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



I Don't Belong Anywhere yes 100 100 moving portrait of the late filmmaker Chantal Akerman
Song of Lahore yes 100 100 Pakistani jazz group beats odds
O.J.: Made in America yes 100 100 *so compelling you want it never to end
Be Here Now (The Andy Whitfield Story) yes 100
an extraordinarily moving, deeply personal, filmed diary
Rabin In His Own Words yes 100
a deeply involving look at [Yitzhak Rabin's] entire life
Weiner yes 95 97 Politics and cellphones make strange bedfellows
Our Last Tango yes 94 88 a passionate look at dancers María Nieves and Juan Carlos Copes
Presenting Princess Shaw yes 94 94 kind of feel-good, audio-visual experiment
Measure of a Man yes 93 92 boldly tracks tragedy of the working class
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt yes 93 100 a thoughtful, nuanced examination of a complex thinker
Queen Mimi yes 89
Intimate portrait of ruler of the laundromat
Eva Hesse yes 85 78 a vibrant, affecting piece of filmmaking
Hockney yes 83 64 probes what makes the artist David Hockney tick
No Home Movie yes 80 83 profoundly moving portrait of the filmmaker's mother Natalia
Holy Hell yes 69 88 Suspenseful; mesmerizes
The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West yes

warmly chronicles Tai Chi's trip
Under the Gun so-so 100
explores America's reticence toward gun control
Almost Holy so-so 96 89 captures two sides of ~ crusader
Australia's Lost Gold so-so 86
occasionally feels like a bit of a slog
Elstree 1976 so-so 81 89 doesn’t round up the usual suspects
Love Thy Nature so-so 30
cries out for much greater depth and perspective
Keepers of the Game so-so

Native girls find themselves through lacrosse
The First Monday in May no 80 79 gets lost in the Met amid several story lines
We the People: The Market Basket Effect no 75
too short, too slanted
Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame no 67 40 a tribute to bike maker that goes flat
Pelé: Birth of a Legend no 20 11 fails to capture spark of soccer icon
The Syndrome no

takes a one-sided view of the controversy about shaken baby syndrome
animated



The Angry Birds Movie yes 43 43 reveals the story behind the wacky rage
Doukyusei (Classmates) yes

Watercolor-based anime provides romantic escape
Bling no 40
A film nobody will enjoy; borrows heavily from others
Ratchet & Clank no 17 24 a weak space-wars saga
regular movies



Kill Zone 2 yes 100 100 Graceful; showcases martial arts
Memoria yes 100
Familiar[, but] still makes its mark
Crush the Skull yes 100
Thrilling; never lets up
Love & Friendship yes 99 97 *droll, deviously charming
Sing Street yes 97 94 *cranks up great pop music and one young man's dreams
Jungle Book yes 94 93 *a sweet and scary triumph of modern moviemaking
Green Room yes 91 84 *a stylishly done horror show
The Lobster yes 90 97 *a rich, surreal take on modern love
Dheepan yes 90 93 spins a gritty immigrant saga
A Monster With a Thousand Heads yes 89 100 Healthcare is a 'Monster' we can all relate to and fear
A Bigger Splash yes 89 85 *has deceptive depth
Francofonia yes 85 70 an elegant rumination on the Louvre through the lens of war
Maggie's Plan yes 84 87 *a sericomic take on messing with fate
The Meddler yes 84 82 *Susan Sarandon gives warmth and comic verve
Echo Park yes 83
a romance plays out with an L.A. backdrop
Wedding Doll yes 80 80 Love blooms in the quietly assured Israeli film
Hostile Border yes 80
an effective crime thriller
Viva yes 78 76 a torch song melodrama convincingly set in Havana
Men & Chicken yes 74 67 a darkly comic look at a family secret
Sworn Virgin yes 73 83 an absorbing glimpse at Balkan tradition
The Ones Below yes 72 89 ably echoes early Polanski
Those People yes 71 67 a touching take on Manhattan's young and rich
What We Become yes 71
a savvy study of suburbanites coping with an encroaching apocalypse
Divine Access yes 67
Script grants ~ to wit and deep thoughts
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising yes 62 65 goofily funny and mind-bendingly stupid
High-Rise yes 62 48 a towering display of destruction
The Trust yes 57 44 caper picture reminds us why we liked Nicolas Cage
Hard Sell yes 38
plays the high school hits but finds its own groove
Bite yes 36
satisfies despite an opening that's hard to swallow
How to Plan An Orgy In A Small Town yes 30
has surprising heart
I Am Wrath yes 13
Travolta, Meloni satisfy
Princess yes

