LAT RTMC RTC
documentary



The Only Real Game yes 100 100 hits a grand slam in
Bound by Flesh yes 100 100 an absorbing look at famed conjoined twins
Manakamana yes 100 100 an absorbing, voyeuristic portrait of humanity
Hanna Ranch yes 100
the battles of an 'eco-cowboy
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case yes 95 92 shows Ai Weiwei under duress, pushing on
Code Black yes 94 88 a riveting doctor's-eye view of the emergency room
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz yes 90 81 will leave you heartsick as well as more than a little angry
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band yes 90 80 paints odd picture of artist Llyn Foulkes
The Case Against 8 yes 88 100 Prop 8:engagingly presented
The Hornet's Nest yes 86 100 embeds you
Gore Vidal: United States of Amnesia yes 83 70 piercing wit rarely exhibited by today's movie heroes and villains
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs yes 83
a superb look at the activist
Fed Up yes 82 92 Galvanizing ... takes a hard look at the food industry
Ivory Tower yes 81 92 Is college, specifically the elite four-year residential model, overrated?
Breastmilk yes 78 80 an intimate chronicle of women's, experts' views
Korengal yes 76 89 looks at the psychological effects after the battle
Cyber-Seniors yes 75 86 a fun look at seniors bridging digital divide
Documented yes 71 57 gives first-person account of Dream Act fight
Now: In the Wings on a World Stage yes 54 54 captures and conveys the romance of the theatrical experience
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon so-so 74 73 breezy good fun if you don't examine it too hard
Burt's Buzz so-so 70 67 engaging but not always satisfying
Under the Electric Sky so-so 63
promotes Electric Daisy Carnival
American Jesus so-so 57
a superficial look at Protestant subcultures in U.S.
Citizen Koch so-so 53 54 is pure advocacy documentary
DamNation so-so 50 40 a convincing argument for systemic dam removal
La Bare no 80
a feature-length ad for the Dallas male strip club
Before You Know It no 79 83 reveals little about gay seniors
Next Year Jerusalem no

a brief, at times random, routinely shot and edited video diary
This Is Not a Ball no

the subject is a tough sell as a feature-length documentary
animated



Postman Pat yes 47
*First-class; delivers in fine style
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return no 16 0 lacks brains, heart, nerve
regular movies



The Amazing Catfish yes 100
an ideal balance between understated realism and hopeful poignancy
We Are the Best! yes 97 100 an exuberant punk rock tale
Snowpiercer yes 93 95 *Hurtling along in Bong Joon-ho's train movie
X-Men: Days of Future Past yes 92 93 *revives mutants' fighting spirit
Dance of Reality yes 92 88 keeps Jodorowsky's childhood surreal
How to Train Your Dragon 2 yes 91 97 *packs emotional firepower in a rip-roaring ride
Edge of Tomorrow yes 90 87 *saves the day
Cold in July yes 89 90 *turns up the pulp fiction heat with Texas tale
Chef yes 88 86 *has all the ingredients for a hit
Redwood Highway yes 88
pokey but downright charming
The Immigrant yes 86 92 in the end the ideas are so rich, the look so lovely
The Discoverers yes 86 78 an offbeat road trip into family healing
22 Jump Street yes 85 87 pokes its R-rated finger at everything — hilariously
Night Moves yes 83 81 What happens when a seemingly righteous operation goes wrong
The Double yes 82 77 is tense and charming
Coherence yes 81 58 Mind-bending, without ever seeming off-puttingly brainy
The Fault in Our Stars yes 80 77 elevates sad story by cutting the sap
The Last Sentence yes 77 70 about a man whose life was more complicated than the world knew.
Chinese Puzzle yes 75 61 a buoyant and bittersweet romantic adventure
Neighbors yes 73 74 *Naughty[, but] a good mix of the silly and sweet
Palo Alto yes 72 72 conjures restless, unformed youth
A Coffee in Berlin yes 71 64 a deep cup of German present and past
The Rover yes 65 58 *chilling, intense
Million Dollar Arm yes 61 53 tosses out a nice softball
Heli yes 60 58 a stunning piece of filmmaking
The Signal yes 56 58 *a mind-blowing experience
Jersey Boys yes 54 61 old-school entertainment with surprising edge
The Girl and Death yes 31 29 watching the paint dry is worth the wait
Blended yes 14 10 *Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, fun
The Retrieval so-so 92 100 a trek through dilemmas of slavery, manhood
For a Woman so-so 89 100 a soapy yet compelling tale of marriage, family
Borgman so-so 88 93 mixes mayhem, murder in a mostly compelling ride
Obvious Child so-so 88 83 A work in progress that somehow hooks you anyway.
Elena so-so 87 86 repetition takes hold in the second half
Violette so-so 84 87 an epic portrait ... but is unevenly plotted
Dormant Beauty so-so 82 100 The proportions of the narrative strands sometimes feel off
Godzilla so-so 73 67 plays it a little too cool
Policeman so-so 68 86 a loss of plausibility as well as credibility as events progress
They Came Together so-so 67 50 a so-so lampoon of boy-meets-girl
Trust Me so-so 52 55 is fun but gets convoluted
Maleficent so-so 50 45 not-quite-classic; Angelina Jolie is wickedly good
Yves Saint Laurent so-so 45 45 captures the fashion but not the feeling
The Human Race so-so 45
extreme blood spattering and loosey-goosey plotting
Words and Pictures so-so 39 30 melodrama can almost be forgiven
The Fatal Encounter so-so

