LAT RTMC RTC note: “~” = the film's name. *RT fresh
documentary



The Woman Who Loves Giraffes yes 100 100 lives up to its title, and something more
Advocate yes 100 71 Lea Tsemel, a Jewish Israeli lawyer who helps Palestinian prisoners
Don't Be a Dick About It yes 100 36 an affectionate portrait of a fraternal bond
System K yes 100
exhilarating portrait of troubled African city’s thriving art scene.
The Cordillera of Dreams yes 93
Of men and mountains
Chinese Portrait yes 90 40 Brimming with humanity; contemplative, minimalist
Afterward yes 88
Haunted by what happened before
Sorry We Missed You yes 87 82 *feels honest and blisteringly human
Once Were Brothers yes 84 86 *demands to be seen
The Times of Bill Cunningham yes 80 92 photographer comes into fashion again
Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny yes

a portrait of unwavering dedication to aesthetics
Earth yes

straightforward, striking
Hate Among Us so-so

skirt[s] incendiary tweets and retweets from [Trump]
Lost in America no 100 91 editing hiccups, language that feels dated.
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street no 100 90 *overstates the cultural impact of NOES
Tread no 92 87 Less would have been considerably more
Created Equal no

Clarence Thomas; one-sided film’s wheels come off
Heavy Water no

It’s tubular only to hardcore surfers
animated



Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon yes 96 80 *A charming film with a clunky title
Ride Your Wave yes 93 83 Masaaki Yuasa’s best anime yet
Weathering With You yes 92 96 *a thought-provoking edge
Onward yes 88 95 *Nostalgia and originality carry forth
Sonic the Hedgehog yes 63 93 shrugs off shaky start
My Hero Acadamia: Heroes Rising yes
99 satisfies with bravery and kaboom
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back — Evolution so-so 44 46 it all feels very familiar.
regular movies



Saint Frances yes 99 75 *honest, funny and messy too
Corpus Christi yes 98 93 thrilling narrative power of complex moral decisions
Extra Ordinary yes 98 77 *‘Extra’ laughs in this kooky romp
Knives Out yes 97 92 *ingenious, deliriously entertaining detective tail
First Cow yes 96 64 delightful surprise in the Old West
Blood on Her Name yes 96 54 *making terrible mistakes
Little Woman yes 95 92 *it’s a pip
Come as You Are yes 95 80 Road-trip humor takes a fresh turn
Invisible Life yes 94 88 *a moving look at Brazilian sisters kept apart
Beanpole yes 93 76 *becomes utterly, fascinatingly specific
Ordinary Love yes 93 69 *The backbone of a marriage
Straight Up yes 93 67 Love is a complicated thing in sweet, smart ~
The Assistant yes 93 25 *Job is a misery for ‘Assistant’
The Invisible Man yes 92 88 *visibly scary
Clemency yes 92 65 *Death-row drama
The Two Popes yes 89 88 *their spirit will move you
Jezebel yes 89 46 Character study with genuine warmth
I Was at Home, But ... yes 88 33 brilliant, elliptical tale of loss
Redoubt yes 88
picturesque wilderness meditation
Standing Up, Falling Down yes 87 86 *Old school in a good way
Come to Daddy yes 87 75 *it does deliver a good, sick twist
Swallow yes 87 71 *Inedible becomes almost irresistible
Zombi Child yes 86 54 *Beguiling; unique to its genre
The Way Back yes 84 84 redemptive drama
Queen & Slim yes 83 92 *comes roaring out of the gate
The Whistlers yes 83 53 *'Oceans Eleven' territory with fun results
Secret Zoo yes 83 45 inspired fun
The Banker yes 79 100 inspiring tale of fight against discrimination
Birds of Prey yes 79 78 *a sleek, diverting, hyper-violent new caper
VHYes yes 79 69 *retro warped comedy
Disappearance at Clifton Hill yes 76
*Sleuth finds artful mood in mystery
The Lodge yes 74 51 *the language of horror
Escape From Pretoria yes 73 76 A prison thriller in apartheid era
All the Bright Places yes 65 61 moving romantic drama
Camp Cold Brook yes 57 34 Clever plot brings ghost story to life
Burden yes 50 97 a passionate message about the power of love
Greed yes 50 32 Greed is good for laughs in this satire
Run This Town yes 46 22 Smart, ambitious and impressive
Spenser Confidential yes 36 51 fun, familiar thriller
The Grudge yes 20 23 Once it gets going ~ is terrifying
Emma yes

