LAT	RTMC	RTC	note: “~” = the film's name
documentary
Tuba to Cuba	yes	100	81	inspiring two-week trip to Cuba
That Way Madness Lies	yes	100		the price when mental illness hits close to home
Who Will Write Our History	yes	92	90	the film’s emotional through line is clear and direct
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened	yes	92	86	Getting burned by Fyre
Genesis 2.0	yes	80	82	fascinating and somewhat frightening
Communion	yes			immersive, observational takes a bold leap and embeds itself
Drug$	yes			A blistering takedown of a venal healthcare system
Parkland: Inside Building 12	yes			Level-headed view
The Heat: A Kitchen (R) evolution	yes			Both awe-inspiring and mouth-watering
One Million American Dreams	so-so	83		lacks a cohesive structure
The Invisibles	so-so	71	80	a bit awkward, [but] involving
Welcome to Marwen	so-so	34	48	muddled, misguided but weirdly compelling
King of Beasts	no		83	A little trouble tracking this hunt
Jihadists	no			no off-screen voice saying “Yeah, but …”
animated
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	yes	97	83	a web of fun
Tito and the Birds	yes	84	74	adventurous visual imagination
Lego Movie 2:The Second Part	so-so	84	68	just-good-enough
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	so-so	82	92	newcomers may find themselves lost in places
Tall Tales	no			confusing plot and pedestrian visuals
regular movies
Egg	yes	100	39	two couples converge on a Brooklyn loft
Kill the Monsters	yes	100		a bold, snappy, head-spinningly clever tale
They Shall Not Grow Old	yes	99	91	a gorgeous gift
Birds of Passage	yes	96	86	Flipping the gangster epic; dazzling
If Beale Street Could Talk	yes	95	71	Lyrical love confronts ugly reality
The Wild Pear Tree	yes	94	83	tests your patience in the best way
Fighting With My Family	yes	93	86	*Rowdy playtime in and out of the ring
And Breathe Normally	yes	93	78	Immigration and addiction play out
Stan & Ollie	yes	92	83	Sweet, final shuffle of a beloved duo
Cold War	yes	92	81	Passion burns fiercely
Sicilian Ghost Story	yes	91	67	intriguing tale of being hunted, hidden and haunted
High Flying Bird	yes	91	50	Drives to the net and delivers
Capernaum	yes	90	93	a poverty saga with a heart-in-your-throat urgency
Arctic	yes	90	78	a stark yet exhilarating adventure drama
Bumblebee	yes	90	74	the best "Transformers" movie ever made
The Kid Who Would Be King	yes	90	55	a winningly eccentric riff on Arthurian legend
The Image Book	yes	90	51	*laced with Godard’s familiar end-of-civilization motifs
Braid	yes	88	60	creepy, candy-colored psychological horror
Daughter of Mine	yes	87	46	captivating family drama
The Golem	yes	86	42	A wellcrafted and idiosyncratic supernatural thriller
Rust Creek	yes	85	61	Backwoods noir hits right notes
West of Sunshine	yes	85	59	A winning tale of a too common loser
The Vanishing	yes	85	48	they do tell it well. And on such a splendid set
The Maestro	yes	83	83	sepia-toned mid-1940s Hollywood
A Twelve Year Night	yes	80	88	isn’t some superficial wallow in the art of cruelty
Pig	yes	79	84	A delicious roast of selfie culture
Holiday	yes	78	51	an audacious film that never flinches
Adult Life Skills	yes	75	67	funny and poignant
Piercing	yes	72	41	kitschy, harrowing and coolly perverse
The Mule	yes	71	66	Intense drive to go deep
Happy Death Day To You	yes	71	58	full of heart and ingenuity
Aquaman	yes	65	73	makes a splash with underwater spectacle
Vice	yes	65	60	brainy, audacious, opinionated and fun
Swing Kids	yes	63	97	engaging, enjoyable
Alita: Battle Angel	yes	61	92	blends sci-fi fun and innovation with a sweet human touch
Velvet Buzzsaw	yes	61	36	a wild supernatural thriller — where the killer is art itself
Escape Room	yes	51	52	Deadly game packs thrills
The Prodigy	yes	43	37	tense and gripping, persuasively acted
Under the Eiffel Tower	yes	41	43	light and follows a distinct formula
