LAT	RTMC	RTC	note: “~” = the film's name
documentary
Twinsters	yes	100	100	a lovely take on contemporary notions of family and identity
Stray Dog	yes	100	100	busts stereotypes as it reveals heart of a vet
Famous Nathan	yes	100	100	the whole truth - warts and all
Top Spin	yes	100	100	is table tennis' 'Hoop Dreams'
Butterfly Girl	yes	100		so much more than a medical drama documentary
Being Evel	yes	97	100	a savvy Knievel documentary
Listen to Me Marlon	yes	97	91	*presents a candid, introspective Brando
We Come as Friends	yes	96	100	a rousing look at the forces roiling South Sudan
The Look of Silence	yes	96	96	revisits Suharto's brutality, is sure to shock
Rosenwald	yes	94	100	*reveals a philanthropist with a mission
Best of Enemies	yes	94	90	*showcases brainy bloodsport
Meru	yes	89	100	*hits many high points, including mountain climbers' struggles
A Gay Girl In Damascus: Amina Profile	yes	86	91	Disturbing twists in ~
Tap World	yes	83	83	is an uplifting tale of the dance form's curative powers
Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery	yes	78	80	a telling picture of greed
The Man in the Machine	yes	75	84	takes a bite out of Steve Jobs' life
Steak (R)evolution	yes	75	67	*chronicles the quest for the best steak in the world
That Sugar Film	yes	64	73	a resourceful approach to presenting the material
Mateo	yes	57		a moving documentary on unlikely mariachi singer
Sneakerheadz	yes	50	33	a serviceable primer on the obsession for athletic footwear
Outrageous Sophie Tucker	so-so	74	80	captures entertainer's star power
I Am Chris Farley	so-so	71	64	safe tribute
Iron Ministry	no	85	71	frustratingly nebulous and devoid of context
I Touched All Your Stuff	no	80	83	proves stranger than fiction
Station to Station	no	79		feels less like a film than a very well-produced music video
A Lego Brickumentary	no	52	45	can't help but come across as corporate horn-tooting
Capital C	no			comes up short on crowd-funding phenomenon
Dukale's Dream	no			comes across as an agency fundraising tool
Searching For Home, Coming Back From War	no			only scratches surface of vet issues
animated
Shaun the Sheep	yes	99	100	*absurdly amusing for all ages
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection "F"	yes	79		Slam-bang ~ will please franchise's fans
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet	no	67	56	an uneven mix
The Seventh Dwarf	no	22		a forgettable princess tale
regular movies
Two Step	yes	100	100	is a well-timed slow boil
Court	yes	100	100	renders judgment on modern vs. traditional in India
Phoenix	yes	98	100	an intoxicating witches' brew, equal parts melodrama and moral parable
The Gift	yes	93	96	*takes a masterful thrill ride into the unexpected
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation	yes	93	95	*accomplishes the near-impossible
Queen of Earth	yes	92	100	tackle's a complex friendship
Grandma	yes	92	97	grows into a meaningful journey
The End of the Tour	yes	91	91	*gives us two guys talking, and the effect is breathtaking
Guidance	yes	88	100	gets an A for its subversive silliness
Fort Tilden	yes	86	92	rips into millennial culture with a beach day from hell
Assassination	yes	86		nimbly maneuvers among killers
Mistress America	yes	82	78	Brainy, funny but aloof; is not all it seems to be
The Mend	yes	79	73	takes a wicked, prickly look at brotherly bonds
People Places Things	yes	76	71	a smart comedy
When Animals Dream	yes	74	67	*an atmospheric Danish werewolf tale
Break Point	yes	67	75	scores with upbeat charm on and off the court
Prince	yes	65	67	angry-young-man drama a fresh take on the genre
Learning to Drive	yes	65	59	well worth the trip
Paper Towns	yes	56	70	unfolds into a solid high school movie
The Young Kieslowski	yes	56		taps into genuine, relatable truths
Staten Island Summer	yes	42		has the right mix of charm and raunch
Wild City	yes	40		Director Ringo Lam returns to form
Frank the Bastard	yes	11	20	a complex, engrossing mystery
Jack Strong	yes			*brings true Cold War thriller to life
Unsullied	yes			a thoughtful woman-in-distress thriller
La Jaula de Oro	so-so	88	78	speaks to something indelibly human about dreams and their costs
Runoff	so-so	83	71	an affected folksiness; the dramatic stakes feel deflated
7 Chinese Brothers	so-so	74	60	Jason Schwartzman proves to be the right guy to keep charming
Samba	so-so	59	47	Charm, goodwill, distinct pleasures, overlong
No Escape	so-so	46	34	a tense, at times riveting action-thriller
Dragon Blade	so-so	36	29	visually grand, emotionally hollow
Chloe and Theo	so-so	0	0	traps a vital message in cheesy performances
Hand of God	so-so			miraculous acting, but little else
Straight Outta Compton	no	88	76	starts fast but runs out of gas
My Voice, My Life	no	83		a self-congratulatory air permeates the movie
Z for Zachariah	no	78	71	disappointingly ponderous payoff
Blood Punch	no	78		malevolently unfunny comedy-thriller
Tom at the Farm	no	77	56	confusing
Five Star	no	76	71	a bit hard to hook into the narrative
Slow Learners	no	73	50	doesn't make it to the top of the comedy class
The Kindergarten Teacher	no	71	55	has a message, but what is it?
