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ScreenRant Reviews Summary
The overall reputation of the company appears to be significantly tarnished, with numerous customers expressing frustration over the quality of content and excessive advertising. Common complaints highlight poorly written, repetitive articles that often lack originality and reliable sourcing, contributing to a perception of clickbait journalism. Additionally, users are dissatisfied with intrusive ads that disrupt the reading experience. While some acknowledge that the site may have once provided valuable insights, current sentiments overwhelmingly reflect disappointment and a call for improved editorial standards and user experience. Overall, there is a strong demand for enhanced content quality and transparency.
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Unlike many other sites, they keep their content updated. Loved reading their in-depth news stories... Keep up the good work! Cheers!
When I want to read late-breaking movie news, I'll visit the trade sites like Variety or Hollywood Reporter. However, when I want something fun, I go to ScreenRant. A lot of people hate lists and fun articles, and that is fine, but I would prefer fun stuff to endless regurgitation of the same stories over and over. For people who hate fun, there is always Deadline. For people who love to read fun stuff about movies and TV, ScreenRant is well worth the follow.
The best thing about Screen Rant is the diversity of opinions that the site has on a regular basis, which means that you get a lot of different POVs on the site. They also cover several shows/comics/movies that don't get any attention from other websites. I feel like every site can be criticized for valid things, but I see many people hating on Screen Rant (and on similar sites) because they read this or that opinion that they really hate. However, if you actually look on the site, there's usually another article written from someone else who feels differently and provides other POVs. As a fan, I love seeing my favorite things being talked about, and I love having my assumptions challenged by diverse opinions. I really like the site and it's a shame that it gets trashed on by fans who want to live inside an echo chamber.
Screen Rant is always up to date with their reality tv news and provides an interesting angle on topics. I'll always use their website for entertainment news!
Not much serious reporting going on here, they appear *******@FilmClickbate on a regular basis which says a lot. There youtube stuff can be okay at times, but mostly just filler.
They post NOTHING significant whatsoever
Their articles lack even an ounce of research
It just truly baffles me how their site is still up, everything is so heavily biased
Their lists are as bad as their uniformed articles
Please, just some advice from me to you, do everyone a favour and delete the site
Hi Vana, appreciate your feedback. There are definitely infotainment articles on the site that are, by design, supposed to be fun not hard-hitting editorials but there's also a lot of content on the site that is heavily researched and intended to provide a deeper dive for those who want it. I'd encourage you to check out our Interviews tab and SR Originals section for that kind of content. I apologize but we won't be deleting the site.
Pretty much what everyone else is saying. I look at mostly the DC Marvel stuff. The biggest thing that gets me a lot is the the dissing of Superman. 15 reasons this character is better than Superman, Superman can't beat these 10 villains, how you gonna list certain villains when Superman hasn't fought them?! But my biggest peeve was the belony they pulled with Man of Steel Superman and CW's Supergirl saying she's superior for really bogus bullspit reasons. Just uugh wtf are you people on?
Hi Dominic, sorry to hear you're upset about our Superman content. Superman is my personal favorite superhero and I loved Man of Steel. No one article on the site is site "canon". We allow writers with different perspectives to share their take - some are better than others but we're not dissing Superman on the whole. If anything, we've been some of the biggest supporters of releasing the Snyder Cut (and did loads of exclusive reporting on that prior to its confirmation) largely because we are massive fans of the Big Blue Boy Scout.
They just write what they want to hear, most of the times there are mistakes all over the articles and the writers know little to nothing of the subjects they're writing about. A sorry pathetic excuse for journalism.
Hi John, sorry to hear that you feel this way. We cover a lot of different topics and these topics are covered by people with varying levels of expertise - relative to the kind of article that's being written. Not every infotainment list needs to be written by someone with a degree in film criticism. That said, the core SR team is made up of a long-established group of people with over 10 years covering the entertainment industry - journalists who are regularly present on film sets and sit down with actors, directors, writers, etc for exclusive interviews. So, while some writers have less experience and might make mistakes (and might have already been removed from the site for not fact-checking), it's hyperbolic to suggest that, as a whole, the team knows little-to-nothing about the subjects they're covering.
Absolutely click bait trash. Can not believe anyone gets paid to put this garbage out. The Office reboot April fools prank click bait nonsense popping up on my google feed was the last straw. I purposely sought out a website to review the shenanigans after that. Is there a way to permanently ban a website from your device like that device in that black mirror episode that blurs blocked people out?
Hi J. P., sorry to hear that you were duped by The Office reboot April Fools prank. Like many sites, we participate in April Fools day articles for fun but it's the only day of the year where we publish anything like that. We always update these articles at the end of the day to make it clear they were jokes and always include links and other hints within the text to tip readers off that it's an April Fools day post. That said, we have considered not posting these at all - as I can understand how we may have outgrown them in recent years (and that we have a greater responsibility than we did previously). A lot of our readers enjoy them but I'll take your feedback under consideration as we look to next year.
Stories are half baked easily debunked sad excuses for literature. They have little evidence and should not be looked to for any source of information.
Hi Nicolay, I'm not sure what exactly your experience was - but we're not aiming to be a literary site. Our goal is to bridge the gap between hardcore film lovers and casual moviegoers. We write a lot of explainers, editorials, and news - but we've never positioned ourselves as literary.
