{
  "id": 4134160,
  "title": "Ignore 'The Dog Stars' 40% Rotten Tomatoes score — here's why you should go see it this weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ignore-the-dog-stars-40-rotten-tomatoes-score-heres-why-you-should-go",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/movies/ignore-the-dog-stars-40-percent-rotten-tomatoes-score-heres-why-you-should-go-see-it-this-weekend"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Dog Stars has been receiving some bad press lately, with a 40% rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, as a film critic who has seen the film, I believe this rating is both inaccurate and misleading. Director Ridley Scott, known for his impressive work in cinema, has seemingly failed to deliver a masterpiece with this post-apocalyptic drama starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Margaret Qualley, and Allison Janney. Despite its flaws, I firmly believe that The Dog Stars should be seen in theaters this weekend.",
  "summary": "“The Dog Stars” has been savaged by some critics, and I think they got it wrong. Here's why you should go see Ridley Scott's latest movie this weekend.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rotten Tomatoes gave The Dog Stars 40% score",
    "Ridley Scott directed the post-apocalyptic drama",
    "Film critic argues rating is inaccurate and misleading"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}