Man From U.N.C.L.E.	no	68	50	stylish but shallow
Unexpected	no	66	61	More talk than feel
Digging for Fire	no	65	62	diffident relational observations pointing straight to "eh,"
Ricki and the Flash	no	64	51	Meryl Streep rocks, but story is out of tune
Bloodsucking Bastards	no	63		isn't as funny or frightening as that title suggests
Southpaw	no	60	54	has solid Jake Gyllenhaal in ring but a contrived script
Ten Thousand Saints	no	56	45	lacks a center as it recalls '80s
A Walk in the Woods	no	45	50	lost its way
Dark Was the Night	no	44	17	gets lost chasing thrills
American Ultra	no	43	47	needs more dope, smarts and humor
One & Two	no	43	20	squanders intriguing concept
10 Cent Pistol	no	43		wants to be pulp fiction but misfires
We Are Your Friends	no	41	44	more 'Foxes' than 'Saturday Night Fever'
She's Funny That Way	no	39	18	Peter Bogdanovich: disappoints
After Words	no	38	0	says little about a woman's reawakening
Contracted: Phase II	no	36	33	undermines original with cheap zombie scares
War Room	no	34	30	an overwrought Bible study class of a drama
Dirty Weekend	no	29	22	another can of dark humanity. Do we care?
Vacation	no	27	29	could use a little work
The Runner	no	27	13	Nicolas Cage can't make listless ~ a winner
Extinction	no	25		finds little new in a zombie evolution
Amnesiac	no	25		a forgettable thriller
Before We Go	no	24	27	~'s nighttime walk runs out of steam fast
Dark Places	no	24	24	lacks 'Gone Girl's' suspense
The Vatican Tapes	no	20	33	Little absolution for ~
Reset	no	20		is a self-indulgent mess
Big Sky	no	20		a big void where a thriller could have been
Air	no	20		leaves its characters with little breathing room
Zipper	no	17	27	hits a snag tracking randy politician
Pixels	no	17	9	never comes into focus as a real picture
The Transporter: Refueled	no	16	23	quickly flames out
Jenny's Wedding	no	15	13	Heartstring-tugging if a bit humorless
American Heist	no	15	0	a tepid potboiler despite star power
The Curse of Downers Grove	no	15		A cliche, stereotyped, 20 years behind the times
Sinister 2	no	13	14	can't quite capture the original's menace
Return to Sender	no	13	0	Please
Fantastic Four	no	9	5	Super powers not enough to save ~
Hitman: Agent 47	no	8	8	runs quickly out of storytelling firepower
Some Kind of Beautiful	no	4	0	stumbles into rom-com cliche
Mad Women	no	0		tests credulity, patience and good taste
Northmen: A Viking Saga	no			can't bludgeon audiences into caring about them
The Pardon	no			about the execution of Toni Jo Henry, lacks drama
Shooting the Warwicks	no			can't do much to address the inherent flaws in the premise
Brothers: Blood Against Blood	no			Over-the-top melodramatic and corny
The Park Bench	no			can't rise above its cute factor
When Bette Met Mae	no			was probably better in person
A Reason	no			overwrought yet underdone
Windsor Drive	no			turns into a dead end