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



Earth: One Amazing Day yes 100 100 packs drama and comedy into one spin of an axis
Sled Dogs yes 100 100 exposes harsh realities of Iditarod
I Am Another You yes 100 100 sensitively documents a young person who chooses a transient life
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste yes 100
looks at culinary sustainability
Faces Places yes 100 100 *Agnès Varda and JR embark on a lovely, restorative road trip
The Departure yes 100 100 looks at selflessness and suffering from a Zen monk's view
The Work yes 100 100 goes inside prison group therapy
AlphaGo yes 100
*Ancient Chinese board game treated with NFL-like drama and intrigue
Aida's Secrets yes 100 100 Trauma of war and decades of separation play out
Jane yes 99 95 *Re Jane Goodall: an incredible love story in new
Dina yes 98 100 *warmly, involvingly captured, beguiling
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson yes 96 100 a poignant portrait of a transgender activist
For Ahkeem yes 95 91 delivers a bracing story of grit in a world of social injustice
Human Flow yes 95 91 Ai Weiwei captures the plight of refugees on an epic scale
One of Us yes 95 100 examines the tough choices facing those who break away from Hasidic life
Dealt yes 95 100 Blind magician triumphs with the hand he's been 'Dealt'
Rat Film yes 94 100 an electrifying cinematic essay
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold yes 94 93 Familiarity breeds respect
78/52 yes 89 93 *brilliantly, obsessively breaks down shower scene in 'Psycho'
Mansfield 66/67 yes 88
chronicles short, controversial life of taboo-breaking blond
Take My Nose ... Please! yes 83
Women of comedy take on Hollywood-inflicted self-image issues
Deliver Us yes 83
observes a present-day Sicilian exorcist
The Paris Opera yes 63 71 offers aficionados a behind-the-scenes peek
Liberation Day yes 63
Slovenian art rock meets North Korean authoritarianism
Rocky Ros Muc yes

tracks boxer's colorful life from Ireland to Boston
Architects of Denial yes

a powerful look at the Armenian genocide
Chavela yes

Mexican singer defied the rules of the gender game and more
Cadillac Tramps: Life on the Edge yes

O.C. punk band lives on
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide' yes

in deeply felt; searches for answers
Mully yes

difficult to watch; ultimately heartwarming
Al Di Qua yes

Italian doc turns camera on forgotten souls
Atomic Homefront yes

Moms and other activists tackle radioactive waste
Brimstone & Glory so-so 86 80 thrills and terror of Mexican fireworks festival
Thy Father's Chair so-so 78
Weirdly poignant
The Pathological Optimist so-so

profiles a notorious anti-vaccination doctor
Angels Within so-so

depicts Pakistani American doctors in underserved areas
Bending the Arc so-so

a glorified infomercial for a worthy cause?
Bugs no 100 100 “Babette’s Feast” it ain’t
Bobbi Jene no 53 20 remains on the surface of story of dancer taking own creative path
Surviving Peace no

a self-serving dialogue on the century-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Heal no

Playing more like an infomercial than a documentary
animated



A Silent Voice yes 91
shines a potent light on bullying
My Little Pony: The Movie so-so 48 55 a pastel treat for those who like that sort of thing
regular movies



Wexford Plaza yes 100
Shifting perspective, clever writing and direction
God's Own Country yes 99 94 *finds rapturous romance in the wilds of England
The Florida Project yes 95 100 *a magnificent portrait of a joyous, troubled childhood
Barracuda yes 92 100 tests the bonds of family amid an Austin landscape
Brawl in Cell Block 99 yes 92 100 *a grimly mesmerizing pulp powerhouse
Walking Out yes 92 92 a brutal, hauntingly beautiful survival drama
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) yes 92 97 *finely observed
Better Watch Out yes 88 80 *delivers nasty holiday fun
Blade Runner 2049 yes 87 91 *a visually dazzling follow-up 35 years after the original
Novitiate yes 87 91 *a sensitive and revealing portrayal of young women's faith
Haze yes 86
Fresh (so fresh, it’s raw) take on fraternity life
Blood Stripe yes 86 100 deals honestly, authentically with a female combat veteran's return home
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women yes 86 83 *a disarming exploration of a superhero's kinky roots
The King's Choice yes 84 75 Norway's little known conflict during WWII
Marshall yes 83 88 *delivers the heroic bio-pic treatment Thurgood Marshall deserves
Never Here yes 83 80 Exceptional, sexy, shadowy thriller
The Bachelors yes 82
a grieving father; big-hearted
The Square yes 81 73 *a virtuoso satire of the modern art world
Tom of Finland yes 80 45 Entertaining portrait of iconic gay artist
Thank You for Your Service yes 77 76 *doesn't sugarcoat what soldiers face on the homefront
Happy Death Day yes 71 67 'Groundhog Day' with murder and a flawed victim
Wonderstruck yes 69 72 a visually captivating and fully engrossing tale of wonder
Suck It Up yes 67
Young women face grief through humor and revelry
M.F.A. yes 58
insightful rape-revenge slasher flick
Blood Money yes 57 40 efficient white-water thriller
Killing Gunther yes 53 67 an amusing sendup of action flicks — and Arnold is a hoot
Same Kind of Different as Me yes 38 17 Hounsou, Zellweger and Kinnear elevate drama ~
Leatherface yes 33 40 Well-made pulp delves into the 'Chain Saw' back story
All I See Is You yes 28 32 a sensual and visual experience
Somebody's Mother yes

