r/moviecritic May 21 '25

/r/moviecritic - New Rules & New Mods

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Due to a recent (and huge) influx of spam, bots, shitposts, karma-farming accounts, complaints, etc, /r/moviecritic will be taking steps to improve the community. New mods (3-6 of them) will be added in the coming days/weeks.

Along with the new mods, we're adding several rules that should drastically change how the subreddit looks and operates.

These new rules will go into effect and be added to the sidebar on Thursday 5/22 (tomorrow) at 10:00 PM ET. We are allowing a ~24-hour buffer period until all of this kicks in.


Be Nice:

Flame wars, racism, sexist, discriminatory language, toxicity, transphobia, antagonism, & homophobic remarks will result in an instant ban. Length will be at the moderator's discretion. This is a subreddit to discuss movies, not to fight your political battles. Keep it nice, keep it on-topic.

Improving Titles:

Going forward, we will be requiring better and more detailed titles. Titles have gotten extremely lazy and clickbaity. Every title will now require the name of the actor/actress/director you are discussing plus the name of the movie title in the image. No more trying to guess what OP is talking about, or clickbaiting into going into the post. Include the actor/actress' name, and movie title. It's very simple. Takes 2 seconds, and will immensely improve the quality-of-life for the sub. There will be exemptions for posts that aren't about 1 specific movie or 1 specific person, but we will still encourage better titles no matter what, as they're currently 99% shit.

Restricting Recent Duplicates:

To stop the repetitive/nonstop spam posts of the same actors over and over, we will be removing "recent" duplicates. We do not need an 8th Salma Hayek post this week. If a topic (aka actor/actress/director) has already been submitted in the past month, it will be removed. We believe one month is a fair amount of time in-between related posts. Not too long, not too short.

Anti-Gooning/Shitpost Measures:

It's no secret that this sub has turned into goon-central. Posts are basically "who can post the most cleavage". Lots of paparazzi-like pictures, red carpet photos, modeling images, etc infesting the sub. Going forward, we will require every post to either be an official HD still of a film or the official IMDB image of the actor/actress. No exceptions. No more out-of-context half naked pictures of an actress out in the wild. Every submission must be an official still of the film or their IMDB profile picture. In addition to anti-gooning, we will be cutting down on overall shitposts overall. This will be totally up to the moderator's discretion.

Collaborations with Other Film-Related Communities:

We will be collaborating with other film-related communities to try and bring more solid content to this community, including and not restricted to AMAs/Q&As, box office data, and movie news. Places like /r/movies, /r/boxoffice, etc. This will be wide-ranging and not as restricted/limited as those other communities, allowing stories here that may not be allowed in those communities due to strict rules. We will encourage crossposting to build discussion here.

Removing Bots, Karma-Farming Accounts, Bad-Faith Members of the Community

We will start issuing bans to rulebreakers. This will range from perm bans (bots, karma-farming accounts, spammers) to temporary bans (rude behavior, breaking the new rules constantly, etc)


r/moviecritic 8h ago

Recently rewatched Men In Black. Exceptional movie all around! What struck me as truly extraordinary though was Vincent D'Onofrio's physical performance. I can't recall seeing anything quite like it. Like Expressionist Theater but combined with the believability that an alien was in a man suit!

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I had forgotten how brilliant his physicality was in that movie and It's now one of my favorite physical performances. Even the subtle scene where he asks for sugar...in water. And I don't mean the face pull. I'm talking about the grunts. This is only a small example of a wonderful.perfornance that continues throughout the film.


r/moviecritic 10h ago

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you see this actor?

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r/moviecritic 15h ago

Actresses who have aged (mostly) naturally, thus maintaining their range of expressions

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In the pictures: Sharon Stone, Sigourney Weaver, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, Andie McDowell


r/moviecritic 3h ago

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you see this actor?

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201 Upvotes

r/moviecritic 7h ago

What movie exceeded your expectations?

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192 Upvotes

r/moviecritic 11h ago

What’s the first thing to come to mind when you see this actor?

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257 Upvotes

r/moviecritic 1h ago

Is this the GOAT vampire movie?

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r/moviecritic 15h ago

Characters that taught you what “chemistry” is.

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208 Upvotes

We get a lot of posts here on on-screen pairs with absolutely “zero” chemistry often.

I wanted to know what are your fav characters with incredibly insane chemistry from the get-go.

The films (that immediately came to mind) that I’ve mentioned are:

  • The Before Trilogy
  • Drive
  • Atonement
  • Brokeback Mountain
  • Princess Bride

r/moviecritic 8h ago

Frankenstein (2025)

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45 Upvotes
A wonderful film, a "fairytale" told by Guillermo del Toro with an exceptional cast. Recommended.

r/moviecritic 16h ago

Which is your favourite 'Hector' played by him ?

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207 Upvotes

r/moviecritic 14h ago

Heat 2 is finally happening — Michael Mann to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio eyeing Val Kilmer role

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r/moviecritic 4h ago

I just watched Romy & Michele again, and I'd never noticed something.

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When they're going to the reunion, Romy asks Ramon to borrow his Jaguar so they have something nice to show up in.

Well, after all the shenanigans that happen there, they fly off in Sandy's helicopter, leaving Ramon's Jag behind. What dicks! Now Ramon has to go from LA to Tucson, just to get his fuckin' car.

I don't think I like this movie anymore.


r/moviecritic 10h ago

As much as people love to hate on Shyamalan, I believe these scenes are where he was truly at his best here

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r/moviecritic 9h ago

What is the best Netflix series of all time??!

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r/moviecritic 23h ago

Tom Cruise supporting Glenn Powell

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r/moviecritic 1h ago

Just saw this movie. It's probably a top ten movie for me. Just like Forrest Gump, and Walter Mitty, it's one of those movies that makes you think about life. What do you think?

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I know this movie is polarizing. Some people really like it. Others really don't like it. I really liked it.


r/moviecritic 11m ago

What horror movie surprised you with how good it turned out to be?

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r/moviecritic 8h ago

Best songs from movies

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For me there’s no greater feeling than what gone,gone,gone gives while slowly playing in the background period


r/moviecritic 1d ago

Who's actually the superior actor?

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In my personal opinion, it's Mr. Oldie.


r/moviecritic 19h ago

Name a movie villain who was 100% right

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37 Upvotes

r/moviecritic 8h ago

Movies like this

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Just finished watching The Next Three Days (2010) with Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks for the third time. Goosebumps…

Something about movies where people risk it all and end up winning just gets me.

Any other similar movies I should watch?


r/moviecritic 3h ago

Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver Team Up for 'Useful Idiots' Thriller: A Cinematic Powerhouse

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r/moviecritic 3h ago

Any good horror anthology movies like Creepshow or Campfire?

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I’ve been really into anthology-style horror lately, short, connected stories in one film.

Do you have any favorites or hidden gems that are worth watching?


r/moviecritic 21h ago

Did it scare you ?

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