Scores are displayed in green, yellow or red-indicating favorable, mixed or unfavorable reviews-and films with a score of at least 81% are designated as “must-see.” Both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic track user ratings and allow users to write reviews, though these are displayed separately from critics’ scores. JLife Itself, Steve James’s documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, is in many ways like a wake at which intimate acquaintances warmly recall their departed friend in all his. Metacritic calculates a weighted average of critics’ reviews, assigning different weights to each critic and publication depending on importance or quality. A movie with at least 60% positive reviews is given a fresh tomato, while those with a score of less than 60% are given a splat.

The Rotten Tomatoes critics score, known as the Tomatometer, is the percentage of critics who have given the film a positive review. The Joy Luck Club (1993), April 1 (86% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic) Key Background Now, with a golden anniversary gala on the. The Descendants (2011), April 1 (87% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic)ġ0. Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, Life Itself, explores the impact and legacy of Roger Eberts life, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film. Recent movies, like The Interrupters (2011) and Life Itself (2014), have also received national attention. (Tie) Speed (1994), April 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic)ĩ. (Tie) Dirty Pretty Things (2003), April 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic)ħ. Life Itself recounts the surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. Face/Off (1997), April 1 (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)ħ.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008), April 19 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 80% Metacritic)Ħ. Whose Streets? (2017), April 12 (98% Rotten Tomatoes, 79% Metacritic)ĥ. Whiplash (2014), April 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 89% Metacritic)Ĥ.

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