The critics now are different from how they used to be. For whatever reason, the critics often fall into groupthink as much as any other group. The internet bubble of film twitter reflects one way of seeing a movie, but the audience rating, this year in particular, shows a massive disconnect. I find that to be among the most fascinating aspects of this year. What accounts for such a disconnect? Twitter? Do the hot takes on Twitter eventually shape how critics write up the films they see? Hard to say.
Here are the films ordered in terms of-
Audience Rating:
Green Book – $65 million / RT rating 233/60 / Audience rating 94%
Bohemian Rhapsody – $211 million / RT rating 218/137 Audience rating 88%
BlacKkKlansman – $48 million / 358/17 Audience rating 82%
A Star is Born – $209 million / RT rating 90/45 / Audience rating 80%
Black Panther – $700 million / RT rating 440/15 / Audience rating 79%
Roma – n/a RT rating 320/15 / Audience rating 75%
The Favourite $31 million 319/22 / Audience rating 64%
Vice RT rating 197/102 / Audience rating 56%
By RT score
Black Panther – $700 million / RT rating 97% 440/15 / Audience rating 79%
Roma – n/a RT rating 96% positive/negative 320/15 / Audience rating 75%
BlacKkKlansman – $48 million / RT rating 95% / positive/negative 358/17 Audience rating 82%
The Favourite $31 million RT rating 94% / positive/negative 319/22 / Audience rating 64%
A Star is Born – $209 million / RT rating 90% / positive/negative 90/45 / Audience rating 80%
Green Book – $65 million / RT rating 80% / positive/negative 233/60 / Audience rating 94%
Vice $45 million / RT rating 66% / positive/negative 197/102 / Audience rating 56%
Bohemian Rhapsody – $211 million / RT rating 61% / positive/negative 218/137 Audience rating 88%
By box office
Black Panther – $700 million / RT rating 97% 440/15 / Audience rating 79%
Bohemian Rhapsody – $211 million / RT rating 61% / positive/negative 218/137 Audience rating 88%
A Star is Born – $209 million / RT rating 90% / positive/negative 90/45 / Audience rating 80%
Green Book – $65 million / RT rating 80% / positive/negative 233/60 / Audience rating 94%
BlacKkKlansman – $48 million / RT rating 95% / positive/negative 358/17 Audience rating 82%
Vice $45 million / RT rating 66% / positive/negative 197/102 / Audience rating 56%
The Favourite $31 million RT rating 94% / positive/negative 319/22 / Audience rating 64%
Roma – n/a RT rating 96% positive/negative 320/15 / Audience rating 75%