LAT RTMC RTC
documentary



Red Obsession yes 100 100 Wealthy Chinese and their passion for pricy Bordeaux reds
Valentine Road yes 100 100 When children kill children
AKA Doc Pomus yes 100 100 the life of the prolific rock 'n' roll songwriter
God Loves Uganda yes 100 100 looks at missionaries, anti-gay bill
A River Changes Course yes 100
a deeply felt portrait of Cambodia
Muscle Shoals yes 96 95 warmly spotlights America's legendary music recording locale
Let the Fire Burn yes 94 89 the 1985 fire bombing by the Philly police on the house occupied by MOVE
Informant yes 93 100 *aggressive, paranoid, pathological liar or an American hero?
After Tiller yes 92 93 personalizes the difficult decisions made in third-trimester abortions
Inequality for All yes 91 96 rich in detail on how the 'haves' are leaving everyone else behind.
Bridegroom yes 88 100 a poignant, powerful tale of first [gay] love and untimely death
Trials of Muhammad Ali yes 88 92 complex and involving
Shepard & Dark yes 85 75 the playwright Sam Shepard and his friend Johnny Dark
Dislecksia yes 83
manages to inform and inspire despite goofy musical distractions
Money for Nothing yes 69 50 a worrying look at Federal Reserve
Broadway Idiot yes 61 55 fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining if hardly trenchant
The Summit yes 60 47 *a tragic attempt climbing K2
Linsanity yes 60 44 relives frenzy of N.Y. Knicks' 2012 comeback
GMO OMG yes

lively, thought-provoking
Generation Iron yes

skillfully captures the lives of seven bodybuilders
First Cousin Once Removed yes

Heartbreaking, haunting and unexpectedly heartening
Winter Nomads yes

captures beauty, hardships of European shepherding
The Missing Picture yes

a poetic study of Khmer Rouge horrors
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy yes

condolence letters sent to Jacqueline
Birth of the Living Dead yes

is a nifty little tribute to that granddaddy of the modern zombie movie
The Paw Project yes

delivers biting critique of declawing cats
Hawking so-so 100
loses focus later on
I Am Breathing so-so 95
chronicles the last days of Neil Platt
The Network so-so 73 67 the development of Afghanistan's first independent television network
The Institute so-so 67 40 the Jejune Institute: we're left with more questions than answers
Men at Lunch so-so 42
obsesses over disappearing ghosts instead of … the history we should know.
The Muslims Are Coming! so-so

Hug a Muslim
Short Game so-so

dynamic camera work … shtick delivering voiceover narration
Mademoiselle C so-so

fascinating, but the scenes following Carine Roitfeld lack drama
We Came Home so-so

showing how music acts as [a] hand across generations and cultures.
Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde so-so

[has] an admirably friendly, sentimental lilt.
McConkey so-so

a worthy ode to pro skier Shane McConkey
Sample This no 92 83 offers little insight into band's music
Fire in the Blood no 91 86 never manages the propulsive gut punch its incendiary subject demands
Unacceptable Levels no

looking for answers about industrial toxins
Walter: Lessons From the World's Oldest People no

about our eldest living senior citizens
Dsknectd no

a series of free-associating non sequiturs
Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro no

a self-aggrandizing puff piece.
animated



Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 yes

*cooks up crazy fun
Wolf Children so-so

feels equal parts sentimental, somber and strange
regular movies



On the Job yes 100 100 a resonant tale of Filipino hit men
Gravity yes 97 100 *has powerful pull
All Is Lost yes 95 100 a man alone against the sea
12 Years a Slave yes 95 97 impressive and hard to watch
Enough Said yes 95 95 a funny, honest film about everyday, fallible people
Captain Phillips yes 94 89 a cargo ship captain tries to protect his crew from Somali pirates
You Will Be My Son yes 91 100 A strongly acted, character-driven melodrama
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete yes 88 100 a bit of mischief and mayhem that will break your heart, give you hope
We Are What We Are yes 85 84 *Creepy tension works under your skin … builds to horror galore
I Used to Be Darker yes 83 100 contained chaos, quietly observed.
Don Jon yes 82 83 a smart R-rated comedy
Prisoners yes 81 80 captivating and relentless
The Dirties yes 78 80 a funny-creepy tale of alienation and self-delusion.
Concussion yes 75 50 combines a sense of style with sex
Out in the Dark yes 73 78 A gay-themed romance [within the] Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Bad Milo yes 68 60 on man's stomach distress is scary fun
Escape From Tomorrow yes 59 45 a horror-laced fever dream shot on Disney grounds without permission
Pulling Strings yes 55
a mariachi flavored, fun little number
And While We Were Here yes 48 33 hashes out some heavy stuff honestly and authentically
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane yes 40 40 a spellbinding thriller
Grace Unplugged yes 33
Christian-oriented musical drama
Secret Lives of Dorks yes 14
A familiar outline takes some clever and funny turns
The Spy: Undercover Operation yes

