Critic consensus:Every bit as good-natured as longtime fans might hope, I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story offers heartwarming behind-the-scenes perspective on a cultural icon.

Numbered reviews:1. An endearing life story. Wonderfully nostalgic but also heart-wrenching at times for anyone who grew up with the support of PBS's Children's Television Workshop.
2. You'll probably be happy to know that, as per this Kickstarter-funded documentary, the man in the puffy yellow suit is just as kind and loving as the overgrown fowl he portrays
3. The film will remind audiences of the important role Big Bird (and the man in the yellow suit) played in shaping both culture, children's education and even politics.
4. Every bit as warm and kind-hearted as the man whose story it tells.
5. Schmaltz continually threatens to overcome genius in this super-sentimental account of gifted puppeteer Caroll Spinney.
6. A celebration of an artist who's utterly delighted an international audience of children - and more than a few adults.
7. A touching, overdue round of applause.
8. Perhaps a sharper exploration of Spinney's life isn't presented, but the documentary gets by on the basics, supplying a new perspective on the puppeteer and his legacy.
9. It is impossible to observe the film's interviews with Spinney and not be taken aback by the man's extraordinary sensitivity, and the deeply unhappy childhood that seems still very much with him today.
10. The kind of heartwarming, sentimental tale of a gentle soul that the PBS show's iconic character would love.


Critic consensus:Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement.

Numbered reviews:1. Cruise control indeed, as in slow and phoned-in, coasting by on what is passed off as thrills.
2. Speed cost something like $30 million; this sequel cost four times as much. So why is it such a feeble, aimless piece of junk in comparison?
3. It stays fun much longer than expected.
4. Just about as bad as they come.
5. They keep getting worse and worse and worse . . .
6. Movies like this embrace goofiness with an almost sensual pleasure. And so, on a warm summer evening, do I.
7. Even technically, the film has problems: unforgivable, given its massive budget.
8. I hope that somewhere Keanu Reeves is laughing about being considered a nonactor while the wax dummy Jason Patric has somehow achieved a rep as intense and gifted.
9. Bullock should be thinking about changing management.
10. The most un-called for sequel in recent memory.


Critic consensus:Dallas Buyers Club rests squarely on Matthew McConaughey's scrawny shoulders, and he carries the burden gracefully with what might be a career-best performance.

Numbered reviews:
1. [Matthew McConaughey's] explosive, unerring portrayal defines what makes an actor great, blazing commitment to a character and the range to make every nuance felt.
2. McConaughey and Leto lost weight in order to show their acting talent in this fact based film.
3. McConaughey's performance is a tour de force.
4. atthew McConaughey haters may finally have to admit defeat ... a jarring reminder of the universal reaction to AIDS in 1985. It also speaks to how far we've come.
5. Leto hasn't had a role this meaty since Requiem for a Dream 13 years ago, although there's no question that this is McConaughey's movie. The actor's been on fire lately, with choice roles in Mud, Magic Mike and more, but this represents a new career best.
6. McConaughey and Leto make "Dallas" one of the Year's Best.
7. McConaughey's nonstop energy and his character's will to survive carries the film, even in its most conventional moments.
8. Dallas Buyers Club is one of the year's best movies and offers proof that Matthew McConaughey's recent acting accolades are not a fluke.
9. The essence of the film is Woodroof and Rayon. Their unlikely friendship is the heart of Dallas Buyers Club, an AIDS drama about tolerance and the ability for even the worst of us to improve our lives and those around us.
10. McConaughey pulls his character's unlikely alliances off with a truthful mix of newfound tolerance and common-sense grit.