Negative scores (-1) are given for 1) the number of grossly wrong reviews issued, missing by 25/100 or more. Positive scores (+1) are given for calling it right despite popular acclaim or condemnation, calling crap "crap" and vice-versa. The negative scores may be for high reviews for some pretentious art-house garbage or low reviews for a good (typically commercial) film. |
SCORE | MAGAZINE | CRITIC 1 | CRITIC 2 | CRITIC 3 | CRITIC 4 | ||||
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DO WHAT THEY SAY (Consistent, accurate reviews with no big misses; best of the best) | |||||||||
5 | BoxOffice Magazine | 3 | Pete Hammond | 1 | Pam Grady | 1 | Kate Erbland | ||
6 | Chicago Reader | 2 | Michael Wilmington | 2 | J.R. Jones | 2 | Ben Sachs | 0 | Andrea Gronvall |
8 | Movie Nation/McClatchey | 8 | Roger Moore | ||||||
5 | New Orleans Times-Picayune | 5 | Mike Scott | ||||||
17 | ReelViews | 17 | James Berardinelli | ||||||
12 | SF Chronicle | 11 | Mick Lasalle | 1 | Michael Ordona | ||||
IGNORE THEM (Flip a coin; it's just as accurate) | |||||||||
-7 | Arizona Republic | -9 | Bill Goodykoontz | 2 | Randy Cordova | ||||
-1 | Charlotte Observer | -1 | Lawrence Toppman | ||||||
-4 | Christian Science Monitor | -3 | Peter Rainer | -1 | Peter Keough | ||||
-1 | Cineview | -1 | Ben Nicholson | ||||||
-2 | Empire | 1 | James Hewitt | -1 | Kim Newman | 1 | Dan Jolin | -3 | Others |
-9 | Entertainment Weekly | -5 | Lisa Schwarzbaum | -4 | Owen Glieberman | 0 | Chris Nastuwaty | 0 | Others |
-8 | Film.com | -4 | Jordan Hoffman | -2 | James Rocchi | -1 | Kate Erband | -1 | Others |
-8 | HitFix | -6 | Drew McWeeny | -2 | Gregory Ellwood | ||||
2 | Hollywood Reporter | 1 | Michael Wilmington | 1 | Frank Schenck | -1 | Sheri Linden | 1 | John Defore |
-1 | LA Weekly | -1 | Aaron Hillis | ||||||
-6 | Movieline | -3 | Michelle Orange | -1 | Jen Yamato | -2 | Allison Willmore | ||
2 | NPR | 0 | Bob Mondello | 1 | Mark Jenkins | 1 | Trey Graham | 0 | Others |
-7 | New Yorker | 2 | David Denby | -8 | Anthony Lane | -1 | Richard Brody | ||
-1 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1 | Carrie Rickey | -1 | Steven Rea | 0 | Drew Taylor | -1 | David Hiltbrand |
-8 | Slate | -7 | Dana Stevens | -1 | David Erlich | ||||
-6 | Total Film | 1 | James Mottram | -2 | Matt Maylum | -1 | Gemma Simmonds | -4 | Others |
DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SAY (8 or more misses of 25 or more points;very often wrong by a lot; worst of the worst) | |||||||||
-20 | Austin Chronicle | -6 | Marjorie Baumgarten | -8 | Marc Savlov | -2 | Kimberly Jones | -4 | Others |
-20 | A.V. Club | 1 | Katie Rife | -3 | Keith Phipps | -2 | Scott Tobias | -16 | Others |
-15 | Boston Globe | -12 | Ty Burr | -1 | Wesley Morris | -1 | Peter Keough | -1 | Tom Russo |
-10 | Boxoffice Magazine | -2 | Tom Cogshell | -2 | Todd Gilchrist | 1 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | -7 | Others |
