| LAT | RTMC | RTC | note: “~” = the film's name | |
| documentary | ||||
| Peace Officer | yes | 100 | 100 | looks at why local police adopt military tactics |
| Becoming Bulletproof | yes | 100 | shoots down misconceptions about the disabled | |
| Finders Keepers | yes | 98 | 100 | on bizarre fight over leg, turns heartfelt, poignant |
| All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall Of Tower Records | yes | 97 | 92 | an ode to Tower Records |
| A Brave Heart: : The Lizzie Velasquez Story | yes | 93 | 100 | reveals Lizzie Velasquez in all her eloquence, energy |
| The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution | yes | 93 | 94 | insightful and timely |
| Prophet's Prey | yes | 92 | 100 | a chilling look at sect leader Warren Jeffs |
| In My Father's House | yes | 92 | 100 | profiles son's effort to reunite with father |
| The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened? | yes | 92 | Nicolas Cage chosen to play the Man of Steel | |
| Tainted Veil | yes | 88 | looks at both sides of the hijab headdress | |
| Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | yes | 86 | 89 | says it all about National Lampoon |
| Unbranded | yes | 73 | 100 | saddles up an adventurous defense of wild horses |
| He Named Me Malala | yes | 71 | 62 | a moving portrait of a Nobel-winning woman |
| Soldiers and Peacemakers | yes | 40 | Yehuda Avner's experiences with Meir, Rabin & Begin | |
| Radicalized | yes | Outrage, idealism fuel a look at Occupy Los Angeles | ||
| Jeremy Scott: People's Designer | yes | lightly stitches together the story of Jeremy Scott | ||
| Shout Gladi Gladi | yes | links healthcare and stable societies | ||
| We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves | yes | a charming chat about Italian neorealism film | ||
| Brand: A Second Coming | so-so | 71 | 75 | if not a careful portrait, at least an orgy of personality |
| The Man Who Saved the World | no | 64 | 80 | trivializes the subject matter |
| Being Canadian | no | 33 | ultimately more of a checklist than an in-depth analysis | |
| Stonewall | no | 9 | 16 | shortchanges pivotal gay rights moment |
| Poached | no | trails anarchistic egg snatchers in Britain | ||
| Godspeed: The Story of Page Jones | no | a missed opportunity | ||
| A Faster Horse | no | re: Ford Mustang: never gets in gear | ||
| Resurrection of Jake the Snake | no | smacks of WWE-fueled self-promotion | ||
| animated | ||||
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | so-so | 57 | 39 | has more heart, less raunch |
| regular movies | ||||
| Wildlike | yes | 100 | 100 | employs a sensitive touch amid natural splendor |
| Movement and Location | yes | 100 | ushers its audience to unexpected places | |
| Saving Mr. Wu | yes | 100 | Reliving a true-life abduction | |
| Blind | yes | 97 | 100 | lets struggling woman's imagination run wild |
| Breathe | yes | 93 | 100 | emotional terror inflicted by, and on, teenage girls |
| Sicario | yes | 93 | 93 | Tension crackles across the many borders of ~ |
| Room | yes | 93 | 91 | *exhausting, exhilarating and excellent |
| Dukhtar | yes | 92 | 100 | a stunning take on child brides in Pakistan |
| Coming Home | yes | 92 | 95 | an unforgettable study of loss |
| The Martian | yes | 92 | 94 | Ridley Scott's geek respect pays off |
| 99 Homes | yes | 92 | 88 | a dramatic human face on foreclosure crisis |
| Bridge of Spies | yes | 91 | 98 | *Tom Hanks shines in the Cold War thriller |
| Beasts of No Nation | yes | 91 | 88 | Captivating story of a child soldier |
| Mississippi Grind | yes | 90 | 92 | Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn are a strong pair |
| Experimenter | yes | 89 | 88 | biopic pushes levers with audacity |
| Steve Jobs | yes | 86 | 82 | smart, energetic, compelling, just like the man |
| A Brilliant Young Mind | yes | 86 | 80 | adds up to something special |
| Goodnight Mommy | yes | 85 | 87 | *has a sadistic streak |
| Meet the Patels | yes | 84 | 80 | is a winning family affair |
| The New Girlfriend | yes | 81 | 82 | An intriguingly fluid friendship |
| The Assassin | yes | 79 | 82 | emotional resonance and martial arts moves |
| Tales of Halloween | yes | 79 | 67 | a spooky, kooky treat |
| Goosebumps | yes | 77 | 75 | kids' horrors are a screaming good time on screen |
| Black Mass | yes | 75 | 79 | Johnny Depp creates a chilling, indelible 'Whitey' Bulger |
| Pawn Sacrifice | yes | 72 | 79 | ably follows Bobby Fischer's unraveling |
| Wolf Totem | yes | 71 | 57 | a boy-and-his-dog story, writ large |
| The Final Girls | yes | 70 | 69 | a slasher film that's terrifying and touching |
| Crimson Peak's | yes | 70 | 58 | visual marvels overshadow Del Toro's ghostly story |
| The Beauty Inside | yes | 67 | 80 | Depth and humor carry ~ |
