Sundance 2023 critics ratings

Scaled to 0-10

Very Good New Films

1. "Past Lives" (Celine Song) [9.98/153 0.4]
2. "Infinity Pool" (Brandon Cronenberg, Can) [9.90/314 0.7]
3. "Theater Camp" (Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman) Special Jury Award: Ensemble [9.79/238 0.7]
4. "Beyond Utopia" (Madeleine Gavin) Audience Award [9.65/130 0.7]
5. "Sometimes I Think About Dying" (Rachel Lambert) [9.63/105 0.9]
6. "Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls" (Andrew Bowser) [9.58/144 2.0]
7. "The Amazing Maurice" (Toby Genkel, D/UK) [9.58/24 0.5]
8. "Eileen" (William Oldroyd) [9.56/39 1.3]
9. "20 Days In Mariupol" (Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine) Audience Award [9.43/122 1.0]
10. "Radical" (Christopher Zalla) Festival Favorite Award [9.38/94 1.0]
11. "A Thousand and One" (A.V. Rockwell) Grand Jury Prize [9.27/141 0.9]
12. "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" (Davis Guggenheim) [9.26/66 1.0]
13. "Magazine Dreams" (Elijah Bynum) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [9.25/104 1.1]
14. "Fair Play" (Chloe Domont) [9.24/119 1.2]
15. "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood" (Anna Hints, Estonia) Directing Award [9.24/75 1.2]
16. "Mutt" (Vuk Lungulov-Klotz) Special Jury Award: Acting [9.16/93 1.6]
17. "Scrapper" (Charlotte Regan, UK) Grand Jury Prize [9.12/154 1.3]
18. "Heroic (Heroico)" (David Zonana, Mex) [9.10/48 1.8]
19. "The Starling Girl" (Laurel Parmet) [9.09/101 1.0]
20. "Waiting for the Light to Change" (Linh Tran, US) Heartland Grand Jury Prize [9.05/27 0.9]
21. "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt" (Raven Jackson) [8.99/97 1.6]
22. "Rye Lane" (Raine Allen-Miller, UK) [8.99/103 1.3]
23. "Passages" (Ira Sachs, F) [8.96/69 1.2]
24. "Shortcomings" (Randall Park) [8.95/107 1.1]
25. "Flora and Son" (John Carney, US/Ire) [8.94/69 1.1]
26. "Blueback" (Robert Connolly, Aus) [8.93/20 0.9]
27. "Slow" (Marija Kavtaradzė, Lithuania) Directing Award [8.88/93 1.0]
28. "Cat Person" (Susanna Fogel, F/US) [8.82/80 1.6]
29. "You Hurt My Feelings" (Nicole Holofcener) [8.80/99 0.9]
30. "The Accidental Getaway Driver" (Sing J. Lee) Directing Award [8.79/107 1.5]
31. "The Stroll" (Zackary Drucker, Kristen Parker Lovell) Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision [8.72/93 1.0]
32. "The Deepest Breath" (Laura McGann, UK/Ire) [8.71/48 1.3]
33. "The Eternal Memory" (Maite Alberdi, Chile) Grand Jury Prize [8.70/94 1.3]
34. "Shayda" (Noora Niasari, Aus/Iran) Audience Award [8.70/107 1.0]
35. "The Disappearance of Shere Hite" (Nicole Newnham) [8.69/85 1.3]
36. "Starring Jerry as Himself" (Law Chen) Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, Acting Award [8.68/37 1.2]
37. "Going Varsity In Mariachi" (Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn) Editing Award [8.67/73 1.3]
38. "Kokomo City" (D. Smith, US) NEXT Innovator Award, Audience Award [8.65/100 1.1]
39. "Polite Society" (Nida Manzoor, UK) [8.60/88 1.1]
40. "Fremont" (Babak Jalali, US) [8.58/111 1.2]
41. "Fairyland" (Andrew Durham) [8.52/93 0.9]
42. "Kim's Video" (David Redmon, Ashley Sabin, US) [8.52/95 0.9]
43. "Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV" (Amanda Kim) [8.47/60 1.1]
44. "Fancy Dance" (Erica Tremblay) [8.46/144 1.2]
45. "Judy Blume Forever" (Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok) [8.41/70 1.3]
46. "Little Richard: I Am Everything" (Lisa Cortés) [8.40/77 1.3]
47. "Mamacruz" (Patricia Ortega, Spain/Venezuela) [8.38/95 0.9]
48. "Fantastic Machine" (Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, Den/Swe) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [8.36/83 1.5]
49. "A Still Small Voice" (Luke Lorentzen) Directing Award [8.35/66 1.1]
50. "A Little Prayer" (Angus MacLachlan) [8.34/95 1.2]
51. "Cassandro" (Roger Ross Williams) [8.32/93 1.0]
52. "The Persian Version" (Maryam Keshavarz) Audience Award, Screenwriting Award [8.31/105 1.6]
53. "Earth Mama" (Savannah Leaf) [8.31/52 0.8]
54. "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" (Lana Wilson) [8.27/75 1.2]
55. "Invisible Beauty" (Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng) [8.26/43 1.5]
56. "Bad Press" (Joe Peeler, Rebecca Landsberry-Baker) Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression [8.24/90 1.1]
57. "King Coal" (Elaine McMillion Sheldon, US) [8.24/78 1.0]
58. "Last Things" (Deborah Stratman, US/Por/F) [8.22/58 1.5]
59. "Rotting in the Sun" (Sebastian Silva) [8.22/86 1.1]
60. "Birth/Rebirth" (Laura Moss) [8.20/81 1.0]
61. "Is There Anybody Out There?" (Ella Glendining, UK) [8.16/43 1.4]
62. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" (Cory Finley) [8.16/68 1.4]
63. "Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" (Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson) Grand Jury Prize [8.14/86 0.9]
64. "Milisuthando" (Milisuthando Bongela, South Africa) [8.10/42 1.4]
65. "Against The Tide" (Sarvnik Kaur, India) Special Jury Award: Verite Filmmaking [8.04/57 1.3]