lovely to meet again
Goldie yes

High-spirited and eyecatching
Incitement yes

how fanaticism can grow and be enabled
Premature yes

captures the absorbing language of young love
The World Is Full of Secrets yes

Bare-bones in scale but enormous in effect
Underwater yes

lean, efficient, unapologetically derivative
And Then We Danced so-so 94 95 *not terribly original, but ...
After Midnight so-so 90 48 Florida man faces heartbreak horror
37 Seconds so-so 88 85 sparsely incorporated; film’s latter half feels overlong at times.
José so-so 87 75 incredible and evocative, if perhaps overly meandering
Color Out of Space so-so 86 82 *rallies down the stretch
Go Back to China so-so 82
Trial by toys for spoiled daughter
Buffaloed so-so 81 60 You’ll fall for this scammer’s pitch
The Photograph so-so 75 81 *uneven, but often intoxicatingly lovely romantic drama called
Horse Girl so-so 71 47 can’t quite sustain its own extraterrestrial ambitions,
Hope Gap so-so 64 70 Smart drama can’t escape stage roots
The Call of the Wild so-so 63 89 an old-fashioned animal friendly adventure flick for kids
Feedback so-so 62 53 It’s hard to nail down what ~ is about.
The Last Full Measure so-so 60 96 underdeveloped storyline, but ...
The Turning so-so 12 15 Focus on this spectral puzzle
The Last Thing He Wanted so-so 5 14 some overreach and muddle here, but ...
Sonata so-so

Stylish ~ can chill
My Name is Myeisha no 90
feels stuck on stage
A Simple Wedding no 85 71 second act ends too soon, leaving an overlong third act
The Traitor no 85 70 *Gangster saga feels bloated
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made no 84 59 *leans too heavily on quirk to express character
The Dark Red no 78
overall scope too limited
Bad Boys for Life no 76 96 *Older but not much wiser
The Gentlemen no 75 84 *well-dressed but low-impact
Only Cloud Knows no 75 78 A fine romance, nothing special
Olympic Dreams no 70 54 Mopey dramedy earns no medals
The Flood no 69
cinematic clichés that telegraph outcomes
The Wave no 68 61 More a concept than actual plot
The Burnt Orange Heresy no 66 81 Neo-noir thriller gets lost in details
Gretel & Hansel no 63 23 It's a feast for the eyes, but filling it's not
Fantasy island no 62 52 Not a bad idea. Dumb execution
You Go to My Head no 60 85 Eye candy? Sure. But that’s about it
Young Ahmed no 59 54 Tale of a young zealot disappoints
The Rise of Skywalker no 52 86 The skywalking dead
Guns Akimbo no 51 40 relentless mayhem and carnage
Impossible Monsters no 50 91 visually studied but dramatically muddy
Quezon’s Game no 45 94 A story worth telling, but better
Inherit the Viper no 45 46 Small-town crime saga lacks drama
Three Christs no 43 62 No saving grace in psychology tale
Waiting for Anya no 43 57 Heavy on cheese, easy on the Nazi
Lost Holiday no 42 94 Footloose duo is a little too much
Wendy no 42 79 a sometimes astonishing, ultimately enervating take on ‘Peter Pan’
The Night Clerk no 37 31 muted thrills and noncommittal denouement
Downhill no 37 14 disappointing remake of the great Swedish avalanche dramedy
Reality Queen! no 36 60 A mockumentary that’s no fun at all
Impractical Jokers: The Movie no 35 76 the jokes veer cringingly toward stereotypes
The Rhythm Section no 28 44 Thriller never finds its groove
The Host no 25 76 Dull Euro-thriller has nice scenery
Like a Boss no 22 65 It’s so clearly incomprehensible
Beneath Us no 20 50 grisly horror flick
A Fall From Grace no 20
NTF One long fall for a sketchy potboiler
The Jesus Rolls no 20
gutter ball of a sophomoric, white middle-age male sexfarce fantasy
Cats no 19 53 pawfectly bad
Disturbing the Peace no 19 10 A reluctant hero is lacking support
Goalie no 18
probing though ponderously episodic drama
Elsewhere no 17 70 He needs to start over and move on
Dolittle no 15 76 Another ~ to belittle
Intrigo: Death of an Author no 11 50 A nimble thriller can’t stick landing
Brahms: The Bad Boy II no 11 44 A fairly corny and stodgy spook show
Get Gone no 0 44 cobbled together from secondhand parts
John Henry no 0 22 lead-footed revenge thriller
Emerald Run no

A gem? More like a cubic zirconia