a pumped-up historical Korean drama
One Candle, Two Candles so-so

proves worthwhile at least as a cultural curio
Test no 88 86 says little about gay life in the 1980s
Lucky Them no 77 79 chases after a vanished rock 'n' roll legend
Nothing Bad Can Happen no 74 40 contradicts itself: It's cruel
Young & Beautiful no 73 75 yet lacking in grace
Begin Again no 72 52 [it's] music more appealing than its story
Rigor Mortis no 64 57 a disorienting Hong Kong horror flick
The Sacrament no 64 36 something first creepy, then puzzling
Broken no 63 64 a crime thriller that blurs lines between criminal and victim
Filth no 63 60 an over-the-top wallow in the gutter
The Big Ask no 63
fails to expand on questionable premise
The Grand Seduction no 62 63 as unmemorable as the original version
Hellion no 61 45 finds itself in cinematic limbo
Chaplin of the Mountains no 60
feels like an overambitious film-school thesis
Ping Pong Summer no 54 33 serves up '80s without the fun nostalgia
Half of a Yellow Sun no 53 43 doesn't add up to a satisfying whole
Miss Lovely no 50 57 underdeveloped
Age of Uprising no 50 33 never quite rises to the challenge
Emoticon ;) no 50
agreeable but unnecessary family drama
Wolf Creek 2 no 48 29 can't match original
All Cheerleaders Die no 48 27 has little to root for
A Night in Old Mexico no 44 22 a waste for Robert Duvall
Anna no 38
drops a big hint and spoils the old-fashioned mystery
A Million Ways to Die in the West no 33 37 shoots self in foot
I Am I no 33 20 about a woman's daddy issues, raises ick factor
Lullaby no 31 0 in desperate need of a respirator. Stat.
God's Pocket no 30 31 is empty of the Philip Seymour Hoffman you want
Burning Blue no 27 20 treats 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' era awkwardly
The Love Punch no 27 13 not a direct comedy hit
Think Like a Man Too no 24 18 way too much of a good thing
Devil's Knot no 22 29 offers desolate view of West Memphis Three
Third Person no 20 20 maddens far more than it intrigues
Radio Free Albemuth no 20
Convoluted; succumbs to dated sci-fi plot
Transformers: Age of Extinction no 18 6 things get Bayed — big time
Mom's Night Out no 17 7 a one-dimensional bore
The Moment no 13 20 badly jumbled, gets lost in a woman's mind
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn no 12 0 Expect a shout fest from
Don Peyote no 8
a tedious look at a paranoid stoner's emotional and spiritual unraveling
50 to 1 no 0
can't overcome its long odds
Chapman no

is dull and thinly plotted
How We Got Away With It no

gets away from the actors
Stage Fright no

a lame mashup of horror and show tunes
The Odd Way Home no

a lost cause
Big Gay Love no

discombobulated ... hiding a sweet, funny, universal story
The World Famous Kid Detective no

plays more like a potential Disney Channel pilot
No Tears for the Dead no

sheds blood at story's expense
Redemption Trail no

bogs down in excessive restraint