NYFF Critics Poll: The Complete Lineup, Graded A to F (Final)

by indieWIRE (October 14, 2009)
NYFF Critics Poll: The Complete Lineup, Graded A to F (Final)
Images from "Lebanon," "Broken Embraces," and "The White Ribbon."

indieWIRE has conducted a survey of various bloggers and critics, surveying the films from the 2009 New York Film Festival.  We asked them to grade all of the films that they’ve seen at the festival, and have averaged the grades of each film.

Antichrist (Film Page)
[indieWIRE review]
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE: A-
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: A-
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: B+
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B+
Eric Hynes, Reverse Shot: B+
Peter Knegt, indieWIRE: B+
Chris Wisniewski, Reverse Shot: B+ review
Karina Longworth, Spout Blog: B+  [review]
Aaron Hillis, GreenCine Daily: B
Caryn James, Marie Claire and The Daily Beast: B-
Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot:  B-
Glenn Kenny, Some Came Running: B-
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: C+
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: C-
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: C-
David Fear, Time Out New York: C-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: D+  [review]
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: F
Lou Lumenick, The New York Post: F
Current Average: B-

Around a Small Mountain
Glenn Kenny, Some Came Running: A
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B+
Damon Smith, Reverse Shot: B+  [review]
Vadim Rizov, IFC.com: C+
Current Average: B

The Art of The Steal
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE: A-
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: B+
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B+
Karina Longworth, Spout Blog: B  [review]
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B
Erica Abeel, The Huffington Post B
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B [review]
Farihah Zaman, Reverse Shot: B- [review]
Eric Hynes, Reverse Shot: B-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: C  [review]
Current Average: B

Bluebeard
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: A+
Michael Koresky, ReverseShot: B+ [review]
Eric Hynes, ReverseShot: B+
Caryn James, Marie Claire and The Daily Beast: B
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B [review]
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B-
Erica Abeel, The Huffington Post B-
Current Average: B+

Broken Embraces (Film Page)
[indieWIRE review]
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: A
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE: B+
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: B+
Peter Knegt, indieWIRE: B+
Lou Lumenick, The New York Post: B+
Caryn James, Marie Claire and The Daily Beast: B+
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B+
Vadim Rizov, IFC.com: B
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: B
David Fear, Time Out New York: B
Eric Hynes, ReverseShot: B-
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: C+
Chris Wisniewski, Reverse Shot: C+ [review]
Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot: C
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: C
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: C  [review]
Current Average: B

Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl
Glenn Kenny, Some Came Running: A
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: A
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: A
Jeff Reichert, Reverse Shot: B+ [review]
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE: B
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B [review]
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B-
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: C-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: C-
Current Average: B+

Everyone Else
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: A+
Glenn Kenny, Some Came Running: A
Eric Hynes, Reverse Shot: A
Peter Knegt, indieWIRE: A
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: A [review]
Aaron Hillis, GreenCine Daily: A
Karina Longworth, Spout Blog: A  [review]
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: A-
Chris Wisniewski, Reverse Shot: A-
Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot: A-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: A-  [review]
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: B+
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B+
Vadim Rizov, IFC.com: B+
Current Average: A-

Ghost Town
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: A-
Andrew Chan, Reverse Shot:  A- [review]
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B+
Vadim Rizov, IFC.com: B+ [review]
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: B
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: B
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: C
Current Average: B

Hadewijch (Film Page)
[indieWIRE review]
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: A+
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: A-
Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot: B+  [review]
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B+
Chris Wisniewski, Reverse Shot: B+
Glenn Kenny, Some Came Running: B+
Karina Longworth, Spout Blog: B+
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B
Eric Hynes, Reverse Shot: B
Vadim Rizov, IFC.com: B
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: B  [review]
Current Average: B+

Henri George’s Clouzot’s Inferno
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: A
Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot: A- [review]
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: B
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: B-  [review]
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B- [review]
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: D+
Current Average: B-

Independencia
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B+
Karina Longworth, Spout Blog: B
Michael Joshua Rowin, Reverse Shot: B  [review]
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: B-
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B-
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: C+
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: C 
Erica Abeel, The Huffington Post D
Current Average: B-

Kanikosen
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: B
Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot: B- [review]
David Fear, Time Out New York: B-
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: B-
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B-
Current Average: B-

Lebanon
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE: A
Erica Abeel, The Huffington Post A
David Fear, Time Out New York: A-
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: B+
Thelma Adams, US Weekly: B
Caryn James, Marie Claire and The Daily Beast: B
Amy Taubin, Film Comment: B-
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: C+  [review]
Michael Joshua Rowin, Reverse Shot: C  [review]
Glenn Kenny, Some Came Running: C-
Current Average: B

Life During Wartime (Film Page)
[indieWIRE review]
Aaron Hillis, GreenCine Daily: A-
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: A-
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE: B+
Lou Lumenick, The New York Post: B
Caryn James, Marie Claire and The Daily Beast: B
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: B
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago: B-
Mike D’Angelo, The AV Club: C+ 
Thelma Adams, US Weekly: C
Andrew Grant, Like Anna Karina’s Sweater: D
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE: D
Michael Joshua Rowin, Reverse Shot: D  [review]
Current Average: C+


Min Ye
Leo Goldsmith, Reverse Shot: B+  [review]
Kevin B. Lee, Slant and The Auteurs: B-  [review]
Current Average: B

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iW

Which film that played in this year’s New York Film Festival are you looking forward to?

"Antichrist" by Lars von Trier
"The Art of the Steal" by Don Argott
"Broken Embraces" by Pedro Almodovar
"Everyone Else" by Maren Ade
"Lebanon" by Samuel Maoz
"Precious" by Lee Daniels
"Trash Humpers" by Harmony Korine
Other?
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posted on October 14, 2009
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Comments
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gemko says on September 30, 2009 at 3:39pm

D’Angelo here. Not to get heavily into my hard-ass grading system and how little resemblance it bears to everyone else’s, but just know that my “mere” A- for Everyone Else actually signifies one of my dozen or so favorite films of the past decade. Flat As are for me so rare that most years see none at all.

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jmcnally says on September 30, 2009 at 3:02pm

Thank you thank you Mike D’Angelo for saying what needed to be said about Wild Grass. Repellent characters and WTF ending indeed. Par for the course for me and Resnais, though.

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