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documentary



Alive and Kicking yes 100 100 Swing dancing lives in high-flying doc
Tickling Giants yes 100 100 Price of laughter in the Mideast made clear
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story yes 100 100 captivating
Last Men in Aleppo yes 100 100 a Syrian civilian rescue squad rescues war victims
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo yes 100
spotlights the men on the ground
Vince Giordano: There’s a Future in the Past yes 100
should make new fans for Giordano’s living museum
Fight for Space yes 100
asks why we haven't been to the moon since 1972
If You're Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast yes 100
Carl Reiner and his nonagenarian friends enliven inspiring doc
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS yes 100
a comprehensive look at the demise of Syria
Burden yes 97 90 portrays provocative artist's popular and critical ascendence
Karl Marx City yes 95 88 chillingly revisits life in the shadow of East Germany
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City yes 94 94 It's bulldozers vs. neighborhoods
All This Panic yes 93 88 reveals the pain and wonder of teen girls in New York
Finding Oscar yes 92 88 Grim tales of Guatemalan civil war told
Obit yes 91 94 fun and informative
David Lynch: The Art Life yes 89 92 as elliptical as its subject
Sacred yes 88
delves into the darker places of life where faith sheds light
Disneynature Born in China yes 85 85 Disneynature doc; the golden monkeys steal the show
God Knows Where I Am' yes 84 80 Unconventional approach proves rewarding
Risk yes 81 83 an impressive cinematic coup
All These Sleepless Nights yes 75 50 Polish millennials on the prowl
Bang! The Bert Berns Story so-so 100 100 Music legends hail the mind behind many '60s hits
Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia so-so 100 100 won’t wow you with artfulness, but ...
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock so-so 94 80 too many creative ideas about how to tell Rock’s tale
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent so-so 82 78 fascinates despite some initial bumps in the road.
The Last Shaman so-so 33
fascinating, terrifying, surreal, utopian, oversimplified
Tomorrow no 92 83 French eco-doc calls for action today
Casting JonBenet no 82 71 Trashy doc feeds on viewers' worst impulses
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait no 50 50 Art doc fawns rather than make the deep dive
Danger Close no 20
War documentary lacks urgency of its predecessor
Blue Gold: Americal Jeans no

most viewers will leave bored
Wrestling Jerusalem no

Performance piece doesn't translate well to screen
animated



Your Name yes 98 95 *gorgeous animated Japanese blockbuster
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea yes 85 79 *Poseidon Adventure' meets 'Breakfast Club
Smurfs: The Lost Village no 37 31 boasts girl power, but it's all low energy
Spark: A Space Tail no 11 0 no one can hear you scream (or will care)
regular movies



