|
LAT |
RTMC |
RTC |
note: “~” = the film's name |
documentary |
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Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll |
yes |
100 |
100 |
a deft look back at Cambodia's pop scene |
Monkey Kingdom |
yes |
93 |
95 |
*swings with the best of them |
Sunshine Superman |
yes |
88 |
82 |
profiles early BASE jumper Carl Boenish |
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story |
yes |
86 |
89 |
a gentle peek at the guy behind the yellow feathers |
Dior and I |
yes |
80 |
74 |
demonstrates, the "high" in haute couture |
The Seven Five |
yes |
75 |
89 |
a slick documentary on corrupt New York cop |
Soul Boys of the Western World |
yes |
72 |
50 |
*recalls Spandau Ballet heyday |
Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South |
yes |
57 |
|
plays like an Imax film minus the giant screen |
Song From the Forest |
yes |
|
|
stirringly bridges seemingly incongruent worlds |
Gardeners of Eden |
yes |
|
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shines light on elephant poaching |
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman |
yes |
|
|
as persuasively chronicled |
(Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies |
yes |
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tells it like it is. Really |
Shake the Dust |
so-so |
|
|
on break-dancing's inspiring effect on world's poor kids |
Groundswell Rising |
so-so |
|
|
needs to dig deeper |
The Hand That Feeds |
no |
91 |
80 |
wastes chance to discuss worker hardship |
The Human Experiment |
no |
56 |
|
misses a few crucial steps |
Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World |
no |
42 |
29 |
lacks the artist's process |
Misery Loves Comedy |
no |
29 |
30 |
sadly limits its view |
Wa-shoku: Beyond Sushi |
no |
|
|
an overstuffed platter from an all-you-can-eat buffet |
Revolution |
no |
|
|
gets somewhat lost at sea |
Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back |
no |
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|
a video tour book for fans, no more, no less. |
animated |
|
|
|
|
When Marnie Was There |
yes |
84 |
82 |
deftly creates a magical friendship |
Maya the Bee Movie |
no |
50 |
|
Little buzz for kids or grown-ups |
regular movies |
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Black Souls |
yes |
97 |
100 |
a top-notch Italian gangster film |
Mad Max: Fury Road |
yes |
97 |
98 |
*kicks a post-apocalyptic extravaganza into overdrive |
Iris |
yes |
96 |
95 |
graced with an unforced but unmistakable charm |
I'll See You in My Dreams |
yes |
93 |
93 |
lulls young and old through life with grace and truth |
Slow West |
yes |
92 |
88 |
a surprisingly sly western |
Eastern Boys |
yes |
91 |
89 |
an unruly yet pointed hustle |
Ex Machina |
yes |
90 |
86 |
*Unnerving consideration of artificial intelligence |
Noble |
yes |
86 |
75 |
Uneven perhaps but still a and gratifying effort |
Animals |
yes |
83 |
73 |
shows harrowing lives of drug-addicted pair |
Tangerines |
yes |
81 |
80 |
a somber parable about war and humanity |
24 Days |
yes |
79 |
71 |
a gripping, anguished account of a kidnapping |
Alex of Venice |
yes |
77 |
75 |
a mash note to L.A. neighborhood |
Felix and Meira |
yes |
76 |
79 |
finds small freedom in a repressive landscape |
Good Kill |
yes |
76 |
77 |
the human costs of drone warfare |
Hyena |
yes |
76 |
75 |
an old-school gangster tale |
Welcome to New York |
yes |
74 |
79 |
proves an intriguing and strangely immersive experience |
Welcome to Me |
yes |
70 |
71 |
Kristen Wiig is fearless in reality TV-jabbing ~ |
The Harvest |
yes |
69 |
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reaps creepy chills in a domestic setting |
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared |
yes |
67 |
56 |
*a hoot and a half |
Pitch Perfect 2 |
yes |
65 |
63 |
brings more lowbrow fun |
Unfriended |
yes |
62 |
59 |
It's srsly fun, imo |
The Age of Adaline |
yes |
54 |
39 |
a stylish affair of the heart and chance |
5 Flights Up |
yes |
51 |
69 |
*Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman take in adult dramedy |
Spike Island |
yes |
48 |
|
coming-of-age film of teens trying to go to a Stone Roses concert |
Adult Beginners |
yes |
44 |
42 |
comically eases into family life's darker side |
Preggoland |
yes |
41 |
43 |
delivers biting satire on modern pregnancy |
Know How |
yes |
40 |
|
a powerful take on real-life teens in foster care |
Laugh Killer Laugh |
yes |
33 |
|
pulls off an offbeat crime caper |
Broken Horses |
yes |
23 |
30 |
saddles up a classic western about vigilantism |
Skin Trade |
yes |
20 |
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international human-trafficking, a series of fistfights among cops |
Just Before I Go |
yes |
13 |
20 |
finds the journey home can be funny, useful |
El Niño |