This site is some of the laziest, most opinionated and biased clickbait around. It's like someone paid the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons to write badly written hateful articles on everything. Expect to read gems like "DC MOVIES ARE BAD BECUZ THEY'RE DARK - DERP" and "FANS HAVE FORGIVEN GEORGE LUCAS".
Just absolute gutter level YouTube-like commentary dressed up as journalism. Avoid.
Hello Peter, I'm surprised by the two articles you highlight here. In general, our team is pretty supportive of the DCEU and the darker tone. We were one of the only sites reporting on the Snyder Cut - and, if you listen to our most recent podcast, are all eager to see the Snyderverse continue. I'm also unsure why writing an article highlighting how some fans have grown to appreciate George Lucas more (after beating him up for a decade after the prequels) in recent years would be considered hateful.
I could list a dozen reasons why this site sucks, but just one example I can give is the time they made a list ranking ALL Godzilla films that only had 15 entries. There are over 30 Godzilla movies. A poorly written list that was only half finished; a small mercy considering every entry was needlessly listed on a separate page. Gotta get those clicks somehow, right?
Other articles and lists they produce exhibit the same shoddy work. I don't think I've ever read/watched a Screen Rant piece that wasn't clickbait and/or full of factual errors.
If I could give less than one star, I would.
Hey Weston, sorry to hear this. I'm not sure which article you read but we've got one on the site that covers 32 films - and ranks them accordingly. It's all on one page. Maybe it was an older list article on Facebook? There was a time where we promoted articles on FB and they were separated into about 5 pages but we haven't done that for awhile (before the date you posted your review). Either way, I'll take your feedback to the team.
This website does not pay it's freelance writers, as a former worker they put money in your face on what you COULD earn, but they don't communicate how they will pay you. Even in the training course you had writers trying to reach out to management on WHERE THEIR PAY WAS. They will fire their writers for asking about how they will get paid as they leave it very vague and do not communicate a method with their freelancers.
They overload work on their writer forcing them to do all the work of a publisher, editor, and writer, essentially forcing low-quality articles. The "editors" do not edit that's all up to the writers.
The next time you read one of their articles, remember that they scammed the writers to do it for free.
Hey Ryan, I'm not sure what that the situation was here but we 100% do not fire writers for asking about pay. Paying writers for their work is important to us and not something we are cavalier about. You're welcome to reach out to me and I'll look into your specific situation.
It's not a coincidence the videos are 10+ minutes long. It's so they can throw more ads on them. But that results in videos that just draaaaaaaaaaag AND their conclusions aren't even accurate. Seriously, STAY AWAY. The only reason it doesn't have 0 stars is because of Ryan George's Pitch Meeting videos that are worth 5 stars. So when I decide to give SR 1 star, you can tell just HOW LOW the rest of the quality on this site it -,-
Hi Nicolai, glad you enjoy Ryan's videos. We love them too. As for the other videos, YouTube has changed their algorithms repeatedly - and recent changes favor longer content. It's not that we want to put more ads in them. You can see the same shift a lot of creators had to make around the same time. We're always reinventing the YouTube channel and trying to make it the best it can be - and I'll take your feedback to the team.
Inaccurate and click-baity. Screenrant are clearly more interested in $#*!ting out new articles and content quickly than they are about the quality and accuracy of it.
Hi Nathan, sorry you feel this way. We are proud of a lot of the content we create and aim for the highest possible accuracy. That said, it'd be lying if I claimed things don't slip through the cracks from time to time. If there was an article that you felt was particularly inaccurate, feel free to reach out to me and I'll look into it.
Even if you can get past their political agenda, they clearly aren't fans of the characters and movies they cover. My guess is they decide on a topic that'll get views, they do just enough research on the important characters to look like they knew about them before, and if they can't find enough material for their topic they'll ignore/twist/cherrypick the story until they find what they want.
Hello Ryan, I'm not sure what you mean by "political agenda" and there's a certain irony to you cherry-picking articles on the site you disagreed with to make that claim. Our writers come from diverse backgrounds and opinions. A libertarian even moderates our comments. No article is ever shot down for not adhering to an "agenda" or "won't get enough views". Interesting topics with interesting takes that our readers will enjoy (or be challenged by) dictate what goes on the site and what does not.
I was expecting to find discussion and criticism about movies and tv series but it's actually just some people desperately pushing political agendas.
They are not professional whatsoever in rankings, they have clear favourites and clear dislikes, this makes them biased.
Following on from the last point, when they have an opinion, they will never let up, they will poison people's opinions. This makes them bigoted
Finally, they lie and paint completely inaccurate pictures of something they want to "smear". This makes them bull$#*!, they should be thankful I can't give negative ratings.
Every title is clickbait, each review is hateful rather than critical so they can get more buzz. Each 'list' that they do can't even have any consistency. Case in point, their 20 things wrong with Black Widow list. Obviously people are thinking of the MCU character when they look for a list like this. But they had to stretch as far as one obscure COMIC story that no one even knew about to make the list. Sensationalism in every sense of the word.
Lobbies for industry products instead of truly and objectively critiquing them. Reviews and news particularly regarding Star Wars media promote it as if Screen Rant were a pitch to sell the product and writers ignore/dismiss very present and relevant issues regarding the franchise.
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Thanks for the feedback Dean. We've definitely been trying to dial-back the way our articles were presented on social. To be fair, we appear less frequently on@filmclickbait than we used to!