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



Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy yes 100 100 always worth the journey
Breaking Point: The War for Democracy In Ukraine yes 100 100 the predatory invasion of the rest of Ukraine
Survivors Guide to Prison yes 100
a valuable primer for those arrested
Hondros yes 100
combat photographer has something special to offer
The Peacemaker yes 89 100 sharpeyed
Itzhak yes 79 75 a sprightly tag-along
The Homeless Chorus Speaks yes

brief but potent
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? yes

A comic’s attempt to pick up where he left off
The Opera House yes

A charming, convivial aria
The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth yes

pure entertainment; feats of strength and speed
King in the Wilderness yes

powerful
Wilde Salomé yes

captivating, enjoyable, often edifying
Ramen Heads so-so 75 71 brisk, uneven celebration of the soup-and-noodle staple
Our Blood Is Wine no 80
a haphazard tasting
Augie no 80
lacks consistency, glosses over some moments
In the Land of Pomegranates no 77 71 feel[s] disorganized and overlong
Demon House no 50
oddly muddled; pointless digressions; lousy
¡Viva Kino! no

too confused about its component parts
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace no

suffers from repetition of anecdotes and ideas
animated



Early Man yes 81 76 *Offbeat, amusing
Isle of Dogs so-so 93 90 *savage and soulful, mangy and refined
Sherlock Gnomes so-so 18 25 a fairly serviceable animated feature
regular movies



Black Panther yes 97 100 *a royally imaginative standout
The Death of Stalin yes 96 97 *a dazzling film that’s the blackest of farces
November yes 95 100 braids together the primordial and the divine
The Green Fog yes 94 100 a cracked, collage-like retelling of “Vertigo”
Outside In yes 94 94 sharp and stirring
Loveless yes 93 97 a marriage on cruel, unvarnished display
Love, Simon yes 92 88 *Sweet, funny and disarming,
Journey’s End yes 92 72 *WWI drama works remarkably well
We Not Cats yes 91 100 funky, punky horror romance
Claire’s Camera yes 88 100 a delightful, teasing wisp of a tale
Annihilation yes 87 80 *a mind-bending foray into the unknown
Hannah yes 87 78 Gorgeously and at times frustratingly austere
Thoroughbreds yes 86 90 *a couple of sociopathic BFFs
Mohawk yes 84 75 a gripping and despairing action picture
First Match yes 83 86 provides moments to cheer
The Party yes 83 81 *wickedly fun
Pyewacket yes 81 60 about the hells people conjure for themselves
Goldstone yes 80 100 a tangy chew of socially conscious Outback Noir
Unsane yes 79 81 *diabolically shrewd and spooky psychological thriller
I Kill Giants yes 78 90 *assured, compelling filmmaking
Gemini yes 77 74 *A moody noir pop-up
Don’t Talk to Irene yes 75 80 uplifting tale about an outsider
The China Hustle yes 74 73 a sound case for greater regulation of financial systems
Double Lover yes 72 89 psychosexual thriller is a twisty, trashy delight
Final Portrait yes 72 70 *an involving examination of the creative process
Back to Burgundy yes 71 78 A full-bodied film to savor
Golden Exits yes 68 70 Unhappy lives and painful truths
Caught yes 67
a retro style and sharp hook
The Housemaid yes 63
Classy-trashy fun horror-romance
They Remain yes 60 57 makes the natural feel threateningly alien
Foreign Body yes 60
accomplished survival tale
The Boy Downstairs yes 57 67 taps into a rarely broached coming-of-age dilemma
The Young Karl Marx yes 54 27 audacious, engrossing
Submission yes 51 50 tart, rueful and keenly observed
Tomb Raider yes 49 43 sturdy, serviceable new action extravaganza
A Wrinkle in Time yes 39 49 reaches boldly for stars
The Monkey King 3 yes 33
generous with images that make audiences go "Oooh!"
Madame yes 30 33 offers up some wicked fun and deft social commentary
7 Days in Entebbe yes 22 24 gripping political thriller
All I Wish yes 16 33 light-as-air
Pickings yes

