LAT	RTMC	RTC	note: “~” = the film's name
documentary
Honeyland	yes	100	86	captivating and, finally, devastating
American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel	yes	100		equal parts intellect, empathy and faith
Angels Are Made of Light	yes	100		done with beauty and grace
Maiden	yes	98	97	mighty tale about the majesty of the human spiri
One Child Nation	yes	98	85	disturbing, scrupulously non-exploitative
Love, Antosha	yes	97	93	a heartfelt goodbye
Mike Wallace Is Here	yes	95	86	crackerjack
Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes	yes	95		captivating
Sea of Shadows	yes	94	100	A save-the-seas crime thriller
David Crosby: Remember My Name	yes	93	87	elegiac
Jay Myself	yes	89	87	Intimate portrait of N.Y. character
This Changes Everything	yes	88	100	earnest and passionate
Aquarela	yes	86	32	submersed in power and poetry
The Great Hack	yes	85	66	significant and provocative
Cassandro the Exotico	yes	85	56	mélange of observation, music-laden montage and dreamlike fantasy
Cold Case Hammarskjöld	yes	83	73	twisty, thorny, grips, jolts and exasperates
Armstrong	yes	75	74	gets to the heart of the man
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable	yes	74	95	Pro surfer’s life is an inspiring feat
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary	so-so	80	57	inherent uncertainty
Back to the Fatherland	no	44		patchy storytelling and uncertain aims
Amplify Her	no		100	too much of a grab-bag
animated
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles	yes	98	75	nose-thumber to more engaged, complicated artist
The Angry Birds Movie 2	yes	73	84	feathers and singers fly in funny sequel
The Lion King	no	52	88	less like an adaptation than a feeble betrayal
Sound! Euphonium the Movie — Our Promise: A Brand New Day	no			lack of development feels frustrating
regular movies
Teacher	yes	100	59	expertly gets under your skin — and stays there
Crown and Anchor	yes	100		utterly absorbing
The Chambermaid	yes	99	60	brims with empathy and life
The Farewell	yes	97	87	charming
Firecrackers	yes	96	60	fast and furious feminine filmmaking
Rojo	yes	96	40	sophisticatedly entertaining
The Peanut Butter Falcon	yes	95	96	heartfelt; charming
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians	yes	95	58	Brilliant, brainy edification
Kingdom	yes	94	96	A thrilling whirl of manga heroes
Rosie	yes	94	79	But few [films] can quietly move you as much
Ray & Liz	yes	94		bleak as it is, it’s remarkably devoid of bitterness
Spider-man: Far From Home	yes	90	95	a welcome jolt of comic energy, emotional twists, turns
Tel Aviv on Fire	yes	90	86	droll and delightful
Socrates	yes	90	82	empathy-inducing; a rawness of spirit
Luce	yes	90	77	coolly analytical and absorbing
Blinded by the Light	yes	88	91	enough potential to get picked up at Sundance
Luz	yes	87	58	Euro-horror will rattle your soul
The Nightingale	yes	86	73	profound and difficult
Diamantino	yes	86	60	uneven, unforgettable lunacy
Dora and the Lost City of Gold	yes	85	88	a winning adaptation
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood	yes	85	70	I reacted with distinct pleasure to ~
Midsommar	yes	83	63	Luxuriant deep-tissue freakout
The Art of Self-Defense	yes	83	63	Striking at toxic masculinity
Light of My Life	yes	82	73	heartrending survivalist saga
A Faithful Man	yes	81	56	tweaks a classic format with gimmicks and twists
Good Boys	yes	80	86	raucous teenage comedy
Endzeit — Ever After	yes	80	35	A fairy tale threatened with zombies
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love	yes	79	85	Poets do not make good husbands
Jirga	yes	78	77	remarkable truthfulness; conscientiously produced
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	yes	77	72	exhilarating ickiness and loud jump scares
The Other Story	yes	71	89	Filled to the brim with intense emotions
Gwen	yes	71	76	eerie quiet and grim portent
Driven	yes	71	65	glib comedy to crime thriller
At War	yes	70	92	a lot of the grit and outrage
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw	yes	67	88	kicks the insult comedy into gleeful overdrive
Brian Banks	yes	63	97	more tense and involving than might be anticipated
Them That Follow	yes	59	43	Holy serpents, so many secrets
Where’d You Go, Bernadette	yes	50	74	As eccentric as its heroine
Is That You?	yes			quietly creepy Cuban horror film
One Bedroom	yes			Engaging case of he-said, she-said
Sword of Trust	so-so	94	63	has a point but also stumbles a bit
The Ground Beneath My Feet	so-so	90	71	flawed gem
Exit	so-so	83	94	simplistically digestible and ultimately predictable
Cities of Last Things	so-so	81	69	mostly a captivating, brooding churner about fate
Darlin'	so-so	68	47	Savage or savior, all the same
Piranhas	so-so	58	61	drags in moments, but ...
