LAT	RTMC	RTC	note: “~” = the film's name
documentary
Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine	yes	100	100	adds insight to tragedy
The Widowmaker	yes	100		says doctors thrive on crisis over health
Dreamcatcher	yes	100		ex-prostitute tries to help others in trade
1971	yes	96	90	*recalls burglary that birthed America's 'big brother'
Honest Liar	yes	93	89	*seeks truth in illusion
The Wrecking Crew	yes	90	92	affectionate tribute to hit-backing musicians
Lambert & Stamp	yes	90	86	a revealing look at the Who's early managers
The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest	yes	89		a Kafkaesque tale of imprisonment
Ballet 422	yes	88	87	shows the creative process on a tight deadline
Hunting Ground	yes	87	87	documents shocking prevalence of campus rape
Kung Fu Elliot	yes	80	80	two years in the life of an idealistic amateur filmmaker
Deli Man	yes	75	67	takes a hearty look at the kosher deli
On the Way to School	yes	40		a lesson in determination
That Guy Dick Miller	yes			deserves recognition
My Italian Secret	yes			honors unsung heroes who saved Jews in WWII
Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation	so-so	45	50	The important thing is not finishing it, but building it
Farewell to Hollywood: The Life and Death of Reggie Nicholson	no	78		enters uncomfortable moral territory
Champs	no	59	63	goes distance with Mike Tyson, other fighters
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn	no	53		there's little behind-the-scenes edification
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police	no	25	20	decidedly dour get's lost in the bitterness
My Way	no			Talent has little role to play in narcissistic doc
The Business of Disease	no			big on propaganda, not facts
The Forecaster	no			would have paid greater dividends by taking a more impartial approach
animated
The Last: Naruto the Movie	yes			Elaborate, packs visual punch
Home	so-so			keeps it too light
regular movies
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem	yes	100	100	sheds light on Israel's rigid divorce procedures
71	yes	98	97	*delivers 100% tension amid 'the Troubles' in Ireland
What We Do in the Shadows	yes	96	94	*treats vampires with a light, bright touch
Man From Reno	yes	95	100	*elegant, tantalizing Japanese American neo-noir
It Follows	yes	94	87	*delivers impressively fresh horrors
White God	yes	91	94	*gives the child-dog fable a thrilling twist
Buzzard	yes	89	87	Tough to categorize, tougher to shrug off
Backcountry	yes	88	89	furry, fierce, coldblooded nature
Furious 7	yes	83	83	*the fuel-injected fusion of all "The Fast and the Furious" saga
Cinderella	yes	83	82	*no sly asides. Goodness and romance rule
While We're Young	yes	83	80	*Sharp, funny and dead-on accurate about the way we live now
Boy Meets Girl	yes	82	60	profoundly sensitive, often wryly funny look at romance
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead	yes	80	86	*breathes life into zombie genre
McFarland, USA	yes	79	76	is an inspiring, fleet-footed tale
Ned Rifle	yes	77	82	a high mark in Hal Hartley's bizarre world
Kingsman	yes	74	67	*Suave yet with comic book energy
All the Wilderness	yes	67	83	Struggling teen faces a rocky road in
Zombeavers	yes	64	83	*about coeds and zombie mutants, is schlocky fun
Maps to the Stars	yes	62	59	a nightmarish tour of Hollywood narcissism
Drunktown's Finest	yes	60	67	a didactic look at Navajo life
Run All Night	yes	60	52	is genre to the core, a violent action thriller
Focus	yes	55	52	Will Smith and Margot Robbie sizzle in the irresistible ~
Like Sunday Like, Rain	yes	54	50	tender, hitting the right notes
Marfa Girl	yes	25	40	proves a sneakily immersive, weirdly memorable affair
Serena	yes	20	19	a quite respectable, handsomely made drama
Lazarus Effect	yes	13	16	breathes some life into medical thriller
The Walking Deceased	yes	0		a good-natured spoof of zombie subgenre
Final Hours	yes			lends an upside to doomsday film
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter	so-so	88	82	uses 'Fargo' as a touchstone to examine modern life
Faults	so-so	88	60	though it ultimately disappoints, there's promise
Jauja	so-so	85	92	makes one cryptic leap too many at the end
