|
LAT |
RTMC |
RTC |
note: “~” = the film's name |
documentary |
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Breaking a Monster |
yes |
100 |
100 |
the fast rise of hard-rockin' middle-schoolers |
At the Fork |
yes |
100 |
|
opens our eyes to the food we eat |
Nuts! |
yes |
97 |
100 |
eccentric inventor John R. Brinkley |
De Palma |
yes |
96 |
100 |
examines a filmmaker's evolutions and obsessions |
Women He's Undressed |
yes |
95 |
80 |
the man who helped Marilyn Monroe and Jane Fonda look good |
The Seventh Fire |
yes |
94 |
100 |
personalizes daily struggles of Native Americans |
Hooligan Sparrow |
yes |
94 |
100 |
tells story of Chinese women's rights activist |
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made |
yes |
93 |
75 |
fondly chronicles fanboys' Indiana Jones quest |
The Witness |
yes |
93 |
100 |
powerfully revisits the murder of Kitty Genovese |
Gleason |
yes |
92 |
100 |
an unsentimental embrace of life, but you'll still cry |
Life, Animated |
yes |
89 |
91 |
an autistic boy's astonishing journey back |
Zero Days |
yes |
88 |
84 |
*a chilling account of cyberwarfare |
Under the Sun |
yes |
88 |
91 |
reveals the stage-managed nature of this intensely regimented society |
Time to Choose |
yes |
86 |
77 |
an urgent, hopeful plea |
Indian Point |
yes |
86 |
|
sagely examines the nuclear power debate from all sides |
Music of Strangers |
yes |
85 |
77 |
Yo-Yo Ma's international ensemble |
Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary |
yes |
83 |
|
documents two men and their trip of a lifetime |
Don't Blink – Robert Frank |
yes |
77 |
69 |
one of America's most iconic, idiosyncratic photographers |
Argentina |
yes |
75 |
|
Folk dancing on lively display |
Lucha Mexico |
yes |
67 |
57 |
For Mexican wrestlers, the mask rarely comes off |
Yarn |
yes |
60 |
|
a surprisingly radical art |
The Flight Fantastic |
yes |
|
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never fails to elevate and enthrall |
Roseanne for President |
yes |
|
|
Comedian takes her politics seriously in documentary |
Tickled |
so-so |
93 |
96 |
portrays a grim world of young men, giggles and profit |
Art Bastard |
so-so |
89 |
91 |
a tad restless, even confusing |
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You |
so-so |
82 |
86 |
It'd be nice to discover something new about the man |
Can We Take a Joke? |
so-so |
62 |
40 |
a documentary on political correctness |
Free to Run |
so-so |
57 |
|
Women's distance-running breakthroughs highlight ~ |
As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM |
no |
100 |
100 |
charts rise and fall of mash-up artist |
How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change |
no |
73 |
67 |
often grating |
The God Cells |
no |
50 |
|
blurs important issue |
Gurukulam |
no |
45 |
20 |
fails to find oneness with itself |
Blackout Experiments |
no |
45 |
60 |
pushes limits of experience |
It's So Easy |
no |
17 |
|
talks the talk more than it rocks the rock |
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party |
no |
5 |
0 |
heavy-handed agenda in the guise of a truth-seeking, nonfiction film |
animated |
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Phantom Boy |
yes |
88 |
83 |
*Hand-drawn; a welcome break from CG animation |
Finding Dory |
so-so |
95 |
90 |
*fails to find that 'Nemo' magic; still occasionally entertaining |
The Secret Life of Pets |
no |
75 |
76 |
doesn't actually contain any secrets worth spilling |
Ice Age: Collision Course |
no |
13 |
8 |
Ice Age the fifth cometh, but feel free to misseth |
regular movies |
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|
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The Wailing |
yes |
100 |
100 |
a slow-burning supernatural freakout |
Paths of the Soul |
yes |
100 |
100 |
rewards patience with serenity |
Don't Think Twice |
yes |
100 |
100 |
ups and downs of the improv life |
King Jack |
yes |
97 |
100 |
strikes a resonant chord |
The Fits |
yes |
96 |
100 |
Girls on the verge find themselves overtaken |
Train to Busan |
yes |
95 |
100 |
Quick Korean zombies take ~ for station-to-station action |
Microbe & Gasoline |
yes |
94 |
100 |
Michel Gondry captures joyous moment of tween time |
Tikkun |
yes |
94 |
83 |
Rigorous; probes deep devotion |
Our Little Sister |
yes |
93 |
86 |
A family grows and deepens |
Kaili Blues |
yes |
91 |
86 |
an innovative work from China |
Parched |
yes |
91 |
80 |
a bright jewel of a film, surprisingly funny, fresh and upbeat |
Summertime |
yes |
89 |
91 |
a warm embrace of a French same-sex couple's evolving relationship |
The Innocents |
yes |
89 |
83 |
strikingly tells of what befell a convent victimized during WWII |
Childhood of a Leader |
yes |
88 |
80 |
spins wintry tale around the formation of a fascist mind |
Chevalier |
yes |
86 |
93 |
male misbehavior, unfold with near-wordless economy |
The President |
yes |
86 |
75 |
Timely; maps a fallen leader's journey after a bloody coup |
Star Trek Beyond |
yes |
83 |
79 |
*boldly goes kind of where you expect it to, but with style |
Indignation |
yes |
82 |
88 |
