LAT RTMC RTC note: “~” = the film's name
documentary



The Messenger yes 100 100 ponders vanishing songbirds
Ingrid Bergman — In Her Own Words yes 100 100 a surprisingly intimate portrait of the movie star
Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story yes 100 100 plays it straight and true on jazzman Frank Morgan
Mavis! yes 100 100 a fitting tribute to gospel/R&B diva Mavis Staples
In Jackson Heights yes 95 91 generous-spirited
(T)error yes 90 90 follows an FBI informant, and twists ensue
Troublemakers: The Story Of Land Art yes 89 80 A portrait of 1960s artists who changed the art world
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King yes 83
*fascinating biography with a tantalizing twist
Prescription Thugs yes 75 60 points finger at Big Pharma for increasing drug abuse
Emperor's New Clothes yes 59 57 advocates with fun and wit
Almost There no 82 88 a paint-by-numbers portrait of Peter Anton
Jim: The James Foley Story no 80
journalist slain by ISIS
Where to Invade Next no 77 71 Michael Moore loses his way
We Are Many no 75
adds little to the story behind the worldwide protests against the Iraq war
Dream/Killer no

a nightmare in tone
Polyfaces no

about a sustainable family farm, gets too preachy
Snervous Tyler Oakley no

reveals little about the YouTube celebrity
Gnothi Seauton no

Homage to skiing siblings goes largely downhill
animated



Boy & the World yes 96 100 a charming bit of Brazilian animation
Anomalisa yes 92 90 *an exceptional romance from Charlie Kaufman
Kung Fu Panda 3 yes 86 74 The third time's just as charming
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip so-so 16 20 a nutty trip
Norm of the North no 8 6 ploddingly follows in footsteps of 'Happy Feet'
Boruto: The Naruto Movie no

takes series to next generation
regular movies



Christmas, Again yes 100 100 *a sweetly offbeat holiday tale
Aferim! yes 100 100 a wickedly droll ride into Romania's feudal past
45 Years yes 97 97 captures a marriage shaken by a seismic jolt
45 Years yes 97 97 a superb, restrained drama of the highest order
Son of Saul yes 96 95 a powerful, immersive vision of hell
Rams yes 96 94 hardheaded Icelandic brothers clash with each other
Nina Forever yes 96
[a dead] ex shows up at the oddest times
In the Shadow of Women yes 94 94 Love is framed by infidelity
The Treasure yes 93 100 mixes Romanian history and a quixotic mission
A War yes 91 92 effectively shows the havoc that combat wreaks at home and abroad
The Big Short yes 88 87 somehow makes the '08 housing collapse entertaining
Sweaty Betty yes 86
has good instincts for a tale of a hog and a dog
Hail, Caesar! yes 85 77 *the Coen brothers will leave you laughing
The Revenant yes 82 83 *a survival tale of beautiful, brute strength
Ip Man 3 yes 82 71 has all the right moves to end martial arts trilogy
Lamb yes 80 80 steps carefully into odd pair's provocative journey
Mountain Men yes 80 60 *a deft script and fine performances
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong yes 78 86 channels 'Before Sunrise' in a very good way
Touched With Fire yes 68 72 shines fresh light on bipolar disorder and creativity
All Mistakes Buried yes 67
uncovers fine acting with a gritty mood
The Finest Hours yes 63 58 stares down the fiercest of storms without blinking
Anguish yes 50
a spooky, sensitive tale of possession without the horror antics
Jane Got A Gun yes 42 36 *This 'Jane's' a straight shooter, despite checkered past
American Hero yes 38
glides smoothly through offbeat Big Easy tale
The Pack yes 33
reminds us how scary dogs can be
Daddy's Home yes 32 25 Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg go mano a mano
Mojave yes 30 24 Prickly, suspenseful, even coolly humorous
Fifty Shades of Black yes 7 11 *targets 'Grey,' fetishism, sexism and racism
The House That Jack Built yes

an uproarious portrait of a less-than-perfect family
Those Who Feel the Fire Burning yes