Dreamy; reveals young girl's nightmare
Neon Bull so-so 92 88 languid pace and barnyard earthiness
Margarita With a Straw so-so 92
Strong performances stir ‘Margarita’ romance
The Nice Guys so-so 91 84 an unwieldy pop pastiche that has some fun with its tacky ’70s duds
Barbershop: The Next Cut so-so 90 93 *Humor and serious issues cut close to the funnybone
Captain America: Civil War so-so 90 88 turns out to be a longer slog than you may anticipate
The Idol so-so 81 88 uneven but charmingly earnest
Sunset Song so-so 79 74 its emotional power [is] undercut by its studied, episodic unfolding
11 Minutes so-so 71
has a Big Brother vibe as intersecting lives are caught on camera
L'Attesa (The Wait) so-so 64 83 a moody and lyrical contemplation of grief
Holidays so-so 55
holiday horror anthology
Manhattan Night so-so 36 40 a classy, if confusing, neo-noir
Criminal so-so 32 32 Frankenstein-ishm half science-fiction tale, half espionage thriller
The Adderall Diaries so-so 19 27 complex, absorbing, at times profound
Starcrossed so-so

lovers untangle fate and deceit
Serial Killer 1 so-so

could well appeal to fans of “Law & Order”
Dark Horse no 97 95 cute but underwhelming
Bill no 94
tries for Monty Python humor, but Shakespeare comedy falls short
Tale of Tales no 83 89 inspired by fairly tales, never quite stirs to life
Elvis & Nixon no 77 77 hits the wrong tonal notes in revisiting historical encounter
Keanu no 77 75 will be catnip for 'Key & Peele' fans, but for the rest of the world... meh
13 Cameras no 77
should spy on a more interesting couple
Last Days in the Desert no 72 50 never quite hits its stride as a biblical variation
A Hologram for the King no 69 68 Not even Tom Hanks can save baffling, uninteresting ~
The Man Who Knew Infinity no 63 70 limited by formulaic treatment that adds up to a less-than-great film
Dough no 63 62 a bland mix of ingredients
To Life no 57 40 Post-Holocaust drama lacks emotional connection
Pali Road no 55 57 captures Hawaii's beauty but not much else
Money Monster no 55 52 George Clooney and Julia Roberts get mauled by ~
Phantom of the Theatre no 50
collapses under its own weight
X-Men: Apocalypse no 48 34 not the well-oiled machine the Disney Marvel movies have become
The Congressman no 40
Earnest and well-meaning; devolves into predictable schmaltz
Sacrifice no 36
of your time
Alice Through the Looking Glass no 30 14 more blunder than wonder
Being Charlie no 26 27 Hard to embrace despite sobering look at addiction
Ma ma no 25 15 Even Penélope Cruz can't light up uninspiring ~
Welcome to Happiness no 25
fails to amuse amid all its sadness
Colonia no 22 29 the 973 Chilean military coup ismore dramatic than its fiction
An Eye for Beauty no 21 13 a shallow affair
Mothers and Daughters no 20 0 need to lighten up
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty no 18
a drab makeover
The Huntsman: Winter's War no 16 9 a fairy tale in search of a tale to tell
Special Correspondents no 13 22 isn't much of a story
Rio, I Love You no 9 0 should be avoided
Papa: Hemingway in Cuba no 8 6 manages to turn a colorful, true tale into a boring biopic
Mother's Day no 7 7 a monotonous and predictable group therapy session
The Darkness no 5
my old friend, the same old horror once again
Nina no 3 0 a bizarrely staged re-creation of Nina Simone's life
Term Life no 0
doesn't pay off
The Offering no 0
Just say no to ~
Search Party no 0
should have been abandoned
Sundown no 0
strictly offensive
The Dead Room no

proves a tedious supernatural thriller until the end
Paradox no

takes time travel to a bad place
Beautiful Something no

lost in time, leaves you looking for more
Code of Honor no

Steven Seagal takes a bite out of crime (and then some)
Asian Connection no

Undercooked, lacks spice
A Bit of Bad Luck no

a satirical misfire
Most Likely to Die no

Audiences are ~ from apathy
Back in the Day no

a punch-drunk retread of much better boxing dramas
Stressed to Kill no

Plodding, off the mark