yes |
|
|
twists and turns that manage to surprise |
Chic! |
yes |
|
|
takes on Paris' fashion world with heart, humor and style |
Clouds of Sils Maria |
so-so |
90 |
88 |
richly imperfect |
Manos Sucias |
so-so |
88 |
|
The blighted world of Afro-Colombian villagers |
Far from the Madding Crowd |
so-so |
85 |
80 |
a bare-bones stab at love, desire |
Sisterhood of Night |
so-so |
79 |
86 |
clichés, decidedly strong girl-power message |
Time Lapse |
so-so |
71 |
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shoddy premise as the plot progresses assuredly and persuasively. |
Kung Fu Killer |
so-so |
69 |
67 |
is standard issue but kicks it up with cameos |
The Dead Lands |
so-so |
67 |
60 |
values entertainment over archaeology. |
1915 |
so-so |
60 |
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plays out like a pensive, high-minded version of 'Birdman' |
D Train |
so-so |
43 |
50 |
stunted adolescence/bromance comedy |
Lost River |
so-so |
31 |
40 |
indeed a mess, but it's the best mess possible |
Child 44 |
so-so |
23 |
18 |
a passable thriller set in 1953 USSR |
The Forger |
so-so |
6 |
0 |
Travolta makes impression in [this] passable crime drama |
Below Dreams |
so-so |
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uneven but never clichéd |
Hope |
so-so |
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Faith-based, slightly unfocused offers some life lessons |
The Connection |
no |
74 |
83 |
empty breathlessness with familiar tropes about obsessive lawmen |
Avengers: Age of Ultron |
no |
74 |
72 |
full of thrills but quickly forgettable |
The Riot Club |
no |
68 |
42 |
fails to earn its riotous stripes |
Dial a Prayer |
no |
67 |
|
seems to have a lot to say but does so unclearly |
Reality |
no |
65 |
57 |
is a real groaner |
Days of Grace |
no |
63 |
|
set against World Cup, lost in its own chaos |
Maggie |
no |
54 |
46 |
has the zombie look but a deadly slow pace |
Saint Laurent |
no |
52 |
59 |
stylish biopic can't tie threads together |
In the Name of My Daughter |
no |
52 |
57 |
a frustrating, would-be thriller |
Tomorrowland |
no |
50 |
48 |
reaches too far, in too many directions |
True Story |
no |
49 |
36 |
has too-obvious showdown of two minds |
The Film Critic |
no |
48 |
57 |
takes its time getting to its rom-com heart |
Ride |
no |
48 |
36 |
Not always a smooth ~ |
The Living |
no |
43 |
|
proves DOA |
Desert Dancer |
no |
35 |
46 |
lands flat footed |
The Road Within |
no |
33 |
29 |
suffers from midfilm wandering and a hasty ending |
Beyond the Reach |
no |
33 |
13 |
plot stretches beyond the pale |
Poltergeist |
no |
31 |
50 |
remake haunted by its original version |
Cas & Dylan |
no |
31 |
40 |
is terminal despite great practitioners of acting |
The Longest Ride |
no |
29 |
33 |
looks pretty, but looks aren't everything |
Every Secret Thing |
no |
26 |
25 |
Amy Berg's fiction feature debut, is listless |
Bravetown |
no |
20 |
17 |
Muddled, abounds in the maudlin |
Monsters: Dark Continent |
no |
19 |
17 |
more 'American Sniper' than 'Godzilla,' with aliens tossed in |
The Human Centipede III |
no |
19 |
0 |
continues down depraved, rancid path |
Playing It Cool |
no |
17 |
17 |
leaves you cold despite star-packed cast |
Little Boy |
no |
17 |
10 |
a shiny, sentimental lesson in faith, tolerance |
The Squeeze |
no |
17 |
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golf-and-gambling caper tees off into a sand trap |
Helicopter Mom |
no |
17 |
|
just barges into the room |
Aloft |
no |
15 |
20 |
can't land a solid story, with crucial pieces missing |
Last Knights |
no |
14 |
17 |
a pale 'Game of Thrones' wannabe |
Kill Me Three Times |
no |
8 |
0 |
a case of style over substance |
Hot Pursuit |
no |
7 |
3 |
so bad even a wild bunch of die-hard misogynists would be offended |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 |
no |
6 |
0 |
might work if it was actually funny |
See You in Valhalla |
no |
0 |
|
Skip this cliched family reunion |
Any Day |
no |
0 |
|
hits viewers over the head with its cliches |
Candlestick |
no |
|
|
[The] blatant Hitchcock tone underwhelms |
Reconstruction of William Zero |
no |
|
|
has its own identity problem |
Bass Clef Bliss |
no |
|
|
doesn't focus enough on inspiring subject |
Road to Juarez |
no |
|
|
gets lost on its journey |
Lou! |
no |
|
|
a flimsy, tedious film version of French comic book, TV show |
Private Number |
no |
|
|
Collection of scenes in ~ don't add up |
The Ocean of Helena Lee |
no |
|
|
is narratively thin and strained |
Miles Away |
no |
|
|
hits all the wrong notes |
Miles to Go |
no |
|
|
an aimless ride |
Absolution |
no |
|
|
Steven Seagal's ~ unforgivably bad |
Chocolate City |
no |
|
|
aims for a 'Magic Mike' touch, turns soapy |
Intrepido: A Lonely Hero |
no |
|
|
takes muddled approach to day laborer's strife |