visually arresting, wickedly entertaining crime drama
Golden Slumber yes

rare chase picture; rich detail
Salomé yes

a well-shot and edited theater piece
Oh Lucy! so-so 100 100 a sharp vein of absurdist comedy; bitter, melancholy undertow
Midnighters so-so 92 100 plays like “Blood Simple’s” less proficient kid brother
Roxanne Roxanne so-so 74 70 disorienting gaps; brilliant sequences
Beauty and the Dogs so-so 71 57 fever pitch begins to feel at odds with its artistry
Finding Your Feet so-so 70 79 It’s predictable, but cast shines
The Lullaby so-so 56
tawdry B-horror
The Lodgers so-so 52 38 Short on scares but still haunting
The Last Movie Star so-so 48 22 the overtly maudlin film works better than it should
The Hurricane Heist so-so 45 0 incredibly ridiculous but entertaining
Pacific Rim Uprising so-so 43 41 a bland, efficient, cheerfully witless sequel
Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies so-so 43
isn’t all that scary or original, but ...
The Strangers: Prey at Night so-so 38 29 a stylish 1980s throwback that packs plenty of terror
Game Over Man! so-so 9
Netflix: an unrepentantly raunchy throwback action comedy
Hidden Light so-so

an involving ride despite sometimes murky storytelling
Broken Ceiling so-so

story elements are fumbled to the film’s detriment
Eat Me so-so

simultaneously garish and sensitive
Apartment 212 so-so

squeaks by thanks to its cast
The Happys so-so

a cutesy classic Hollywood tale
Elis so-so

beautiful but flawed
Gone Are The Days so-so

something of a welcome sight, flaws and all
Then There Was Joe so-so

need for much crisper comedy pacing
A Normal Life so-so

authentic emotions and good intentions
The Outsider no 94 94 Netflix: a slick copy of multiple, much-better films
A Bag of Marbles no 90 71 slickly sentimental thriller
Poop Talk no 86
avoid eating while watching
Game Night no 82 78 Making many bad moves
I Can Only Imagine no 70 20 leaves out larger story of song's success
Beuys no 69 40 fails to enlighten
Us and Them no 64 40 more distracting than effective; underdeveloped plot
The Cured no 63 53 An intriguing twist on zombies
Benji no 60 40 Netflix: inevitable reboot is underwhelming
Every Day no 59 55 film needs brain transplant
Half Magic no 58 60 It’s giddy with empowerment
Flower no 52 42 wobbly dark teen comedy
The Forgiven no 52 14 sluggishly paced; disparate parts never come together
Red Sparrow no 47 37 Spy games better left to the pros
Allure no 47 20 feels haphazard and wraps up too neatly
Souvenir no 46
this tale is glossy nonsense
Paul, Apostle of Christ no 42 38 A biblical slog that lacks passion
Gringo no 40 22 The laughs end up going south
Nostalgia no 36 25 Memories best ignored
The Chamber no 36
Sea-floor voyage needs more thrills
The Leisure Seeker no 34 14 sticks to trite and true
Beast of Burden no 33
isn’t worth struggle
Irreplaceable You no 31 0 swinging and missing at a version of "Love Story"
Birthmarked no 20 17 Experiment needs some rethinking
Furlough no 20
thin, meandering two-hander
Looking Glass no 18 25 plodding screenplay and tension-challenged execution
Death Wish no 17 8 Packing heat but no sense
Midnight Sun no 16 15 Romantic sparks sputter
Dear Dictator no 15 33 a turkey of the first order
Mute no 14 7 Netflix. atonal hodgepodge
Josie no 14
a Southern-fried thriller that fails to deliver
God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness no 13 14 Story of faith is at odds with itself
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall no 9 0 Only thing to vanish is interest
Curvature no 0
Sci-fi is bogged in first dimension
7 Guardians of the Tomb no 0
Better when it sticks to spiders
Honor Up no

a criminally inept '90s urban gangsta movie
Being Black Enough no

Uneven take on race and identity
Days of Power no

Mixed messages undercuts action
Agenda: Payback no

a middling psychological thriller
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk no

Uneven tale of coming of age
Tilt no

shapeless, stumbling toward a frustrating ending
Dead on Arrival no

nowhere near the vitality and urgency it needs
Shifting Gears no

lurches, grinds
Barren Trees no

clunky and confusing
Status Update no

Lowbrow comedy adds nothing new
Fourplay no

it betrays little understanding of how good plays work