Good New Films

66. "AUM: The Cult At The End Of The World" (Chiaki Yanagimoto, Ben Braun) [7.96/98 1.0]
67. "Jamojaya" (Justin Chon) [7.93/109 1.3]
68. "Mami Wata" (C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, Nigeria) Special Jury Award: Cinematography [7.92/91 1.1]
69. "Pianoforte" (Jakub Piątek, Pol) [7.89/91 1.1]
70. "The Pod Generation" (Sophie Barthes, B/F/UK) Alfred P. Sloan Prize [7.89/87 1.1]
71. "When It Melts (Het smelt)" (Veerle Baetens, Belgium) Special Jury Award: Best Performanc [7.83/102 1.6]
72. "The Tuba Thieves" (Alison O’Daniel, US) [7.79/62 1.7]
73. "Divinity" (Eddie Alcazar, US) [7.78/116 1.8]
74. "Victim/Suspect" (Nancy Schwartzman) [7.75/65 1.3]
75. "Run Rabbit Run" (Daina Reid, Aus) [7.73/116 1.1]
76. "Bad Behaviour" (Alice Englert, NZ) [7.65/86 1.3]
77. "Drift" (Anthony Chen, F/UK/Greece) [7.65/63 1.7]
78. "It's Only Life After All" (Alexandria Bombach) [7.53/45 1.5]
79. "Animalia" (Sofia Alaoui, Morocco) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [7.50/133 1.5]
80. "Joonam" (Sierra Urich) [7.44/45 1.4]
81. "In My Mother’s Skin" (Kenneth Dagatan, Phi 2022) [7.44/69 1.5]
82. "The Longest Goodbye" (Ido Mizrahy, Israel/Canada) [7.31/83 0.9]
83. "Stephen Curry: Underrated" (Peter Nicks) [7.30/50 1.4]
84. "Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out" (Jake Van Wagoner) [7.24/92 1.9]
85. "Sorcery (Brujería)" (Christopher Murray, Chile) [7.19/119 1.3]
86. "PLAN C" (Tracy Droz Tragos) [7.19/37 1.4]
87. "Girl" (Adura Onashile, UK) [7.14/69 1.4]
88. "MiND MY GOOFiNESS: The Self Portrait" (Alex Michel, US) [7.04/27 1.9]
89. "Food and Country" (Laura Gabbert) [7.00/45 1.1]

   The rest is below 7 or is not new or has not enough votes.

All official sections

U.S. Dramatic [9.08/12]

1. "Theater Camp" (Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman) Special Jury Award: Ensemble [9.79/238 0.7]
2. "Sometimes I Think About Dying" (Rachel Lambert) [9.63/105 0.9]
3. "A Thousand and One" (A.V. Rockwell) Grand Jury Prize [9.27/141 0.9]
4. "Magazine Dreams" (Elijah Bynum) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [9.25/104 1.1]
5. "Fair Play" (Chloe Domont) [9.24/119 1.2]
6. "Mutt" (Vuk Lungulov-Klotz) Special Jury Award: Acting [9.16/93 1.6]
7. "The Starling Girl" (Laurel Parmet) [9.09/101 1.0]
8. "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt" (Raven Jackson) [8.99/97 1.6]
9. "Shortcomings" (Randall Park) [8.95/107 1.1]
10. "The Accidental Getaway Driver" (Sing J. Lee) Directing Award [8.79/107 1.5]
11. "Fancy Dance" (Erica Tremblay) [8.46/144 1.2]
12. "The Persian Version" (Maryam Keshavarz) Audience Award, Screenwriting Award [8.31/105 1.6]

World Dramatic [8.15/12]

1. "Scrapper" (Charlotte Regan, UK) Grand Jury Prize [9.12/154 1.3]
2. "Heroic (Heroico)" (David Zonana, Mex) [9.10/48 1.8]
3. "Slow" (Marija Kavtaradzė, Lithuania) Directing Award [8.88/93 1.0]
4. "Shayda" (Noora Niasari, Aus/Iran) Audience Award [8.70/107 1.0]
5. "Mamacruz" (Patricia Ortega, Spain/Venezuela) [8.38/95 0.9]
6. "La Pecera" (Glorimar Marrero Sánchez, Puerto Rico) [8.33/3 1.2]
7. "Mami Wata" (C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, Nigeria) Special Jury Award: Cinematography [7.92/91 1.1]
8. "When It Melts (Het smelt)" (Veerle Baetens, Belgium) Special Jury Award: Best Performanc [7.83/102 1.6]
9. "Bad Behaviour" (Alice Englert, NZ) [7.65/86 1.3]
10. "Animalia" (Sofia Alaoui, Morocco) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [7.50/133 1.5]
11. "Sorcery (Brujería)" (Christopher Murray, Chile) [7.19/119 1.3]
12. "Girl" (Adura Onashile, UK) [7.14/69 1.4]

U.S. Documentaries [8.37/12]

1. "Beyond Utopia" (Madeleine Gavin) Audience Award [9.65/130 0.7]
2. "The Stroll" (Zackary Drucker, Kristen Parker Lovell) Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision [8.72/93 1.0]
3. "The Disappearance of Shere Hite" (Nicole Newnham) [8.69/85 1.3]
4. "Going Varsity In Mariachi" (Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn) Editing Award [8.67/73 1.3]
5. "Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV" (Amanda Kim) [8.47/60 1.1]
6. "Little Richard: I Am Everything" (Lisa Cortés) [8.40/77 1.3]
7. "A Still Small Voice" (Luke Lorentzen) Directing Award [8.35/66 1.1]
8. "Bad Press" (Joe Peeler, Rebecca Landsberry-Baker) Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression [8.24/90 1.1]
9. "Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" (Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson) Grand Jury Prize [8.14/86 0.9]
10. "AUM: The Cult At The End Of The World" (Chiaki Yanagimoto, Ben Braun) [7.96/98 1.0]
11. "Victim/Suspect" (Nancy Schwartzman) [7.75/65 1.3]
12. "Joonam" (Sierra Urich) [7.44/45 1.4]

