80-year-old review wrecks Citizen Kane’s 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
The reviews aggregator site has recently added a demurring 1941 write-up that wishes the Orson Welles film ‘let a little sunshine in’
June 2019
Star Wars trolls to blame for Solo's box-office failure, says Ron Howard
Director says ‘aggressive’ campaign staged via review aggregator sites was a major factor in spin-off film’s meagre ticket sales
February 2019
Rotten Tomatoes rescues Captain Marvel from review trolls
The reviews aggregator has stopped comments being posted before a film’s release date after Brie Larson’s forthcoming movie attracted hostility for having a female lead
July 2018
68% rotten: female critics outnumbered two to one by male counterparts
A San Diego State University study of Rotten Tomatoes reveals that male critics are less likely to mention female directors than their female writers are
June 2018
Who needs film critics? Actually, we all do
Caspar Salmon
Accusations of a lack of diversity among reviewers raises the bigger question of whether they have a role to play at all in the new landscape of cinema
Ocean's 8 stars blame dominance of male critics for film's mixed reviews
Mindy Kaling and Cate Blanchett echo Brie Larson in calling for greater diversity among reviewers
Film critics overwhelmingly white and male, says study
Analysis of reviews of top releases found that only 22.2% were written by women, with 82% of critics white
February 2018
Ripe for a kicking: Hollywood’s love-hate relationship with Rotten Tomatoes
Film blog
Claws out: how Black Panther fought off a toxic Ghostbusters-style online campaign
January 2018
Paddington 2 becomes best reviewed film ever
Bear gets his sticky paws on Rotten Tomatoes record for longest run of positive reviews
December 2017
Top US films 2017
The 50 top films of 2017 in the US: No 5 Lady Bird
As our countdown continues, Benjamin Lee celebrates Greta Gerwig’s alternately funny and poignant coming-of-age triumph
November 2017
Shortcuts
An antidote to Trump culture: no wonder Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird is the best reviewed film ever
Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age-comedy has broken the Rotten Tomatoes record for the longest unspoiled run of positive reviews. Will it live up to its flyaway critical success?
August 2017
Shortcuts
How to join Rotten Tomatoes’ Zero Per Cent Club
The Emoji Movie was – briefly – awarded 0% on the review aggregating site. What does it take to earn membership of this most exclusive band?
July 2017
Film blog
How to spot a bad film without even seeing it
From rumours about Mariah Carey’s cameo to embargoed reviews … all the early warning signs were there for Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler’s new comedy The House
March 2017
Film blog
Rotten Tomatoes: is the semi-fresh aggregation site really destroying cinema?
Producer Brett Ratner is right to address the site’s dumbing down of film criticism, but his negative review is also a case of sour grapes
August 2016
Rise of the critical flops: Suicide Squad takes £360m at box office
Latest DC superhero film notches up huge sales to defy bad reviews, in similar vein to Fifty Shades of Grey and Transformers
March 2016
Film blog
Is the biggest Batman v Superman smackdown between fans and critics?
The more scorn reviewers pour on Zack Snyder’s box office triumph, the more audiences are determined to see it