a powerful look at the refugee journey
Star Wars: The Force Awakens so-so 92 88 Was it worth the wait?
The Club so-so 87 87 is an offbeat look at the lives of disgraced priests
He Never Died so-so 86 100 Henry Rollins brings life to horror-noir
Glassland so-so 81 64 working-class cliches get a boost from Jack Reynor's authenticity
Intruders so-so 44 40 Martin Starr leads a strong cast in surprising ~
In the Heart of the Sea so-so 42 36 could use more whale, fewer earnest lessons
The Boy so-so 29 25 plays the real horrors of domestic abuse for creeps
The 5th Wave so-so 17 7 logic is obliterated, but the destruction looks cool
Dixieland so-so 11 17 hits authentic notes but misses on story development
Carl(a) so-so

a moving, uneven drama about a transgender woman
The Girl in the Book no 91 89 anything but a page-turner
Deadpool no 83 73 gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome
Stinking Heaven no 83 71 a halfway house of horrors
Southbound no 80 82 Horror-story quintet dovetails but fails to take flight
Close Range no 80
hits all the usual war vet-versus-cartel bases on its way to basic cable
Rabid Dogs no 80
remake retains its bite
Bad Hurt no 79 67 A thin slice of life
Yosemite no 75 71 too low-key and elliptical to make much of an impression
The Hateful Eight no 75 61 amounts to hot air
Band of Robbers no 74 75 squanders its time with Tom and Huck
Dementia no 70
spotty psychological thriller
Tumbledown no 68 50 trips over cloying sitcom conventions
Portrait of a Serial Monogamist no 67
a slight rom-com
A Perfect Day no 65 64 a regrettable meander through standard antiwar sentiments
Monster Hunt no 64 55 a monstrous mess of borrowed ideas
Concussion no 62 67 may have tried to tackle a bit too much
Joy no 61 44 has too many distractions to mop up
Sisters no 59 58 not as funny as it looks
Eisenstein in Guanajuato no 59 46 quickly loses steam
4th Man Out no 55 60 the jokes are stale
JeruZalem no 55 29 Israeli horror film suffers in a found-footage purgatory
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi no 51 50 Michael Bay's confusing take on fatal Benghazi attack
Standoff no 50
Even Laurence Fishburne can't take the cheesiness out of ~
How to Be Single no 49 48 treads a familiar path
The Abandoned no 45
a schlocky basement-level horror-thriller
Bleeding Heart's no 43
~ sisterly bonding a lightweight soap
Mojin: The Lost Legend no 43
an overreaching action-comedy
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies no 42 32 slightly more diverting than "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Moonwalkers no 42 25 a tired British comedy
Synchronicity no 39 14 needs a jump back in time to fix the script
Anesthesia no 31 17 completely tosses aside the notion of "show, don't tell"
Don Verdean no 30 33 buries the punchlines in an Old Testament archaeology comedy
The Benefactor no 27 27 rich in character, poor in story
Zoolander 2 no 23 17 more is less as chaos reigns on this catwalk
Diablo no 21
doesn't hold a candle to other Westerns out now
Ride Along 2 no 15 23 Kevin Hart, Ice Cube skid into sequel
Regression no 14 20 Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke are misused
Misconduct no 11 20 Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins; ludicrous
The Choice no 11 0 Nicholas Sparks's adaptation falls way short
Dirty Grandpa no 10 7 truly is, while failing left and right
The Forest no 9 15 doesn't live up to its ghost-story potential
Point Break no 9 0 reboot an overblown dud
Martyrs no 7 0 repels with pointless violence
Exposed no 5
a really bad movie
Extraction no 0 0 chaos doesn't mask the CIA potboiler's low-rent status
Cabin Fever no 0 0 remake is a sanitized, albeit gorier version of the original
All Roads Lead to Rome no 0
Sarah Jessica Parker; predictable
Seahorses no

tries to say something deep but founders
Anger of the Dead no

poses as a zombie film but has it in for women
400 Days no

ultimately disintegrates upon impact
Unlucky Plaza no

undeftly delves beneath Singapore's multicultural facade
Monday at 11:01 A.M. no

Perhaps it's best to jump one minute ahead