World Documentaries [7.92/12]

1. "20 Days In Mariupol" (Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine) Audience Award [9.43/122 1.0]
2. "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood" (Anna Hints, Estonia) Directing Award [9.24/75 1.2]
3. "The Eternal Memory" (Maite Alberdi, Chile) Grand Jury Prize [8.70/94 1.3]
4. "Fantastic Machine" (Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, Den/Swe) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [8.36/83 1.5]
5. "Is There Anybody Out There?" (Ella Glendining, UK) [8.16/43 1.4]
6. "Milisuthando" (Milisuthando Bongela, South Africa) [8.10/42 1.4]
7. "Against The Tide" (Sarvnik Kaur, India) Special Jury Award: Verite Filmmaking [8.04/57 1.3]
8. "Pianoforte" (Jakub Piątek, Pol) [7.89/91 1.1]
9. "The Longest Goodbye" (Ido Mizrahy, Israel/Canada) [7.31/83 0.9]
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10. "5 Seasons of Revolution" (Lina, Syria) [6.86/37 1.1]
11. "Twice Colonized" (Lin Alluna, Greenland/Den) [6.50/42 1.3]
12. "Iron Butterflies" (Roman Lyubiy, Ukraine) [6.40/60 1.6]

NEXT [7.69/9]

1. "Kokomo City" (D. Smith, US) NEXT Innovator Award, Audience Award [8.65/100 1.1]
2. "Fremont" (Babak Jalali, US) [8.58/111 1.2]
3. "Kim's Video" (David Redmon, Ashley Sabin, US) [8.52/95 0.9]
4. "King Coal" (Elaine McMillion Sheldon, US) [8.24/78 1.0]
5. "The Tuba Thieves" (Alison O’Daniel, US) [7.79/62 1.7]
6. "Divinity" (Eddie Alcazar, US) [7.78/116 1.8]
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7. "Bravo, Burkina!" (Walé Oyéjidé, US) [6.79/57 1.6]
8. "Young. Wild. Free." (Thembi L. Banks, US) [6.65/72 1.9]
9. "To Live And Die And Live" (Qasim Basir, US) [6.24/59 1.4]

Midnight [8.50/8]

1. "Infinity Pool" (Brandon Cronenberg, Can) [9.90/314 0.7]
2. "Talk to Me" (Michael+Danny Philippou, Aus) Adelaide [9.79/31 0.8]
3. "Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls" (Andrew Bowser) [9.58/144 2.0]
4. "Polite Society" (Nida Manzoor, UK) [8.60/88 1.1]
5. "Birth/Rebirth" (Laura Moss) [8.20/81 1.0]
6. "Run Rabbit Run" (Daina Reid, Aus) [7.73/116 1.1]
7. "In My Mother’s Skin" (Kenneth Dagatan, Phi 2022) [7.44/69 1.5]
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8. "My Animal" (Jacqueline Castel, Can) [6.74/80 1.7]

Spotlight [9.56/5]

1. "Joyland" (Saim Sadiq, Pakistan/US) Cannes [9.99/243 0.2]
2. "The Eight Mountains" (Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch) Cannes [9.99/241 0.2]
3. "L'immensità" (Emanuele Crialese, I) Venice [9.93/54 0.5]
4. "Other People's Children" (Rebecca Zlotowski, F) TIFF [9.91/34 0.7]
5. "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)" (Anton Corbijn, UK) Telluride [7.97/56 0.9]

Kids [8.58/3]

1. "The Amazing Maurice" (Toby Genkel, D/UK) [9.58/24 0.5]
2. "Blueback" (Robert Connolly, Aus) [8.93/20 0.9]
3. "Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out" (Jake Van Wagoner) [7.24/92 1.9]

Premieres [8.47/21]

1. "Past Lives" (Celine Song) [9.98/153 0.4]
2. "Eileen" (William Oldroyd) [9.56/39 1.3]
3. "Radical" (Christopher Zalla) Festival Favorite Award [9.38/94 1.0]
4. "Rye Lane" (Raine Allen-Miller, UK) [8.99/103 1.3]
5. "Passages" (Ira Sachs, F) [8.96/69 1.2]
6. "Flora and Son" (John Carney, US/Ire) [8.94/69 1.1]
7. "Cat Person" (Susanna Fogel, F/US) [8.82/80 1.6]
8. "You Hurt My Feelings" (Nicole Holofcener) [8.80/99 0.9]
9. "Fairyland" (Andrew Durham) [8.52/93 0.9]
10. "Judy Blume Forever" (Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok) [8.41/70 1.3]
11. "A Little Prayer" (Angus MacLachlan) [8.34/95 1.2]
12. "Cassandro" (Roger Ross Williams) [8.32/93 1.0]
13. "Earth Mama" (Savannah Leaf) [8.31/52 0.8]
14. "Invisible Beauty" (Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng) [8.26/43 1.5]
15. "Rotting in the Sun" (Sebastian Silva) [8.22/86 1.1]
16. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" (Cory Finley) [8.16/68 1.4]
17. "Jamojaya" (Justin Chon) [7.93/109 1.3]
18. "The Pod Generation" (Sophie Barthes, B/F/UK) Alfred P. Sloan Prize [7.89/87 1.1]
19. "Drift" (Anthony Chen, F/UK/Greece) [7.65/63 1.7]
20. "It's Only Life After All" (Alexandria Bombach) [7.53/45 1.5]
21. "Food and Country" (Laura Gabbert) [7.00/45 1.1]
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"Murder in Big Horn" (Razelle Benally, Matthew Galkin) [-]

Documentary Premieres [8.02/5]

1. "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" (Davis Guggenheim) [9.26/66 1.0]
2. "The Deepest Breath" (Laura McGann, UK/Ire) [8.71/48 1.3]
3. "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" (Lana Wilson) [8.27/75 1.2]
4. "PLAN C" (Tracy Droz Tragos) [7.19/37 1.4]
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5. "Deep Rising" (Matthieu Rytz) [6.66/41 1.3]

