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RTMC |
RTC |
note: “~” = the film's name |
documentary |
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Dawson City: Frozen Time |
yes |
100 |
100 |
*does so many things so beautifully it is hard to know where to begin. |
Food Evolution |
yes |
100 |
100 |
turns to reason to discuss GMO controversy |
Legion of Brothers |
yes |
100 |
100 |
how 'less than 100 guys toppled the Taliban' and what happened after |
My Journey Through French Cinema |
yes |
100 |
100 |
passionate, opinionated, drop-dead fascinating |
Nowhere to Hide |
yes |
100 |
100 |
puts you on the ground and on the run in war-torn Iraq |
Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan |
yes |
100 |
100 |
gracefully captures dancer's denouement |
Elián |
yes |
100 |
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a comprehensive retelling |
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography |
yes |
96 |
100 |
reveals subject's charm |
Night School |
yes |
95 |
100 |
the struggles of low-income, opportunity-challenged souls |
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail |
yes |
92 |
86 |
It's not every day that you end up rooting for a bank |
Score: A Film Music Documentary |
yes |
92 |
85 |
will undoubtedly score with musicians and cinephiles alike |
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower |
yes |
92 |
83 |
captures emergence of a young leader |
In Pursuit of Silence |
yes |
91 |
100 |
Silence is indeed golden |
Raising Bertie |
yes |
90 |
100 |
Authentic portrait of young men at risk |
Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back |
yes |
83 |
100 |
a fitting tribute |
Letters from Baghdad |
yes |
83 |
69 |
reveals the desert adventures of Gertrude Bell |
The Reagan Show |
yes |
80 |
63 |
captures the moment when style overtook substance |
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios |
yes |
64 |
56 |
both prequel and sequel |
Blood Road |
yes |
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a moving experience for both its subjects and the audience |
Cruel and Unusual |
yes |
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a stark depiction of the way racism functions |
From the Ashes |
yes |
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a compelling piece of advocacy journalism |
The House on Coco Road |
yes |
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the compelling story of director Damani Baker’s family |
The Space in Between: Marina Abramovic and Brazil |
yes |
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A performance artist searches for healing |
Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead |
so-so |
100 |
100 |
repetitive stretches and excesses. |
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press |
so-so |
89 |
90 |
lacks sweep and historical perspective |
Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation |
so-so |
83 |
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all-over-the-map, but fascinating |
Hearing Is Believing |
so-so |
60 |
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may grow weary during [the] lengthy segments |
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story |
so-so |
43 |
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fails to fill in all of Combs’ blanks |
Long Live the King |
so-so |
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big on enthusiasm, lacks depth |
Good Fortune |
no |
75 |
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A strong story; still just product |
The American Media & the Second Assassination of President John F. Kennedy |
no |
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proves to be as long-winded as its accusatory title |
animated |
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie |
yes |
87 |
84 |
*funny, fresh and frantic |
Cars 3 |
yes |
68 |
56 |
a genial, easy-going throwback |
Despicable Me 3 |
no |
61 |
48 |
so bad it's almost unendurable |
regular movies |
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Sami Blood |
yes |
94 |
100 |
The cost of denying identity on display |
Baby Driver |
yes |
93 |
95 |
*an automotive musical like no other |
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe |
yes |
92 |
100 |
beautifully captures the mysterious life of the once-famed author |
Wonder Woman |
yes |
92 |
92 |
*comes to the rescue of the DC Comics universe |
Maudie |
yes |
89 |
89 |
like a charmingly cracked domestic play |
It Comes at Night |
yes |
89 |
88 |
finds terror in the shadows of a post-apocalyptic hideaway |
God Of War |
yes |
88 |
80 |
lively, entertaining |
The Ornithologist |
yes |
87 |
82 |
a transfixing spiritual and sexual odyssey |
Moka |
yes |
86 |
100 |
builds tension with a grieving mother on a mission |
Okja |
yes |
85 |
89 |
sensitively attuned to its moment, pushing the boundaries |
Band Aid |
yes |
85 |
85 |
a charming and profoundly affecting film |
Afterimage |
yes |
84 |
92 |
vividly connected to the Polish auteur's beginnings |
The Death of Louis XIV |
yes |
84 |
80 |
a grim, claustrophobic procedural, a corporeal epic |
Handsome Devil |
yes |
83 |
60 |
Credible characters, some nice writing and a vital message |
The Exception |
yes |
78 |
85 |
a handsomely mounted World War II-era romantic thriller |
The Beguiled |
yes |
78 |
77 |
has some of the spooky, suggestive magic of a fairy tale |
Beatriz at Dinner |
yes |
77 |
79 |
Salma Hayek shines in the delicious Trump-era satire |
13 Minutes |
yes |
76 |
71 |
details 1939 assassination attempt on Hitler |
My Cousin Rachel |
yes |
75 |
71 |
Rachel Weisz beguiles in Roger Michell's romantic thriller |
Wakefield |
yes |
74 |
64 |
Bryan Cranston retreats and observes in literary drama |
Manifesto |
yes |
73 |
83 |
channels artistic declarations |
Berlin Syndrome |
yes |
73 |
77 |
Patience is rewarded in this suspenseful film |
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge |
