|
LAT |
RTMC |
RTC |
|
documentary |
|
|
|
|
High Ground |
yes |
100 |
100 |
a Himalayian mountaineering expedition for 11 wounded combat vets |
Room 237 |
yes |
98 |
|
an examination of the nature of obsession |
Brooklyn Castle |
yes |
97 |
94 |
an astonishingly successful public-school chess program |
Chasing Ice |
yes |
96 |
93 |
*a powerful look at glaciers, climate |
The Revisionaries |
yes |
91 |
100 |
Texas['s] attempts to de-emphasize evolution in textbooks. |
The Central Park Five |
yes |
90 |
93 |
*thoughtfully shows how and why the case went horribly off-track. |
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists |
yes |
90 |
|
history of the secret social protesters |
Gatekeepers |
yes |
89 |
100 |
a potent profile of Shin Bet leaders |
Orchestra of Exiles |
yes |
88 |
100 |
the Holocaust-era formation of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra |
Bad 25 |
yes |
88 |
86 |
moves in the style of a great pop song |
Who Bombed Judi Bari? |
yes |
86 |
83 |
a compelling tribute |
The Flat |
yes |
75 |
100 |
Zionist grandparents' friendship with a Nazi |
Bel Borba Aqui |
yes |
58 |
57 |
as jaunty and improvisational as its colorful subject |
Addicted to Fame |
yes |
33 |
43 |
the making of 2007's "Illegal Aliens," a low-budget, B-movie flop |
A Whisper to a Roar |
yes |
|
|
activists who risked everything to bring democracy to their countries |
Lunch |
yes |
|
|
all homage and quite agreeable. |
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution |
yes |
|
|
superbly told, enjoyably dishy |
Burn |
yes |
|
|
Detroit: an untenable challenge for firefighters in America's arson capital |
Switch |
yes |
|
|
does an admirable job of untangling the issues [of energy] |
The King |
yes |
|
|
an engaging character study of Darko Kralj |
The Optimists |
yes |
|
|
reveals Bulgarians' courage amid cruelty |
Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed |
yes |
|
|
the inhumane slaughter of wild and domestic horses |
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home |
yes |
|
|
[a] vivid cinematic portrait. |
Honor Flight |
yes |
|
|
a moving look at World War II veterans |
The Zen of Bennett |
so-so |
88 |
83 |
a strange mixture of grace, joy and melancholy |
Six Million and One |
so-so |
88 |
|
unraveling the endless mysteries of the Shoah. |
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography |
so-so |
78 |
83 |
feels like an epilogue. |
Heleno |
so-so |
50 |
60 |
too concerned with unflattering surface details. |
Man at War |
so-so |
|
|
might have benefited from a more in-depth look at the game itself |
Sexy Baby |
no |
57 |
|
Too much information |
Waiting for Lightning |
no |
44 |
22 |
doesn't offer much insight into Way's thinking. |
Buffalo Girls |
no |
33 |
0 |
feels simply like a messed-up vacation video |
A Man's Story |
no |
27 |
|
fashion designer Ozwald Boateng |
Seeds of Resiliency |
no |
|
|
amounts to a lot of surface-skimming and reliance on platitudes |
animated |
|
|
|
|
Wreck-It Ralph |
yes |
85 |
81 |
*subversive sensibility and old-school/new-school feel |
Rise of the Guardians |
so-so |
72 |
69 |
If you're not careful, edgy can send things right over the cliff |
Delhi Safari |
so-so |
17 |
17 |
means well but lacks zest |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica |
so-so |
|
|
at times repetitive, at times intriguing. |
The Mystical Laws |
no |
20 |
20 |
“G-Force” meets a Chick tract |
Tales of the Night |
no |
81 |
|
Ocelot's storytelling never quite matches his visual abilities. |
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman |
no |
50 |
|
Insufferable, incomplete |
regular movies |
|
|
|
|
The Sessions |
yes |
95 |
93 |
human nature at its most vulnerable, heartfelt and courageous |
Sister |
yes |
94 |
100 |
emotional land mines that detonate with understated power |
Holy Motors |
yes |
92 |
92 |
*thrillingly outré |
Skyfall |
yes |
92 |
91 |
*James Bond still sharp and fit at 50 |
Quartet |
yes |
92 |
|
a genteel comedy |
Starlet |
yes |
90 |
100 |
*One of the year's most arresting, heartfelt indies |
Lincoln |
yes |
90 |
95 |
Monumental |
Silver Linings Playbook |
yes |
89 |
90 |
*is irresistibly eccentric |
Dragon |
yes |
88 |
78 |
soars as martial arts-detective tale |
Life of Pi |
yes |
86 |
88 |
*a masterpiece by Ang Lee |
North Sea Texas |
yes |
79 |
|
emergent sexuality, first love, the thrill of desire, navigating hurt feelings |
The Loneliest Planet |
yes |
68 |
72 |
this journey of two lovers is well worth taking |
Price Check |
yes |
67 |
90 |
a wistful glimpse at life's inevitable priorities. |
Dangerous Liaisons |
yes |
62 |
75 |
visually sumptuous and exquisite. |
The Comedy |
yes |
60 |
50 |
a fascinating character study of a hipster's journey to maturity. |
28 Hotel Rooms |
yes |
57 |
|
deeper, warmer and far less tawdry than it might sound |