Ask for Jane	so-so	50	88	is moving, despite its flaws
15 Minutes of War	so-so	43	83	mildly disappointing thriller, but ...
A Score to Settle	so-so	15	17	occasionally riveting
Cold Blood	so-so	0	16	well made but hard to warm to
The Son	so-so		56	moderately distinctive psychological thriller
Cocaine Condor	so-so			production at the level of a YouTube video, but ...
Euphoria	no	88	85	draggy pace and flat, blunt dialogue
Low Low	no	86		covers a bit too much ground
Crawl	no	84	75	Awash in daddy issues
Coyote Lake	no	83	73	Strong premise drained
Skin	no	76	83	never goes deeper
Above the Shadows	no	70	66	Like its heroine, story fades away
Bottom of the 9th	no	69	66	Too far down to make a comeback
Three Peaks	no	69		ends up letting you down
Skin in the Game	no	67	69	buried under a thick layer of grime from its script
Astronaut	no	65	63	Space tale stuck on launching pad
Yesterday	no	64	89	thinly imagined comic fantasy
The Mountain	no	64	32	Painting the ’50s with a gloomy brush
Our Time	no	63	70	reveals more beauty than insights
Ophelia	no	62	60	gets a do-over
Lying and Stealing	no	62	19	too short on depth and logic
One Last Night	no	60	71	Mismatched pair upend rom-com
Trespassers	no	60	26	Your usual home invasion, mostly
Chain of Death	no	60		incompetently made; nonsensical script
Summer Night	no	55	24	Bland scenarios in low-stakes tale
Miss Arizona	no	50	54	Empowerment not fit for a queen
Silent Panic	no	47		Dudes’ ‘Panic’ turns mopey
After the Wedding	no	45	76	wellappointed, morality-minded adult soap
47 Meters Down: Uncaged	no	45	68	Soggy sequel
The Art of Racing in the Rain	no	44	96	a little light on doggy insight
Supervized	no	44	26	It sounds more fun than it is
Stuber	no	42	79	This comedy rates one star
Girls with Balls	no	42	24	A silly gorefest — and it’s in French
The Operative	no	41		espionage drama well acted but largely inert
See You Soon	no	33	62	No roses for this ‘Bachelor’ clone
Into the Ashes	no	30	28	Familiarity drags ‘Ashes’ down
Red Sea Diving Resort	no	29	78	fumbles the true story about rescuing refugees
Iron Sky: The Coming Race	no	29	30	Goofy sequel can’t be saved
Phil	no	27	39	Kinnear’s debut thinks it’s comedy
Otherhood	no	26	54	Moms’ road trip goes off the rails
The Kitchen	no	23	69	More sizzle than steak
Sextuplets	no	20	37	Many roles but not many laughs
She’s Just a Shadow	no	17	40	Faux edgy thriller offends and bores
Awake	no	14		missing a certain spark
Saving Zoë	no	0	48	The mystery plot isn’t surprising enough
Killers Anonymous	no	0	16	a pileup of premises [makes] the movie unwieldy
The Second Sun	no	0		Hard to get past the coincidences
Better Than Love	no		100	Worthy pill too hard to swallow
Ring Ring	no		72	odd ‘Ring’ to this horror caper
Boi	no		33	Too slick, stylish for its own good
The 16th Episode	no		14	Parody, thriller hits a few bumps
The Refuge	no		14	bone dry L.A. noir
Escape Plan: The Extractors	no		10	Not much to get out of this action
Desolate	no			never really develops an involving enough plot
South Central Love	no			largely trite and artificial
The Price for Silence	no			Scattered script undercuts drama