| The Visit: An Alien Encounter | yes | 67 | imagines a visit from outer space | |
| Trash | yes | 64 | 75 | transcends Rio's garbage dumps to [be] an intense political thriller |
| Yakuza Apocalypse | yes | 61 | 44 | is memorably bizarre |
| The Intern | yes | 60 | 50 | a Nancy Meyers comedy, for better or worse |
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | yes | 48 | 28 | *is a wicked good game |
| Reversion | yes | 29 | a clever cautionary tale about virtual reality | |
| Lost in Hong Kong | yes | finds its way to be a major crowd pleaser | ||
| Taxi | yes | takes a tour of Tehran society | ||
| Time Out of Mind | so-so | 78 | 68 | Convincing but not moving, more admirable than satisfying |
| Everest | so-so | 73 | 69 | a close look at 1996 disaster. Maybe too close |
| Narcopolis | so-so | 29 | an odd trip to future of legal recreational drugs | |
| Captive | so-so | 25 | 23 | ends with a whimper instead of a bang |
| I Spit On Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine | so-so | Schlock thriller ~ has few surprises yet never bores | ||
| Aram, Aram | so-so | a look at immigrant boy in L.A.'s Little Armenia | ||
| East Side Sushi | no | 100 | 100 | much thematically to unpack |
| Meadowland | no | 100 | 100 | an incomplete view of loss and grief |
| Veteran | no | 88 | A hit in Korea, may find a tougher crowd in U.S. | |
| Paulette | no | 86 | Simplistic ~ plot goes to pot | |
| Victoria | no | 85 | 87 | Stellar camerawork can't save drama-deficient ~ |
| The Walk | no | 85 | 83 | more adventurous technologically than dramatically |
| Eden | no | 83 | 81 | Best to vote the hackneyed ~ off the island |
| Uncle John | no | 82 | 80 | Yogurt, gore and a DIY cremation collide |
| Labyrinth of Lies | no | 77 | 74 | Compelling topic, clunky approach |
| A Christmas Horror Story | no | 76 | 67 | leaves eerie gift in your stocking |
| The Keeping Room | no | 68 | 47 | Artsy Civil War drama heads south dramatically |
| The Visit | no | 64 | 65 | M. Night Shyamalan's ~ is one stop you want to skip |
| Sleeping With Other People | no | 64 | 59 | trying for sex-forward edginess, but mostly fails to engage |
| Truth | no | 63 | 58 | a plodding retelling of the downfall of CBS News' Dan Rather |
| Partisan | no | 57 | 25 | serious or sarcastic with a story this preposterous[?] |
| Ashby | no | 53 | 33 | wastes Mickey Rourke, strong support cast |
| Freeheld | no | 47 | 46 | a weepie boosted by Julianne Moore |
| Cooties | no | 43 | 8 | gore beats, lame jokes, uninspired plot mechanics |
| Endgame | no | 43 | Script stalemates congenial ~ | |
| The Diabolical | no | 43 | a weak horror-thriller | |
| Gravy | no | 38 | has all the ingredients but comes out a grisly stew | |
| Big Stone Gap | no | 35 | 22 | filled with much corn pone, little sincerity |
| Green Inferno | no | 35 | 21 | mixes social activist message with cannibalism |
| Knock Knock | no | 33 | 39 | ~ by Eli Roth is not worth answering |
| Some Kind of Hate | no | 33 | There's just no sense to ~ | |
| This Is Happening | no | 33 | Cloris Leachman can't save low-energy ~ | |
| Addicted to Fresno | no | 30 | 40 | Natasha Lyonne and Judy Greer can't save far-fetched ~ |
| Momentum | no | 30 | stumbles to a halt | |
| Pan | no | 26 | 18 | a grim and bizarre prequel |
| 90 Minutes in Heaven | no | 24 | 20 | mistakes trauma for drama |
| Hellions | no | 24 | 0 | phantasmagoric visuals that lose their impact |
| Perfect Guy | no | 20 | 17 | More clichés than thrills in 'Fatal Attraction'-wannabe |
| Listening | no | 18 | 33 | Technology is not what fails ~ |
| Pay the Ghost | no | 12 | 0 | details don't add up |
| Shanghai | no | 4 | 0 | a dreary 'Casablanca' retread |
| The Anomaly | no | 0 | nonsensical sci-fi | |
| 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown: | no | Without John Cena, sequel lacks firepower | ||
| Montana | no | a derivative, soulless revenge crime drama | ||
| Martial Arts Kid | no | has the vibe of something you might see on Nickelodeon | ||
| Forever | no | an unconvincing, troubled cult drama | ||
| My Last Year With the Nuns | no | overshares its coming-of-age tale | ||
| Shah Bob | no | an erratic autobiographical film | ||
| Me, You and Five Bucks | no | A rom-com that's missing the com | ||
| Manhattan Romance | no | fumbles rom-com formula | ||
| Olvidados | no | loses its way in story of brutal Operation Condor | ||
| Shark Lake | no | Brackish water floods | ||
| Western Religion | no | about an 1879 poker tournament, folds early | ||
| The Laws of the Universe — Part 0 | no | Messy ~ follows no rules | ||
| Breaking Through | no | is a dance movie without good dancing | ||
| OzLand | no | would need a wizard to stretch thin premise | ||
| Medusa | no | you risk being turned to stone |