Special Events [8.75/10]

1. "CODA" (Siân Heder, US 2021) Sundance 2021 [10.00/712 0.1]
2. "Navalny" (Daniel Rohrer, US 2022) Sundance 2022 [9.99/201 0.2]
3. "Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" (Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson) Sundance 2021 [9.99/127 0.2]
4. "The Doom Generation" (Gregg Araki, US 1995) [9.97/102 0.3]
5. "Klondike" (Maryna Er Gorbach, Ukr 2022) Sundance 2022 [9.70/10 0.9]
6. "Slam" (Marc Levin, US 1998) [9.51/6 1.1]
7. "Last Things" (Deborah Stratman, US/Por/F) [8.22/58 1.5]
8. "Stephen Curry: Underrated" (Peter Nicks) [7.30/50 1.4]
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9. "Gush" (Fox Maxy) [6.59/39 1.6]
10. "A Common Sequence" (Mary Helena Clark, Mike Gibisser) [6.26/34 1.9]
"Chanshi (TV)" (Aleeza Chanowitz, Mickey Triest, Aaron Geva, Israel) [-]
"Poacher (TV)" (Richie Mehta) [-]
"The Night Logan Woke Up (TV)" (Xavier Dolan, Canada/France) [-]
"Willie Nelson And Family (TV)" (Thom Zimny, Oren Moverman) [-]

Slamdance [7.04/31]

1. "New Religion" (Keishi Kondo, 2022) Warsaw, Frightfest, Jap. release [9.30/2 0.3]
2. "Waiting for the Light to Change" (Linh Tran, US) Heartland Grand Jury Prize [9.05/27 0.9]
3. "Cash Cow" (Matt Barats, US 2022) various [8.85/35 1.2]
4. "Starring Jerry as Himself" (Law Chen) Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, Acting Award [8.68/37 1.2]
5. "OKAY! (The ASD Band Film)" (Mark Bone, US 2022) Hot Docs [8.45/4 0.5]
6. "Sweetheart Deal" (Elisa Levine & Gabriel Miller, US 2022) Seattle, Bend [8.45/11 0.5]
7. "Silent Love" (Marek Kozakievicz, Poland 2022) Cottbus, Visions du Réel, Hot Docs, ... [8.44/10 0.8]
8. "Sexual Healing" (Elsbeth Fraanje, NL) Hot 2Doc.nl, Docs [8.13/10 1.1]
9. "A Perfect Day for Caribou" (Jeff Rutherford, 2022) Locarno, Eur Release [7.73/12 0.8]
10. "American Pot Story: Oaksterdam" (Dan Katzir & Ravit Markus) Audience Award [7.67/3 2.7]
11. "The Art of Silence (Die Kunst der Stille)" (Maurizius Staerkle Drux, D/CH 2022) Soloturn, Ophuels, Hot Docs, D/CH Release [7.64/5 0.5]
12. "MiND MY GOOFiNESS: The Self Portrait" (Alex Michel, US) [7.04/27 1.9]
13. "Sign the Show" (Cat Brewer, US 2022) 20 festivals [7.00/3 2.3]
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14. "What is the Lie? (Marupok AF)" (Quark Henares, Phi) [6.79/19 1.4]
15. "The Underbug" (Shujaat Saudagar) Grand Jury Prize [6.79/14 2.0]
16. "Mad Cats" (Reiki Tsuno, J) [6.78/23 1.6]
17. "Fuzzy Head" (Wendy McColm, US 2020) [6.75/4 3.1]
18. "Space Happy: Phil Thomas Katt and The Uncharted Zone" (Louis Crisitello) [6.71/17 1.8]
19. "Onlookers" (Kimi Takesue, US/Laos) [6.50/14 1.5]
20. "Wisdom Gone Wild" (Rea Tajiri, US 2022) IDFA [6.44/10 1.6]
21. "The Mad Writer" (Zach Kashkett) [6.29/14 1.8]
22. "Stars in the Ordinary Universe" (Bowon Kim, S.Korea) [6.23/30 1.3]
23. "Mascot (Mascotte)" (Remy van Heugten, NL/B 2022) [6.15/37 1.8]
24. "Where the Road Leads" (Nina Ognjanović) Audience Award [6.09/23 1.4]
25. "Love Dump" (Jason Avezzano, Can 2021) Canadian FF 2021 [6.05/39 2.1]
26. "Cisco Kid" (Emily Kaye Allen) Ji.hlava IDFF [6.00/16 1.6]
27. "Motel Drive" (Brendan Geraghty) [6.00/18 1.8]
28. "The Girl Who Was Cursed" (Zara Dwinger, NL 2021) NFF 2021 [6.00/9 2.2]
29. "Nut Jobs (Les pas d'allure)" (Alexandre Leblanc, Can 2022) Fantasia [5.98/17 1.3]
30. "Unicorn Boy" (Matt Kiel) [5.50/28 2.1]
31. "Punk Rock Vegan Movie" (Moby, US) [4.80/25 2.2]
"With Peter Bradley" (Alex Rappoport, US 2022) [-]