Truman yes 100 100 Life, death and a dog's best friend
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki yes 100 100 a heartwarming boxer's tale with a Scandinavian touch
The Survivalist yes 97 100 Primal needs rule in dystopian thriller
Graduation yes 95 100 A father doesn't always know best
A Quiet Passion yes 92 90 plays out in sunny gardens and lamp-lighted drawing rooms
A Woman, A Part yes 90 100 an astute character study that is analytical but never unemotional
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer yes 89 93 Subtle, unsettling, slyly amusing
Heal the Living yes 89 88 a heartfelt, surprising story that resonates with life
Hounds of Love yes 89 77 the dread ratchets to an unrelenting pitch
Their Finest yes 88 96 The charm — and bite, a seamless blend of comedy and drama
One Week and a Day yes 88 82 a balance between absurdity and sadness, comedy and heartbreak
The Lost City of Z yes 87 88 attacks the era’s colonialist attitudes with a bracingly modern spirit.
The Transfiguration yes 86 100 leaves a fresh mark for vampire fans old and new
The Wedding Plan yes 86 95 idiosyncratic, spiritual, not your typical romantic comedy
The Lovers yes 84 90 an achingly poignant portrait of a modern marriage
Like Crazy yes 82 63 a vibrant and compelling look at friendship, et al
Colossal yes 80 79 *goofy monster-movie riff
Chuck yes 80 76 Boxing drama delivers
Folk Hero & Funny Guy yes 79 71 The effortlessly engaging
A Woman's Life yes 76 80 spins a wise, wrenching tragedy
Buster's Mal Heart yes 74 93 Offbeat indie showcases Rami Malek's gifts
The Void yes 73 64 lively, layered throwback to splatter auteurs
Sleight yes 72 75 fuses superhero story with a tough coming-of-age tale
Tracktown yes 71 86 feels utterly authentic and earnest
Alien: Covenant yes 70 75 *a sleek, suspenseful return to form
Free Fire yes 66 53 With relentless action, takes comic aim at the foibles of men
Slack Bay yes 62 80 Bruno Dumont goes unexpectedly light with wacko French comedy
Urban Hymn yes 58 25 British tearjerker hits all the high notes
The Dinner yes 51 54 elegant and acerbic
Everything, Everything yes 44 55 before this airy love story floats away entirely, it redeems itself
Paris Can Wait yes 44 39 wise and winsome
How to Be a Latin Lover yes 38 75 delivers broad laughs in two languages
Unforgettable yes 26 38 outlandishly entertaining erotic thriller
Rupture yes 21 0 Steven Shainberg directs the delightfully bonkers sci-fi/horror flick
Mine yes 16 38 a marvel of visual and narrative resourcefulness
Paint It Black so-so 90 80 strangely watchable film.
Tomorrow Ever After so-so 86
A quirky time traveler offers message of hope from the future
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 so-so 82 71 has that familiar feeling, maybe too much of it
The Commune so-so 71 75 not as tonally engrossing as Vinterberg’s other two films
Little Boxes so-so 67 75 offers tame social commentary in a pleasant package.
Tommy's Honour so-so 65 59 Father-and-son golf greats rise above class
Cezanne and I (Cézanne et Moi) so-so 61 71 charmingly pretty if standard art house fare
Speech & Debate so-so 55 20 a smart and entertaining, if slight, comedy
The Outcasts so-so 50
Frequently fun; doesn’t bring anything new to the teen comedy
Whisky Galore! so-so 40 20 likable, but doesn't compare to 1949 version
3 Generations so-so 31 31 Transgender teen story eventually finds its poignancy
A Dark Song no 90
Irish horror tale wallows in its bleakness
Two Women no 88
a stuffy Turgenev adaptation
Violet no 79 75 Beautiful, but painfully slow
The Case for Christ no 73
a fairly rote Christian redemption narrative
Gifted no 71 57 clever but overly calculating
Another Evil no 71 33 Horror-comedy never finds its genre
The Wall no 69 64 interesting men-at-war story, but not interesting enough
Take Me no 68 50 flails between farce and thriller
This Is Not What I Expected no 67
Chinese rom-com missing key ingredient
The Fate of the Furious no 66 60 mostly spinning its wheels
Lowriders no 55 64 cliché-riddled drama
The Promise no 50 41 falls frustratingly flat
The Ticket no 48 40 Cautionary fable ultimately loses its focus
Going in Style no 46 48 Arkin, Caine and Freeman can't overcome the implausible
Enter the Warriors Gate no 43
Shiny parts can't elevate latest Luc Besson pastiche
Lady Bloodfight no 40
Skip the plot, cut to the action
Aftermath no 39 0 can't quite sustain its controlled tone
Voice From the Stone no 38 38 A ghost story without a pulse or a perceptible purpose
Live Cargo no 36 38 arty close-ups, stunning backdrops, emotions missing
Snatched no 36 26 Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn get lost in the jungle
Bethany no 33
Cheap thrills muddle the plot
The Assignment no 31 31 Payback tale is a silly piece of work
Salt and Fire no 29 14 both awful and a tad fascinating
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword no 27 18 hectic and lumbering, diverting and dispiriting all at once
Below Her Mouth no 22 11 Steamy drama doesn't even buy you dinner first
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul no 20 25 shares the horrors of family vacations minus the fun
The Circle no 17 16 Big Brother turns into a bit of a bore and there's not an app for that
N.O.L.A. Circus no 17
Outrageous comedy offends without laughs
Dead Awake no 17
Earnestly acted but uninspiringly directed
Queen of the Desert no 15 6 a lurching narrative coupled with dialogue awkwardness
Black Rose no 13
Action-crime flick recycles Arnold and '80s cliches
Altitude no

Budget is not the only thing that's low in action flick
The Mason Brothers no

more gabfest than crime thriller
1 Mile to You no

cluttered by rivalries and friendships
The Eyes no

overwritten, overacted, visually inert
A Night Without Armor no

Romantic drama oozes earnestness
Somewhere Beautiful no

Indie drama relies on looks and attitude for vapid results
The Black Room no

Lust and gore abound in trashy horror film
Displacement no

You may need AP physics to keep up with mind-bending sci-fi thriller
Grey Lady no

Mystery-thriller bogs down in murky waters
The King's Case Note no

Despite chemistry of stars, Korean comedy is easily dismissed
Black Site Delta no

Low-budget action flick is DOA
Devil's Domain no

The details are messy in nonsensical revenge thriller