Heartlock	yes	40	65	lean, stylish and confidently crafted
Donnybrook	yes	39	33	frustratingly opaque intense, viseral tone poem
Lionheart	so-so	100	66	a sleepy charmer
Don’t Come Back From The Moon	so-so	88	70	atmospheric, uneven
The Unicorn	so-so	85	71	isn’t mining any new ground, but …
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek	so-so	78	67	an efficient, mechanical fivefinger exercise
Isn't It Romantic	so-so	70	47	walks the line between subversive and sendup
Bird Box	so-so	64	57	Netflix There isn’t much to see here
Yucatán	so-so	55	56	like most vacations — delightful and exhausting
Ashes in the Snow	so-so	53	83	[no] fresh angle on genocide and widespread cruelty
The Last Laugh	so-so	53	35	senior buddy flick could use a little pep
Second Act	so-so	44	43	J.Lo: harmlessly charming
State Like Sleep	so-so	37	16	dense thriller
Serenity	so-so	21	30	off-kilter, colorful, cartoonish
The Aspern Papers	so-so	19	38	A tricky path to navigate
The Brawler	so-so		61	~ isn’t terrible, but …
Alone in the Dead of Night	so-so		60	meager plot; not bad improv
Beyond the Night	no	88	71	Suspense falls flat in a dreary setting
To Dust	no	87	72	comedy routine wrapped in a philosophical inquiry
Girl	no	84	72	Trans teen tale missteps
All These Small Moments	no	83	69	quiet interludes, great turmoil; stultifying
Extreme Job	no	82	82	A good setup with slapstick overload
Mary Poppins Returns	no	80	65	flubs her return, but not for lack of trying
Buffalo Boys	no	79	39	Western takes a sloppy turn
Pledge	no	77	65	No mercy or plot in frat house horror
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot	no	75	51	A mouthful but lacking in the end
Destroyer	no	74	50	bleakness, savage amorality
On the Basis of Sex	no	72	76	polished but intellectually slight
All Is True	no	72	66	Perchance to dream — but not of this
Lords of Chaos	no	72	62	a loose, thin and bloody romp
Cold Pursuit	no	68	49	Vengeance tale loses its way
The Final Wish	no	67	24	like a decent anthology TV series episode
Dead Ant	no	64	43	no picnic
The House That Jack Built	no	61	64	The real killer is frustration
Tyrel	no	60	32	a clinical dead-end
A Dog’s Way Home	no	59	70	hijacked by silly, overly broad narration
Ánimas	no	57	47	turns out to be a bit sparse
Maine	no	55	35	A curious ramble with no clear end
The Upside	no	43	82	interracial buddy pic is flat, clichéd
Untogether	no	42	25	Real-life sister act in muddled drama
What Men Want	no	41	33	Henson’s efforts fall short
Close	no	37	34	jittery action picture
Glass	no	36	67	treads familiar cinematic ground, alas
King of Thieves	no	33	27	leaves something to be desired
Between Worlds	no	32	82	It’s Nicolas Cage at his weirdest
Mortal Engines	no	26	48	Stunning visuals but little else
Sgt. Will Gardner	no	22	88	Message weighs down PTSD tale
I Hate Kids	no	22	79	silly, slapdash, overly broad comedy
Miss Bala	no	21	54	Beauty pageant goes bad
Polar	no	19	69	Toxic brew sparks few thrills
An Acceptable Loss	no	12	71	Spy thriller a net 'Loss'
Replicas	no	11	32	completely ludicrous sci-fi cloning flick
Berlin, I Love You	no	11	26	Stars don’t align for uneven drama
Holmes & Watson	no	10	25	loony sleuths misfire
Being Rose	no		43	awkwardly constructed, herky-jerky
Mojin: The Worm Valley	no		40	Fun treasure hunt lacks literary zing
El Potro: Unstoppable	no		36	an eminently missable, cliché-ridden affair
Against the Clock	no			Your mission will be to figure it out
American Renegades	no			This search for gold is dull as dirt
Delaware Shore	no			There's a new worst movie-ever in town
Goodnight, Charlene	no			The film doesn’t just look cheap...
In Like Flynn	no			Not much like the film star after all
Solo	no			a semi-involving, redemptive survival drama
Split Lip	no			ultimately too slight and derivative
The Bellwether	no			suffers from intense self-importance
The Bounty Killer	no			not the best of the West