All films

Sorted by avg vote, unfiltered:
1. "CODA" (Siân Heder, US 2021) Sundance 2021 [10.00/717 0.1]
2. "Navalny" (Daniel Rohrer, US 2022) Sundance 2022 [9.99/204 0.2]
3. "Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" (Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson) Sundance 2021 [9.99/128 0.2]
4. "Joyland" (Saim Sadiq, Pakistan/US) Cannes [9.98/246 0.2]
5. "The Eight Mountains" (Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch) Cannes [9.98/244 0.2]
6. "The Doom Generation" (Gregg Araki, US 1995) [9.97/102 0.3]
7. "L'immensità" (Emanuele Crialese, I) Venice [9.93/54 0.5]
8. "Other People's Children" (Rebecca Zlotowski, F) TIFF [9.83/35 0.7]
9. "Past Lives" (Celine Song) [9.78/194 0.4]
10. "Theater Camp" (Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman) Special Jury Award: Ensemble [9.75/247 0.7]
11. "Klondike" (Maryna Er Gorbach, Ukr 2022) Sundance 2022 [9.70/10 0.9]
12. "Talk to Me" (Michael+Danny Philippou, Aus) Adelaide [9.63/34 0.8]
13. "Beyond Utopia" (Madeleine Gavin) Audience Award [9.61/138 0.7]
14. "The Amazing Maurice" (Toby Genkel, D/UK) [9.58/24 0.5]
15. "Infinity Pool" (Brandon Cronenberg, Can) [9.57/363 0.7]
16. "Slam" (Marc Levin, US 1998) [9.51/6 1.1]
17. "Sometimes I Think About Dying" (Rachel Lambert) [9.50/110 0.9]
18. "20 Days In Mariupol" (Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine) Audience Award [9.37/130 1.0]
19. "Radical" (Christopher Zalla) Festival Favorite Award [9.34/100 1.0]
20. "New Religion" (Keishi Kondo, 2022) Warsaw, Frightfest, Jap. release [9.30/2 0.3]
21. "Eileen" (William Oldroyd) [9.24/44 1.3]
22. "Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls" (Andrew Bowser) [9.17/157 2.0]
23. "A Thousand and One" (A.V. Rockwell) Grand Jury Prize [9.14/157 0.9]
24. "Waiting for the Light to Change" (Linh Tran, US) Heartland Grand Jury Prize [9.05/30 0.9]
25. "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" (Davis Guggenheim) [9.04/76 1.0]
26. "Magazine Dreams" (Elijah Bynum) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [9.01/123 1.1]
27. "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood" (Anna Hints, Estonia) Directing Award [9.01/84 1.2]
28. "Mutt" (Vuk Lungulov-Klotz) Special Jury Award: Acting [8.97/99 1.6]
29. "Scrapper" (Charlotte Regan, UK) Grand Jury Prize [8.97/167 1.3]
30. "Fair Play" (Chloe Domont) [8.96/139 1.2]
31. "The Starling Girl" (Laurel Parmet) [8.90/113 1.0]
32. "Cash Cow" (Matt Barats, US 2022) various [8.85/35 1.2]
33. "Shortcomings" (Randall Park) [8.85/116 1.1]
34. "Slow" (Marija Kavtaradzė, Lithuania) Directing Award [8.84/97 1.0]
35. "Heroic (Heroico)" (David Zonana, Mex) [8.81/53 1.8]
36. "Blueback" (Robert Connolly, Aus) [8.79/21 0.9]
37. "Rye Lane" (Raine Allen-Miller, UK) [8.79/120 1.3]
38. "The Stroll" (Zackary Drucker, Kristen Parker Lovell) Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision [8.68/96 1.0]
39. "You Hurt My Feelings" (Nicole Holofcener) [8.66/114 0.9]
40. "Passages" (Ira Sachs, F) [8.65/86 1.2]
41. "Shayda" (Noora Niasari, Aus/Iran) Audience Award [8.65/112 1.0]
42. "The Accidental Getaway Driver" (Sing J. Lee) Directing Award [8.65/116 1.5]
43. "Going Varsity In Mariachi" (Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn) Editing Award [8.63/75 1.3]
44. "The Eternal Memory" (Maite Alberdi, Chile) Grand Jury Prize [8.63/101 1.3]
45. "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt" (Raven Jackson) [8.61/117 1.6]
46. "Starring Jerry as Himself" (Law Chen) Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, Acting Award [8.61/38 1.2]
47. "Flora and Son" (John Carney, US/Ire) [8.57/92 1.1]
48. "Kokomo City" (D. Smith, US) NEXT Innovator Award, Audience Award [8.57/110 1.1]
49. "The Disappearance of Shere Hite" (Nicole Newnham) [8.52/102 1.3]
50. "OKAY! (The ASD Band Film)" (Mark Bone, US 2022) Hot Docs [8.45/4 0.5]
51. "Sweetheart Deal" (Elisa Levine & Gabriel Miller, US 2022) Seattle, Bend [8.45/11 0.5]
52. "Fremont" (Babak Jalali, US) [8.44/120 1.2]
53. "Kim's Video" (David Redmon, Ashley Sabin, US) [8.44/109 0.9]
54. "Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV" (Amanda Kim) [8.44/62 1.1]
55. "Silent Love" (Marek Kozakievicz, Poland 2022) Cottbus, Visions du Réel, Hot Docs, ... [8.44/10 0.8]
56. "Polite Society" (Nida Manzoor, UK) [8.41/99 1.1]
57. "Fancy Dance" (Erica Tremblay) [8.36/153 1.2]
58. "Mamacruz" (Patricia Ortega, Spain/Venezuela) [8.36/100 0.9]
59. "A Still Small Voice" (Luke Lorentzen) Directing Award [8.34/76 1.1]
60. "La Pecera" (Glorimar Marrero Sánchez, Puerto Rico) [8.33/3 1.2]
61. "The Deepest Breath" (Laura McGann, UK/Ire) [8.30/56 1.3]
62. "Cassandro" (Roger Ross Williams) [8.25/111 1.0]
63. "Fairyland" (Andrew Durham) [8.24/117 0.9]
64. "A Little Prayer" (Angus MacLachlan) [8.22/107 1.2]
65. "Judy Blume Forever" (Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok) [8.22/80 1.3]
66. "King Coal" (Elaine McMillion Sheldon, US) [8.20/83 1.0]
67. "Bad Press" (Joe Peeler, Rebecca Landsberry-Baker) Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression [8.19/97 1.1]
68. "Little Richard: I Am Everything" (Lisa Cortés) [8.19/89 1.3]
69. "Rotting in the Sun" (Sebastian Silva) [8.19/93 1.1]
70. "Earth Mama" (Savannah Leaf) [8.18/64 0.8]
71. "Birth/Rebirth" (Laura Moss) [8.17/90 1.0]
72. "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" (Lana Wilson) [8.15/80 1.2]