Queen & Country	so-so	84	76	a so-so sequel to 'Hope and Glory'
Cupcakes	so-so	76	86	bright zingers, seamless fantasy sequences, cartoonish exuberance
3 Hearts	so-so	76	82	très Gallic, with its romantic torment and beaucoup cigarettes
5 to 7	so-so	68	55	relationship never moves beyond the look of puppy love
The Rewrite	so-so	64	50	Despite flaws, with Hugh Grant is enjoyable
Road Hard	so-so	47	45	starts and stops en route to sweet destination
Tracers	so-so	18	36	swaps souped-up cars for some hardcore parkour
Hot Tub Time Machine 2	so-so	15	12	a peppy spray of hit-and-run humor
Anita Ho	so-so			engaging but uneven
The Divergent Series: Insurgent	so-so			more fun to watch than to read about
Amour Fou	no	91	82	about a suicide pact, moves at glacial pace
A Wolf at the Door	no	89	83	its inevitably unhappy ending are finally too unsavory
Metalhead	no	88	80	just scratches the surface of comfort and catharsis
Wild Canaries	no	84	82	sings an old suspense-comedy tune
Little Feet	no	75	80	Innocent ~ is out of touch
Danny Collins	no	72	70	a missed opportunity
A Girl Like Her	no	67	69	adds twist on bullying, but story stumbles
The Salvation	no	64	71	a western that gets lost in the genre
The DUFF	no	64	63	Strong acting can't right topsy-turvy priorities in
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	no	63	57	overstays its welcome
The Last Five Years	no	60	70	feels a bit stage-bound
The Worst Year of My Life	no	60		a dispiriting romantic dramedy
Boychoir	no	59	50	a one-note take on youths' music competition
Walter	no	55	29	is at its best when not trying so hard
Digging Up the Marrow	no	53		a monster of a found-footage teaser
Lost and Love	no	50		interconnected stories serve only to confuse
Woman in Gold	no	49	30	no more than adequate, old-fashioned Hollywoodization
Two Men in Town	no	43	50	Redemption tale ~ is an uneven mix
Effie Gray	no	43	44	to be admired from a distance but never emotionally engaged with.
Allure	no	40		Immigrant women grapple with change
Hits	no	36	33	slams into ugly slurs
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus	no	35	47	penchant for jagged flourish over sustained feeling
Cut Bank	no	35	29	spins into a dark spiral toward nothing
Everly	no	35	20	strained, hyperviolent shoot-em-up
Get Hard	no	31	30	Laugh Hard? You won't do nearly enough
Cymbeline	no	30	56	in the Instagram age; an intriguing idea that misses
Chappie	no	30	17	Oddly, the robot is the least robotic thing about ~
Out of the Dark	no	29	14	brilliantly shot, poorly executed
White Rabbit	no	25	33	Teen trauma drama chases it down a hole
Fifty Shades of Grey	no	25	31	brings little pleasure
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken	no	25	21	brews up a B-movie crime tale
The Barber	no	22	29	Any way you cut it, ~ is dumb
Old Fashioned	no	21		an unrepentantly faith-based romance
Cut	no	20		a throwback to torture porn
Ana Maria in Novela Land	no	20		a slight, one-gag comedy
Earth's Golden Playground	no	20		Precious little payoff in laborious ~
October Gale	no	18	13	a thriller that quickly blows itself out
The Gunman	no	12	18	a misfire that wastes strong cast
Unfinished Business	no	12	17	is indeed unfinished
The Lovers	no	10	17	not terribly transporting trip through time
Cobbler	no	7	11	full of holes
Home Sweet Hell	no	6	13	plunges into a muddle of moviemaking
An American in Hollywood	no			takes cynical view of Tinseltown
Treehouse	no			Terror has trouble making the climb
Roxie	no			Aging protagonists slowed by dated premise
Hayride 2	no			an extended rehash of the haunted-house chase in the first film
Hacker's Game	no			doesn't quite click
Straight Outta Tompkins	no			a bit ham-handed
Muck	no			a glib and hollow attempt at horror
Sex and the Single Alien	no			off the mark in aim for silly, adult fun
Ghoul	no			an inept 'Blair Witch' wannabe
Apartment Troubles	no			[an] excruciating gal-pal comedy
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer	no			a farcical look at the mob
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun	no			awkward mix of pulp and satire
Nightlight	no			does little to illuminate found-footage genre