negotiates a tricky work-home balance
Wadjda so-so 98 100 depictions of life for women behind the Saudi curtain
A Touch of Sin so-so 88 93 shows how greed undermines Chinese society
Rush so-so 88 92 a good ride, but not a great one
Kid-Thing so-so 77 86 not a lot to recommend … which isn't to say it shouldn't be seen
Populaire so-so 75 71 pleased with itself and confident you'll feel the same way
Forgetting the Girl so-so 75
Art meets sexual politics
Kill Your Darlings so-so 71 65 Far too conventional underneath all the trappings, you wish it would howl.
Haute Cuisine so-so 68 58 no shortage of loving close-ups of savories and sweets
Newlyweeds so-so 67 71 intriguing, slippery-witted stoner love story
Final Fight so-so 60 43 has the right moves … but the latest Ip Man kung fu tale falls a bit flat
A Single Shot so-so 51 40 charts no new territory … terrifically cast ... long on atmosphere
All Is Bright so-so 48 62 far from a picture-perfect Christmas story
Morning so-so 45 50 moving but uneven
The Fifth Estate so-so 39 28 WikiLeaks with undramatic and unconvincing peripheral dramas
Touchy Feely so-so 35 33 doesn't quite connect
Romeo & Juliet so-so 22 18 treads carefully where it should blaze
Argento's Dracula 3D so-so 12 0 enough moments of kinky madness
Una Noche no 80 80 the plot thins
Big Ass Spider! no 75
Is it a spoof or straight-up thriller?
My Lucky Star no 56 71 shoots for the sky, falls short
Carrie no 50 50 hasn't evolved much since 1976
Vikingdom no 50
looks like Comic-Con, plays like Medieval Times
A.C.O.D. no 49 38 can't divorce itself from ho-hum hilarity
Parkland no 47 38 a frustrating account of the aftermath of President Kennedy's shooting.
Escape Plan no 45 50 a gray, thudding metal machine of throwback exploitation
Zaytoun no 43 40 [it's] light tone misses a serious point
Ghost Team One no 40 40 deserves to disappear
Wedding Palace no 38 33 [a] tonally muddled Korean American romantic comedy
Jayne Mansfield's Car no 37 10 runs out of gas
Insidious: Chapter 2 no 36 22 The only thing scary is how unimaginative it is.
The Family no 33 29 hits and misses
2 Jacks no 31 38 Confusion over obvious details mars clever adaptation
Machete Kills no 30 18 wants to be a parody of a bad action movie but winds up being just bad.
Chinese Zodiac no 29
an action packed mess
Sweetwater no 27 0 the darkly comic revenge western leaves a sour taste
Paradise no 19 20 comes across as condescending and forced.
The Colony no 17 9 [it's] gravest threat is a lack of distinction
Baggage Claim no 15 4 is best left at the lost and found
CBGB no 10 23 an inauthentic take on '70s NYC punk scene.
Jewtopia no 10
Oy!
Runner Runner no 9 4 the world of online gambling, but the crime thriller runs out of steam.
Battle of the Year no 5 11 We've seen these … steps before
Nothing Left to Fear no 0 0 nothing to fear
I Spit on Your Grave 2 no 0
a toxic revenge nightmare
Cassadaga no 0
gets hung up on the gore
Chavez: Cage of Glory no

convincing fights but is otherwise unconvincing.
A Strange Brand of Happy no

nothing strange — or compelling
Cleaver's Destiny no

an earnest but ultimately amateur production on all fronts
Silent City no

has little to say
Toad Road no

the Cliffs Notes version of Dante Alighieri's "Inferno."