73. "The Persian Version" (Maryam Keshavarz) Audience Award, Screenwriting Award [8.15/115 1.6]
74. "Invisible Beauty" (Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng) [8.13/45 1.5]
75. "Sexual Healing" (Elsbeth Fraanje, NL) Hot 2Doc.nl, Docs [8.13/10 1.1]
76. "Fantastic Machine" (Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, Den/Swe) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [8.11/91 1.5]
77. "Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" (Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson) Grand Jury Prize [8.04/92 0.9]
78. "Cat Person" (Susanna Fogel, F/US) [8.01/115 1.6]
79. "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)" (Anton Corbijn, UK) Telluride [7.96/59 0.9]
80. "Last Things" (Deborah Stratman, US/Por/F) [7.95/64 1.5]
81. "AUM: The Cult At The End Of The World" (Chiaki Yanagimoto, Ben Braun) [7.94/101 1.0]
82. "Mami Wata" (C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, Nigeria) Special Jury Award: Cinematography [7.90/98 1.1]
83. "Is There Anybody Out There?" (Ella Glendining, UK) [7.89/53 1.4]
84. "Pianoforte" (Jakub Piątek, Pol) [7.85/97 1.1]
85. "Milisuthando" (Milisuthando Bongela, South Africa) [7.82/50 1.4]
86. "Against The Tide" (Sarvnik Kaur, India) Special Jury Award: Verite Filmmaking [7.80/65 1.3]
87. "Jamojaya" (Justin Chon) [7.80/118 1.3]
88. "A Perfect Day for Caribou" (Jeff Rutherford, 2022) Locarno, Eur Release [7.73/12 0.8]
89. "When It Melts (Het smelt)" (Veerle Baetens, Belgium) Special Jury Award: Best Performanc [7.66/109 1.6]
90. "Run Rabbit Run" (Daina Reid, Aus) [7.64/124 1.1]
91. "The Art of Silence (Die Kunst der Stille)" (Maurizius Staerkle Drux, D/CH 2022) Soloturn, Ophuels, Hot Docs, D/CH Release [7.64/5 0.5]
92. "The Pod Generation" (Sophie Barthes, B/F/UK) Alfred P. Sloan Prize [7.62/109 1.1]
93. "Victim/Suspect" (Nancy Schwartzman) [7.62/69 1.3]
94. "Divinity" (Eddie Alcazar, US) [7.61/128 1.8]
95. "Bad Behaviour" (Alice Englert, NZ) [7.58/93 1.3]
96. "The Tuba Thieves" (Alison O’Daniel, US) [7.53/70 1.7]
97. "Drift" (Anthony Chen, F/UK/Greece) [7.49/70 1.7]
98. "Joonam" (Sierra Urich) [7.49/53 1.4]
99. "It's Only Life After All" (Alexandria Bombach) [7.43/51 1.5]
100. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" (Cory Finley) [7.43/96 1.4]
101. "In My Mother’s Skin" (Kenneth Dagatan, Phi 2022) [7.42/76 1.5]
102. "Animalia" (Sofia Alaoui, Morocco) Special Jury Award: Creative Vision [7.35/149 1.5]
103. "MiND MY GOOFiNESS: The Self Portrait" (Alex Michel, US) [7.33/30 1.9]
104. "The Longest Goodbye" (Ido Mizrahy, Israel/Canada) [7.27/90 0.9]
105. "Stephen Curry: Underrated" (Peter Nicks) [7.25/51 1.4]
106. "PLAN C" (Tracy Droz Tragos) [7.16/45 1.4]
107. "Sorcery (Brujería)" (Christopher Murray, Chile) [7.12/125 1.3]
108. "Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out" (Jake Van Wagoner) [7.09/105 1.9]
109. "Girl" (Adura Onashile, UK) [7.07/76 1.4]
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110. "Food and Country" (Laura Gabbert) [6.96/49 1.1]
111. "Fuzzy Head" (Wendy McColm, US 2020) [6.86/7 3.1]
112. "5 Seasons of Revolution" (Lina, Syria) [6.80/44 1.1]
113. "Mad Cats" (Reiki Tsuno, J) [6.80/25 1.6]
114. "My Animal" (Jacqueline Castel, Can) [6.79/90 1.7]
115. "The Mad Writer" (Zach Kashkett) [6.78/18 1.8]
116. "Bravo, Burkina!" (Walé Oyéjidé, US) [6.73/62 1.6]
117. "What is the Lie? (Marupok AF)" (Quark Henares, Phi) [6.65/20 1.4]
118. "Gush" (Fox Maxy) [6.63/43 1.6]
119. "Space Happy: Phil Thomas Katt and The Uncharted Zone" (Louis Crisitello) [6.63/19 1.8]
120. "Deep Rising" (Matthieu Rytz) [6.60/47 1.3]
121. "Twice Colonized" (Lin Alluna, Greenland/Den) [6.52/46 1.3]
122. "American Pot Story: Oaksterdam" (Dan Katzir & Ravit Markus) Audience Award [6.50/4 2.7]
123. "Young. Wild. Free." (Thembi L. Banks, US) [6.50/80 1.9]
124. "The Underbug" (Shujaat Saudagar) Grand Jury Prize [6.47/17 2.0]
125. "Wisdom Gone Wild" (Rea Tajiri, US 2022) IDFA [6.44/10 1.6]
126. "A Common Sequence" (Mary Helena Clark, Mike Gibisser) [6.42/40 1.9]
127. "Iron Butterflies" (Roman Lyubiy, Ukraine) [6.42/67 1.6]
128. "The Girl Who Was Cursed" (Zara Dwinger, NL 2021) NFF 2021 [6.38/13 2.2]
129. "Cisco Kid" (Emily Kaye Allen) Ji.hlava IDFF [6.37/19 1.6]
130. "Love Dump" (Jason Avezzano, Can 2021) Canadian FF 2021 [6.33/42 2.1]
131. "Onlookers" (Kimi Takesue, US/Laos) [6.33/15 1.5]
132. "Stars in the Ordinary Universe" (Bowon Kim, S.Korea) [6.32/31 1.3]
133. "Unicorn Boy" (Matt Kiel) [6.29/34 2.1]
134. "Sign the Show" (Cat Brewer, US 2022) 20 festivals [6.25/4 2.3]
135. "To Live And Die And Live" (Qasim Basir, US) [6.22/69 1.4]
136. "Mascot (Mascotte)" (Remy van Heugten, NL/B 2022) [6.01/41 1.8]
137. "Where the Road Leads" (Nina Ognjanović) Audience Award [6.00/24 1.4]
138. "Nut Jobs (Les pas d'allure)" (Alexandre Leblanc, Can 2022) Fantasia [5.98/17 1.3]
139. "Motel Drive" (Brendan Geraghty) [5.87/23 1.8]
140. "Punk Rock Vegan Movie" (Moby, US) [4.82/28 2.2]
"Chanshi (TV)" (Aleeza Chanowitz, Mickey Triest, Aaron Geva, Israel) [-]
"Murder in Big Horn" (Razelle Benally, Matthew Galkin) [-]
"Poacher (TV)" (Richie Mehta) [-]
"The Night Logan Woke Up (TV)" (Xavier Dolan, Canada/France) [-]
"Willie Nelson And Family (TV)" (Thom Zimny, Oren Moverman) [-]
"With Peter Bradley" (Alex Rappoport, US 2022) [-]

