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1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

As we write this, here’s how the Turtles movies break down on Rotten Tomatoes:

1990 – 41%

1991 – 35%

1993 – 19%

2007 – 36%

2014 – 21%

2016 – 37%

2023 – 96%

Yes, you read that right. No Turtles movie has ranked above 41% for critics, except the new one, which MORE THAN DOUBLES THAT. Have the kids who loved Turtles just grown up into film critics? Can the movie actually be that much better than the others? Well, yes but also yes. Mutant Mayhem is a legitimate fantastic movie. Almost the final level of Turtles filmmaking, blending all of the good things from those other movies into something new and fresh. It’s easily the best of the bunch. Read our full review here.