-17 | Chicago Sun-Times | -12 | Richard Roeper | -1 | Omar Mozaffar | -1 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | -3 | Others |
-14 | Chicago Tribune | -13 | Michael Phillips | -1 | Chris Borrelli | ||||
-10 | Dissolve | -3 | Nathan Rabin | -3 | Scott Tobias | -2 | Keith Phipps | -2 | Tasha Robinson |
-21 | The Guardian | 0 | Henry Burnes | -9 | Peter Bradshaw | -3 | Jordon Hoffman | -9 | Others |
-19 | Globe & Mail | -3 | Liam Lacey | -1 | Rick Groen | 1 | Stephen Cole | -16 | Others |
-22 | Hollywood Reporter | -17 | Todd McCarthy | -3 | David Rooney | -2 | John DeFore | 0 | Others |
-22 | Hollywood Reporter | -17 | Todd McCarthy | -3 | David Rooney | -2 | John DeFore | 0 | Others |
-17 | IndieWIRE | -12 | Eric Kohn | 0 | Kate Erbland | -1 | Vadim Rizov | -4 | Others |
-38 | LA Times | -17 | Kenneth Turan | -9 | Betsy Sharkey | -1 | Kevin Thomas | -11 | Others |
-16 | Miami Herald | -15 | Rene Rodriguez | -1 | Connie Ogle | ||||
-41 | New York Daily News | -30 | Joe Newmaier | -9 | Elizabeth Weitzman | 1 | Alan Salkin | -3 | Others |
-15 | New York Magazine (Vulture) | -12 | David Edelstein | -3 | Bilge Ebiri | ||||
-14 | New York Observer | -13 | Rex Reed | -1 | Stephen Holden | ||||
-33 | New York Post | -16 | Kyle Smith | -14 | Lou Lumenick | -2 | Sarra Stewart | -1 | Others |
-48 | New York Times | -21 | A.O. Scott | -21 | Manohla Dargis | -3 | Stephen Holden | -3 | Others |
-30 | Playlist | -7 | Kevin Jagernauth | -1 | Jessica Kiang | 0 | Drew Taylor | -22 | Others |
-9 | Portland Oregonian | -2 | Jeff Baker | -1 | M.E. Russel | -3 | Marc Mohan | -3 | Others |
-19 | Roger Ebert.com | -1 | Dhristy Lamire | -3 | Matt Seitz | -6 | Odie Henderson | -9 | Others |
-23 | Rolling Stone | -23 | Peter Travers | ||||||
-14 | Salon.com | -13 | Andrew O'Hehir | -1 | Mary Pols | ||||
-14 | San Francisco Chronicle | -5 | Peter Hartlaub | -2 | Walter Addeago | -2 | Amy Biancalli | -5 | Allan Johnson |
-69 | Slant | -3 | Andrew Schenker | -4 | Calum March | -1 | Chris Cabin | -61 | Others |
-12 | St. Louis Post Dispatch | -13 | Joe Williams | -1 | Joe Holleman | 2 | Calvin Wilson | ||
-22 | Tampa Bay Times | -20 | Steve Persall | -1 | Mary Pols | -1 | Isaac Guzman | ||
-10 | The Telegraph | -1 | Seb Daggart | -7 | Tim Robey | 0 | Robbie Collin | -2 | Others |
-13 | Time | -10 | Richard Corliss | -2 | Mary Pols | -1 | Stephanie Zacheric | ||
-33 | Time Out New York | -13 | Joshua Rothkopf | -9 | Keith Ulrich | -2 | David Fear | -9 | Others |
-13 | USA Today | -11 | Claudia Puig | -3 | Scott Bowles | 1 | Bruce Truit | ||
-41 | Variety | -11 | Peter Debruge | -10 | Justin Chang | -3 | Scott Foundas | -17 | Others |
-47 | Village Voice | -10 | Stephanie Zacharek | -12 | Amy Nicholson | -5 | Nick Schager | -20 | Others |
-33 | Washington Post | -20 | Ann Hornaday | -13 | Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | Sean O'Connell | -1 | Stephanie Vreny |
-17 | The Wrap | -10 | Inkookang | -10 | Alonzo Duralde | 1 | David Garret | 2 | James Rocchi |
-52 | WSJ | -49 | Joe Morgenstern | -3 | John Anderson |