Editorial Policy
Celluloid exists to answer one question fast: is this movie worth watching? Our editorial standards govern how reviews are assigned, how scores are presented, and how we correct mistakes.
Celluloid reviews are written by named critics, edited before publication, and paired with transparent Celluloid Score breakdowns. We do not repackage third-party trademark scores as our own.
Review assignment
Critics are matched to films by specialty — genre editors cover blockbusters, horror specialists cover body genre, festival editors cover arthouse and international cinema. No critic reviews a title where they have a disclosed financial or personal conflict.
Independence & conflicts
Studio screenings, press junkets, and festival invitations do not guarantee positive coverage. Critics disclose relationships with filmmakers or distributors when relevant. Paid placements never influence Celluloid Score components or review verdicts.
Automation & AI disclosure
We use software to aggregate public numeric ratings and compute the Celluloid Score average. Editorial text is human-written or human-edited before publication. Automated drafts, if used internally, are fact-checked and never published without editorial sign-off.
Poster & trademark attribution
Movie posters display studio or distributor credits where available. Movie titles and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Celluloid is an independent publisher, not affiliated with Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, IMDb, or Letterboxd.
Corrections
Factual errors are corrected promptly. See our Corrections Policy.