5604/5809 Critics

filter stddev >2.5 from avg, <10 ratings or unknown
stddev name (magazine, cn) numratings ±diff
0.00 Amber (Film Student, US) [1 +0.0]
0.00 Allan Hunter (Screen International, US) [1 +0.0]
0.19 Kimber Myers (The Playlist, US) [1 -0.2]
0.19 Mike Ryan (Uproxx, US) [2 -0.2]
0.21 Kevin Dando (Ex-PBS, US) [2 -0.2]
0.21 Erik Childress (eFilmCritic / WGN Radio / WCIU-TV / WHPK-FM / RogerEbert.com / Movies.com, US) [3 -0.0]
0.22 Sheri Linden (The Hollywood Reporter, US) [1 -0.2]
0.22 Alissa Wilkinson (Christianity Today, US) [1 +0.2]
0.28 Robert Abele (The Wrap, US) [1 +0.3]
0.35 A.A. Dowd (The A.V. Club, US) [7 -0.2]
0.42 Owen Gleiberman (Variety, US) [4 +0.1]
0.47 Jordan Hoffman (The Guardian, US) [1 -0.5]
0.50 Scott Renshaw (Salt Lake City Weekly, US) [14 -0.2]
0.51 Mari [13 +0.2]
0.53 Rob Hunter (Film School Rejects, US) [2 -0.5]
0.58 Matt Wigham (bigcartel.com+Local, US) [1 +0.6]
0.65 spencer_basta [10 +0.3]
0.66 Jacob [10 +0.0]
0.67 Marcus Gorman [11 -0.3]
0.69 Catherine [10 +0.1]
0.70 Jim Eustice [11 +0.3]
0.71 Kevin Wight [10 +0.1]
0.72 Andrew Crump (The Playlist, US) [1 -0.7]
0.73 Brandon [11 -0.1]
0.73 Alan French [13 -0.0]
0.76 Melanie Addington [16 -0.0]
0.76 Monica Castillo (The Wrap, US) [8 -0.1]
0.77 Anthony Pizana [11 +0.5]
0.78 Nick Schager (Variety, US) [2 -0.7]
0.78 Kolby Mac [12 +0.5]
0.78 Jason_BE [10 +0.2]
0.82 peter0969 [12 -0.6]
0.82 Drew Gregory [12 -0.0]
0.83 Jack Trainer [15 -0.6]
0.83 Fionnuala Halligan (Screen Daily, US) [3 -0.8]
0.84 Morgan [25 -0.3]
0.84 Daniel Joyaux [12 -0.3]
0.85 boredgrizzly [12 -0.3]
0.85 Madi Brimhall [10 -0.5]
0.87 Jordan Foxworthy (Sundance Circle member, US) [4 -0.7]
0.89 Sean P. Means (The Salt Lake Tribune, US) [7 +0.5]
0.89 Leslie Felperin (The Hollywood Reporter, US) [2 -0.8]
0.89 Ryan Cooley [11 +0.6]
0.90 Adrian Barber [19 -0.4]
0.90 Adam [14 +0.1]
0.91 Sergio Muñoz Esquer [14 -0.5]
0.92 Chhabs [13 +0.6]
0.95 Peter Debruge (Variety, US) [8 -0.5]
0.96 Lindsay Kincaid [10 +0.8]
0.97 Dennis Harvey (Variety, US) [2 -0.7]
0.97 ZacharyBinx [10 -0.6]
0.98 Katie Walsh (The Playlist, US) [4 -0.7]
0.98 Alex Heeney (Seventh Row, Canada) [6 -0.8]
0.98 Eric Wing [13 +0.4]
0.98 Sean Boelman [34 -0.1]
0.98 peytondani [10 -0.6]
0.99 Susannah Gruder (Reverse Shot, US) [4 -0.9]
0.99 Alex Billington (FirstShowing.net, ) [30 -0.2]
1.00 Simon Lacroix [10 +0.0]
1.03 Emily [14 -0.2]
1.04 MattMovieMan [11 +0.5]
1.04 Ben Delgado (Coral Gables Art Cinema, US) [1 -1.0]
1.06 Amber Wilkinson (Screen International, US) [4 -0.8]
1.06 David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter, US) [5 -0.8]
1.07 jillianchili [11 -0.4]
1.08 Connor_B [10 +0.0]
1.11 Josh Brunsting [14 +0.5]
1.11 Dor [20 -0.2]
1.13 FredandEvelyn [10 +0.8]
1.13 Victoria [10 +0.4]
1.14 Dillon Gonzales [12 -0.4]
1.14 Kevin Wozniak (kevflix.com, US) [12 -0.7]
1.15 dandtciner [10 +0.8]
1.15 SweeneyTom [10 +0.7]
1.15 Anthony [11 -0.2]
1.15 tyler chicilli [15 +0.6]
1.15 Jessica Kiang (The Playlist, US) [4 -0.8]
1.17 jengerb [16 +0.8]
1.17 Derrick Clements [15 +0.9]
1.19 Brian Tallerico (RogerEbert.com, US) [7 -0.6]
