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Critics and Fans Have Never Disagreed More About Movies

Fans think 2022 has been one of the best years for blockbusters this century. Critics think it's been one of the worst. Here's why.

Movie critic Roger Ebert, left, and Gene Siskel stnad for photos during the 31st Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel on March 18, 1994.
Movie critic Roger Ebert, left, and Gene Siskel stnad for photos during the 31st Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel on March 18, 1994.
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Good afternoon from Los Angeles, wherever you may be. Earlier this year, I noticed that critics seemed especially critical of the new crop of big movies. My former colleague Amina Niasse felt the same way. So I spent a couple weeks looking at the data on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and IMDb to suss out whether this year was abnormal. The answer is yes, as you will see below. But first...

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