Simon and the Oaks |
yes |
50 |
50 |
involving drama from Sweden, the Holocaust, authentic, distinct |
For Ellen |
yes |
48 |
58 |
*beautifully observed and impeccably executed |
The Details |
yes |
48 |
55 |
*offbeat, original, pitch dark comedy for adults |
Hyde Park on Hudson |
yes |
38 |
39 |
Bill Murray shines as FDR |
Democracy at Work |
yes |
|
|
takes pleasure in skewering the campaign process. |
Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
yes |
|
|
a fitting tribute to its late director, Yash Chopra. |
A Werewolf Boy |
yes |
|
|
At once earnest, silly, sprightly and dark |
Funeral Kings |
so-so |
100 |
|
leaves many stories unresolved |
A Royal Affair |
so-so |
87 |
83 |
unapologetically earnest and a bit on the bloodless side |
Generation P |
so-so |
86 |
|
an amusing cyberpunk extravaganza |
This Must Be the Place |
so-so |
73 |
55 |
moments of strange, aching beauty. |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
so-so |
69 |
47 |
*lacks a certain ring |
Barrymore |
so-so |
67 |
75 |
An exceptional performance piece. It just isn't much of a movie. |
Café de Flore |
so-so |
63 |
55 |
terribly long and repetitive for so delicately dreamy a diptych |
Tai Chi Zero |
so-so |
60 |
67 |
It's stylistic overkill, but it has winning moments. |
Silent Night |
so-so |
57 |
|
Talk about a bad Santa |
The Man With the Iron Fists |
so-so |
55 |
55 |
enjoyably bad |
Vamps |
so-so |
40 |
|
groan-inducing, half-baked |
Nobody Walks |
so-so |
36 |
47 |
provocative, if flawed |
Paranormal Activity 4 |
so-so |
26 |
12 |
eerie setup for another sequel |
The Black Tulip |
so-so |
25 |
38 |
vivid and uneven portrayal of modern life in Afghanistan. |
Fun Size |
so-so |
23 |
41 |
Transiently entertaining, with intermittent sparks |
The Last Fall |
so-so |
|
|
involving, sympathetic |
Amber Alert |
so-so |
|
|
light (read: nonexistent) on character dimension and, frankly, logic. |
Crossroad |
so-so |
|
|
[a] pensive tale of life, death and destiny. |
Madrid, 1987 |
no |
83 |
80 |
the action doesn't quite transcend the stagy setup. |
A Late Quartet |
no |
80 |
87 |
set to Opus 131 but doesn't match it |
Talaash |
no |
80 |
|
[this] Bollywood-meets-noir needs work |
The Other Son |
no |
78 |
76 |
Good intentions hinder the drama |
Killing Them Softly |
no |
78 |
68 |
Brad Pitt is smooth, but 'Killing Them Softly' isn't |
Flight |
no |
77 |
92 |
weakened by movie trope repetition |
The Bay |
no |
77 |
65 |
plagued by a poor plot and off-the-mark casting |
California Solo |
no |
71 |
70 |
runs thin on charm |
Anna Karenina |
no |
63 |
53 |
Joe Wright's artifice overshadows actors |
Cloud Atlas |
no |
63 |
41 |
tumbles to Earth |
Hitchcock |
no |
62 |
48 |
just not interesting |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
no |
61 |
59 |
dialogue: spotty and sappy; the action: completely over the top |
All Together |
no |
60 |
63 |
opts for cute over cutting edge. |
Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes |
no |
60 |
|
an irritating tease |
Pusher |
no |
54 |
43 |
a middling drug-scene drama |
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning |
no |
53 |
67 |
either the fourth or sixth entry in the lumbering action franchise |
Citadel |
no |
48 |
38 |
dissipates like a slow leak. |
The Collection |
no |
44 |
23 |
slasher flick/rescue mission mash-up [works] for only about half the film |
The First Time |
no |
40 |
29 |
A delicate love never quite blooms |
Back to 1942 |
no |
40 |
17 |
emotional connection proves … elusive. |
Sassy Pants |
no |
40 |
|
has some design flaws |
Chasing Mavericks |
no |
34 |
26 |
surf's up, film's flat |
Deadfall |
no |
31 |
33 |
some good performances but the script falls short. |
Lay the Favorite |
no |
20 |
23 |
a bad bet |
Atletu (The Athlete) |
no |
17 |
|
stumbles in storytelling |
Jack & Diane |
no |
13 |
22 |
lesbian werewolf love story |
Alex Cross |
no |
12 |
0 |
armed with silly lines |
Red Dawn |
no |
11 |
3 |
remake won't win hearts and minds |
Festival of Lights |
no |
9 |
0 |
well-intended but choppy and unconvincing |
Nature Calls |
no |
6 |
14 |
only so fitfully funny. |
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D |
no |
5 |
0 |
visual flair without the fun |
Playing for Keeps |
no |
3 |
0 |
wastes the talents of actresses like Uma Thurman |
That's What She Said |
no |
0 |
0 |
another annoying, raunchy female comedy. |
Four Assassins |
no |
|
|
shoots itself in the foot |
Perfect Number |
no |
|
|
moody Korean thriller |
Shady Lady |
no |
|
|
an amateurish reconstruction of a World War II bombing mission |
Ingenious |
no |
|
|
the film's structure is uneven. |
Scrooge and Marley |
no |
|
|
a gay take on christmas |
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez |
no |
|
|
isn't as good as its star [,Ernest Borgnine] |