1.20 Rebecca Martin (Cinema Femme, US) [17 +0.9]
1.20 Rosa Parra [24 -0.8]
1.20 naomisedgwick [12 +0.8]
1.20 Trunnie [36 -0.5]
1.22 Dan Callahan (The Wrap, US) [2 +1.2]
1.23 Marya E. Gates [36 -0.3]
1.26 whitofsoph [11 +0.2]
1.26 Overly Honest Movie Reviews [13 +0.5]
1.29 Chris Feil [14 -1.0]
1.29 photobean [11 +0.8]
1.29 Caitlin Dubs [15 -0.8]
1.30 Cate Young [13 +1.0]
1.31 Daniel Zawadzki [11 +0.8]
1.31 David Jaffe [10 +0.9]
1.32 Colin Martinez [10 -0.8]
1.32 Aaron Washing [37 +1.1]
1.32 maya2000 [15 +0.4]
1.33 Tim Grierson (Screen International, Paste, Deadspin, US) [7 -1.0]
1.36 letmeexplain [18 -0.6]
1.36 Steve Pond (The Wrap, US) [2 -1.3]
1.36 Aaron Salazar (Filmmaker, US) [6 -0.3]
1.39 arianamw [12 +1.3]
1.40 sgtpeppah [20 -0.8]
1.41 Jess [11 -0.1]
1.42 BillysFilmLists [22 +1.2]
1.43 FilmFestGirl [17 +1.1]
1.43 Michael Bartolomeo [13 +1.1]
1.43 Michael [24 -0.8]
1.44 Jesse Nesser [15 +0.0]
1.44 Wendy Ide (Screen International, US) [1 -1.4]
1.44 tomdobb [12 -1.0]
1.44 Rosalie Kicks (moviejawn.com, US) [9 -0.3]
1.46 Cody Dericks [13 -1.1]
1.47 Rachel [22 -0.8]
1.49 Josh [14 -0.3]
1.52 Elizabeth Weitzman (The Wrap, US) [1 -1.5]
1.52 Marty [17 -0.3]
1.53 Wendy666 [21 +0.6]
1.56 Leah Greenblatt (EW, US) [2 -1.1]
1.57 Nick [13 -0.8]
1.57 FilmVoyeur [15 +0.2]
1.63 Eren Odabasi [10 -1.0]
1.66 Gregory Ellwood (The Playlist, HitFix, US) [5 -0.7]
1.66 SundanceHaiku [18 +1.1]
1.67 Jason Osia (Film Buff, US) [11 -1.4]
1.68 Li Lai [14 -1.2]
1.70 Jason Bailey (The Playlist, Flavorwire, US) [16 -1.0]
1.72 Benjamin Leonard [10 +0.1]
1.74 Matt Neglia (NextBestPicture.com, US) [15 -1.5]
1.75 TristinBrown [12 -1.0]
1.75 Mike Scholtz [10 +1.6]
1.76 Blake Williams (Cinema Scope, Canada) [3 -1.3]
1.76 Chris Evangelista (Slashfilm, US) [8 -1.5]
1.78 Shelli [10 +0.4]
1.83 Robert Daniels (The Playlist, US) [26 -1.0]
1.83 queenpete [11 +1.7]
1.83 Denis Eremeev [14 -1.3]
1.87 imnicklazo [10 -1.4]
1.91 sheislegend [11 +0.1]
1.95 William Bibbiani (The Wrap, US) [2 -1.9]
1.95 Frank Scheck (The Hollywood Reporter, US) [2 -1.9]
1.98 kerem_akca [19 -1.6]
1.99 chuzen [10 +0.2]
2.01 ali_quinlandave [10 -0.1]
2.03 Xiphora [12 -1.5]
2.05 Carlos Aguilar (The Wrap, US) [5 -0.6]
2.09 Clint Worthington (Consequence of Sound, US) [10 -1.1]
2.09 Johann Rucker [10 -0.6]
2.16 Trey Wootton [11 -1.9]
2.24 Guy Lodge (Variety, US) [1 -2.2]
2.25 Justin Chang (Variety, US) [2 -2.0]
2.28 John Fink (The Film Stage, US) [7 -2.0]
2.31 Grady [10 -1.2]
2.38 Kate Erbland (Indiewire, US) [13 -1.9]
2.45 Tomris Laffly (The Wrap, US) [2 -2.0]
2.45 Ryan Lattanzio (TOH!, US) [8 -1.8]
2.52 Michael McNeely [10 +0.5]
2.54 Vadim Rizov (Filmmaker Magazine, US) [9 -2.2]
2.58 Zach Shevich [12 -1.2]
2.63 Marco Cerritos (The Movielens, US) [15 -2.5]
2.64 Jordan Raup (The Film Stage, US) [31 -2.1]
2.76 Luke Robinson [11 -2.7]
2.78 scorpio11 [13 -1.6]
2.88 Jacob Oller [18 -1.8]
2.90 Adrian Horton (The Guardian, US) [8 -2.5]
2.98 David Ehrlich (Time Out New York, US) [11 -2.6]
3.10 Michael Frank [11 -2.9]
3.12 jkatwatson [10 -2.3]
3.35 Benjamin Lee (The Guardian, US) [15 -3.1]
3.41 Dan Mecca (The Film Stage, US) [4 -2.1]