yes |
71 |
63 |
delivers stylish view of noted scientist |
Moscow Never Sleeps |
yes |
70 |
50 |
shows Russian capital to good effect |
Churchill |
yes |
48 |
33 |
propulsive, emotionally involving |
Awakening the Zodiac |
yes |
45 |
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Solid performances ground mystery-thriller |
11:55 |
yes |
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Contemporary drama crackles like a high-noon western |
A Beginner’s Guide to Snuff |
yes |
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more fun than appalling |
Jasmine |
yes |
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Psychological thriller vividly depicts a grief-stricken lost soul |
Opening Night |
yes |
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funny and sexy if decidedly slight |
War Machine |
yes |
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hits its mark |
Lucky |
so-so |
100 |
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a palpably gritty, if familiar, take on the immigrant experience |
The Big Sick |
so-so |
98 |
98 |
a delightful comedy and an imperfect milestone |
Radio Dreams |
so-so |
95 |
100 |
the quirky setups, oddball interactions and erratic conflicts |
Spider-Man: Homecoming |
so-so |
92 |
83 |
the results here, as in the previous attempts, are mixed |
Megan Leavey |
so-so |
84 |
83 |
tells a tale of two war heroes: a woman Marine and her bomb-sniffing K-9 |
Past Life |
so-so |
78 |
70 |
Uneven but ultimately effective, despite its melodramatic plotting |
The Hero |
so-so |
77 |
79 |
More clumsy than knowing in its portrait |
47 Meters Down |
so-so |
53 |
55 |
the kind of cheesy thriller that's good for a few jumps |
Black Butterfly |
so-so |
50 |
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engaging even when it’s ridiculous |
Vincent N Roxxy |
so-so |
44 |
63 |
uneven rural romance and thriller |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales |
so-so |
29 |
24 |
there are no new treasures to be found in this installment |
Transformers: The Last Knight |
so-so |
15 |
17 |
True, not everything makes sense. OK, nothing makes sense. |
Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All |
so-so |
13 |
0 |
ultimately feels like a marketing tool for ISKCON |
As Good as You |
so-so |
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looks at grief in both smart and mushy ways |
Can Hitler Happen Here? |
so-so |
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Indie drama is a real curio |
I Love You Both |
so-so |
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Quirky comedy tests bond of unusually close siblings |
From Hollywood to Rose |
no |
100 |
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thin and clichéd, relying on tired gags and stereotypes for humor |
The Little Hours |
no |
77 |
85 |
Randy nuns run amok in failed nunsploitation parody |
The Journey |
no |
68 |
50 |
reduces history to a contrivance |
Miles |
no |
67 |
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feels a bit rickety around the edges |
Dean |
no |
63 |
67 |
resembles a lot of other joke/mope/joke/emo-music movies |
Aaron's Blood |
no |
60 |
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little to keep its heart beating |
Rough Night |
no |
46 |
38 |
strenuously crude and crotch-obsessed |
The Bad Batch |
no |
43 |
39 |
a leaner, sharper movie is trying to chew its way out |
Reset |
no |
43 |
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time-travel thrille could use some fast forward |
The Hunter's Prayer |
no |
39 |
20 |
Sam Worthington gets out-acted by Hungary in the dumb actioner |
Camera Obscura |
no |
29 |
14 |
overloads on context |
Drone |
no |
27 |
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embodies its title and not in a good way |
Inconceivable |
no |
25 |
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So simplistic it's almost, well. |
Once Upon a Time in Venice |
no |
22 |
30 |
Action comedy does nothing to boost Bruce Willis' career (or dog movies) |
Book of Henry |
no |
22 |
12 |
execrably manipulative |
All Eyez on Me |
no |
17 |
24 |
a muddled vision of Tupac |
The House |
no |
17 |
7 |
It seemed like a sure bet, but ... |
The Mummy |
no |
16 |
7 |
Tom Cruise's best efforts can't revive a chaotic reboot |
Kill Switch |
no |
11 |
0 |
Computer graphics were turned all the way up |
Ripped |
no |
0 |
0 |
slapdash filmmaking and lazy storytellingy |
Darkness Rising |
no |
0 |
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bland horror film |
96 Souls |
no |
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Sci-fi drama is straight-faced silly |
Blue |
no |
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Well-intended Appalachia-set drama fails to gel |
Capps Crossing |
no |
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dreadfully dumb script |
Dark Signal |
no |
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dull, poorly structured |
La Granja |
no |
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Grim Puerto Rican drama keeps audience at a distance |
Middle Man |
no |
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Dark, comedy goes on a violent crime spree with no payoff |
Pray for Rain |
no |
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Investigative thriller offers oversimplified explanation for drought |
Random Tropical Paradise |
no |
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never knows whether it's a mon movie or a raunchy comedy |
Rogue Warrior: Robot Figher |
no |
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Cheesy battle against A.I. |
Tatara Samuri |
no |
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this warrior's tale quickly loses edge |
Unfallen |
no |
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Brothers face off in woefully inept war drama |
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