same tone as the original but is livelier and funnier, mostly due to Hugh Grant, who gleams as the bad guy.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Jan 11, 2018
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An absorbing drama that represents director Ridley Scott (“The Martian”) at his best.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 27, 2017
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Working from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Jim Taylor, Payne delivers what must be his least funny film — if, indeed, his intention was to be funny.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 21, 2017
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Perhaps best remembered as a showcase for Stuhlbarg, who delivers a poignantly beautiful monologue that eclipses everything else in the film.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 21, 2017
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Highly enjoyable while you’re watching it, but it’s not particularly memorable.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 20, 2017
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The real fun of “Jumanji” lies in the casting. The towering Johnson and scrappy Hart play especially well off each other.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 20, 2017
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Calvin Wilson
Like the fairground ride for which it’s named, Wonder Wheel is entertaining but not enlightening.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 14, 2017
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- Posted Dec 14, 2017
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has more than enough action, humor and stuff blowing up to thoroughly satisfy fans of the long-running franchise.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 14, 2017
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A gripping account of a pivotal moment in the early days of World War II, grounded by an Oscar-worthy performance by Oldman.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 7, 2017
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James Franco is fascinatingly weird as Wiseau, and brother Dave Franco complements him perfectly as a regular guy who has little choice but to go with his flow.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Dec 7, 2017
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Entertaining in a way that’s practically unheard of these days. It’s about the sheer exhilaration of expressing yourself, no matter what anybody thinks.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Posted Nov 22, 2017
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