Philip Roth's 29th novel gets a stellar adaptation |
The Conjuring 2 |
yes |
79 |
77 |
*a worthy, shivery sequel |
From Afar |
yes |
79 |
70 |
a tense, affecting gay romance |
Cafe Society |
yes |
78 |
75 |
trafficking in memory, regret and the fate of relationships |
Lights Out |
yes |
77 |
81 |
*nifty little chiller; feeds on audience's fear of the dark |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
yes |
76 |
76 |
*Andy Samberg is perfectly dim in the pop pastiche |
Into the Forest |
yes |
74 |
69 |
Sisters face the end of the world |
Bang Gang: A Modern Love Story |
yes |
68 |
78 |
surprising, invigorating and sharply frank |
Central Intelligence |
yes |
68 |
64 |
*is dumb in all the right ways |
The Infiltrator |
yes |
66 |
68 |
Bryan Cranston goes deep undercover |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
yes |
63 |
76 |
Bloody good summer fun |
Jason Bourne |
yes |
57 |
56 |
s smart as it is entertaining |
Nerve |
yes |
56 |
69 |
romantic teen cyber thriller |
Quitters |
yes |
50 |
|
Rebellious teen looking for answers in sad/funny ~ |
Don't Worry Baby |
yes |
50 |
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takes high road in father-son paternity sweepstakes |
Approaching the Unknown |
yes |
45 |
57 |
a stirring journey |
Clown |
yes |
40 |
|
Sick-and-twisted ... delivers the goods |
Warcraft |
yes |
30 |
18 |
*There's magic amid the messiness |
Texas Heart |
yes |
|
|
L.A. lawyer finds redemption |
The Kind Words |
yes |
|
|
an emotionally rich family dramedy |
Ovation |
yes |
|
|
*Henry Jaglom; there's no business like show business |
How He Fell in Love |
yes |
|
|
Still waters don't always run deep |
Shelley |
so-so |
100 |
|
unleashes the terrors of pregnancy |
Equity |
so-so |
83 |
86 |
the plot more contrived than charged |
Captain Fantastic |
so-so |
79 |
84 |
a far less interesting movie than it appears |
Viktoria |
so-so |
74 |
67 |
Veer[s] into conventional, sentimental territory |
Men Go to Battle |
so-so |
71 |
82 |
A grimy micro-brew of Civil War drama |
Final Master |
so-so |
71 |
78 |
can’t quite fit all its eccentric pieces into a satisfying whole. |
The BFG |
so-so |
71 |
64 |
noisy and emphatic at times when a quieter, moodier touch would suffice |
Diary of a Chambermaid |
so-so |
66 |
50 |
can feel abrupt and unsatisfying |
Therapy for a Vampire |
so-so |
65 |
60 |
strikes a vein of Freudian fun |
Carnage Park |
so-so |
53 |
38 |
frequently repellent; nonetheless cleverly constructed |
Last Cab to Darwin |
no |
92 |
100 |
strains to deal with end-of-life issues |
Tallulah |
no |
79 |
79 |
the premise often feels overly hysterical and contrived |
Ghostbusters |
no |
73 |
58 |
peters out well before its overblown Times Square climax |
Our Kind of Traitor |
no |
68 |
47 |
Familar spy thriller; fades into scenery |
Len and Company |
no |
67 |
60 |
Rhys Ifans keeps it real and lightweight ~ |
Buddymoon |
no |
67 |
|
Minus the honey, comedy [it's] a slog |
Bad Moms |
no |
64 |
68 |
hit-and-miss |
The Land |
no |
62 |
67 |
A grim predictability works against this film |
Me Before You |
no |
59 |
40 |
puts emoting before acting |
Marauders |
no |
57 |
|
an routine thriller |
The Purge: Election Year |
no |
54 |
65 |
crudely opportunistic, engrossingly pulpy |
Genius |
no |
48 |
39 |
No work of genius |
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates |
no |
41 |
39 |
doesn't even convincingly craft its own internal reality |
Honeyglue |
no |
40 |
40 |
Bees and dragonflies can't save it |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows |
no |
38 |
27 |
overshadowed by noise and sludge |
Equals |
no |
35 |
32 |
Moody dystopian romance doesn't measure up |
The Legend of Tarzan |
no |
34 |
37 |
awkward |
Now You See Me 2 |
no |
34 |
33 |
more slight than sleight of hand |
The Dog Lover |
no |
33 |
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proves spottier than a kennel full of caged Dalmatians |
Puerto Ricans in Paris |
no |
32 |
44 |
Luis Guzmán goes abroad |
Outlaws and Angels |
no |
30 |
30 |
overburdened by Tarantino influence |
Fathers and Daughters |
no |
28 |
17 |
burns out of control |
Careful What You Wish For |
no |
17 |
20 |
especially if it is a Nick Jonas erotic thriller |
No Stranger Than Love |
no |
0 |
0 |
Rom-com ... has a hole in its heart |
Cell |
no |
0 |
0 |
just another zombie movie |
Andron |
no |
0 |
|
cut-rate dystopia |
The Last Heist |
no |
0 |
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Bank robber meets serial killer in routine ~ |
Urge |
no |
|
|
masquerades as a thriller but doesn't get high enough |
Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite |
no |
|
|
shuffles through horror genre deck |
Blackway |
no |
|
|
Stars go through the motions |
Bourek |
no |
|
|
witless ... is a bore |
Cold War 2 |
no |
|
|
a glossy, forgettable procedural |
C Street |
no |
|
|
fails big-time |
Undrafted |
no |
|
|
strikes out swinging |
Fight Valley |
no |
|
|
Women let their fists do the talking |
The Suffering |
no |
|
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short on shocks, cheap or otherwise |