tackles a terrible loss and its aftermath with knowing empathy
Legend of 420 so-so 100
like a conversation with a stoner: excited if a bit unfocused
Flesh and Blood so-so 86
the whole is less than the sum of its parts
Alex & Eve so-so 82
Greek Orthodox boy meets Muslim girl
Tragedy Girls so-so 81 75 mean girls turn deadly mean, but still look good on Instagram
The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One so-so 65 60 Solid B-movie sci-fi on a budget
The Strange Ones so-so 62
is an odyssey and a mystery
The Fortress so-so 50
Korean historical war drama portrays and requires fortitude
So B. It so-so 40
Performances help heartwarming drama overcome contrivances
Jigsaw so-so 34 27 A not-awful return to the torture chambers of 'Saw'
Red Oleanders Raktokarobi so-so

ably blends politics and Bollywood pop
Dog Park so-so

Romdram has its heart in the right place
Demons so-so

Miles Doleac serves up self-serious horror
Dementia 13 so-so

A stylish horror remake of early Coppola/Corman
Bad Blood: The Movie so-so

Killer werefrog, clever design enliven retro monster flick
Only the Brave no 88 88 Fires rage, but cliches pour cold water on the real-life drama
The Killing of a Sacred Deer no 79 71 craft in service of secondhand shocks and ideas
Una no 74 60 a slog despite strong performances
Cold Moon no 71
Horror audiences likely to give ~ the cold shoulder
Paradise no 68 57 a predictable waltz of suffering and monstrosity
Breathe no 66 42 tamped down by clichéd execution
Goodbye Christopher Robin no 64 52 You won’t necessarily fwow up, though ...
Te Ata no 63 43 Heartfelt drama lacks verve of its celebrated Native American subject
The Foreigner no 62 57 Jackie Chan gets his 'Taken' moment — and yet ...
Let There Be Light no 60
Hannity and Sorbo join forces in the Christian reckoning drama
Acts of Vengeance no 57
dumb-as-a-stick action flick
Jungle no 54 67 problematic survival story
Crash Pad no 54
It's a rough landing for Domhnall Gleeson
The Mountain Between Us no 41 46 crashes as a survival story
Generational Sins no 33
Faith-based drama takes a slow, uneven road
The Stray no 33
In the uninspired family drama fiction is blander than truth
Suburbicon no 28 15 a dreadful movie for dreadful times
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain no 24
Survival tale never manages to heat up
Overdrive no 17
a blanched 'Fast and Furious' for dummies
Trafficked no 17
A global scourge gets the schlock-buffet treatment
Geostorm no 13 0 proves less thrilling than the Weather Channel
The Snowman no 7 0 dreadfully incoherent thriller
Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween no 6 0 All trick, no treat; a shoddy, low-laugh outing
The Crucifixion no 0
Demonic possession drama lacks life
2307: Winter's Dream no

Sci-fi humanoid thriller plays like a parody
Carving a Life no

Indie drama about addiction, means well but is ineptly made
The Man From Earth: Holocene no

Sci-fi sequel fails to live up to original
Swing Away no

golf comedy can't keep the ball on the fairway
Nightworld no

Atmospheric thriller delivers too little, too late
Where's the Money no

Throwback comedy comes up short
The Truth About Lies no

Terrible people say and do terrible things in unfunny comedy
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! no

Bad movie night candidate comes with a warning
Inheritance no

long on family dysfunction, short on substance