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



Acasa, My Home yes 100 83 *A family uprooted struggles to adapt
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts yes 100
hauntingly intriguing
City Hall yes 98 64 *beautifully expansive
The Donut King yes 97 93 Betrayal. Tragedy. Donuts. Wait, what?
Sisters With Transistors yes 97 71 These female musicians are electric
Billy Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry yes 96 95 *A tender look at teen pop star
The Dissident yes 96 81 *After a jounalist is silenced
Zappa yes 96 80 *it's a bit like a Frank Zappa song
Final Account yes 93 91 A necessary ‘Account’
Tina yes 92 91 *A godess of rock's final encore
State Funeral yes 88
thrillingly immersive distillation
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue yes 73
China’s tumultuous past [is] personal
My Psychedelic Love Story no 90 64 *too trippy
Francesco no 71
a pedegogic Vatican approved checklist
animated



Wolfwalkers yes 99 98 **Gives modern tone to tale of medieval girl power
Soul yes 95 88 *It’s not quite ‘Inside Out,’ but ...
Raya and the Last Dragon yes 94 97 **powers up the Disney princess canon
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run yes 67 50 Goofy fun in this sea of silly jokes
Demon Slayer - Komatsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Megan Train so-so 98 99 *will thrill confuse
Tom & Jerry no 30 82 Not enough ~
regular movies



Quo Vadis, Aida? yes 100 90 *Terror and tragedy told from the inside
His House yes 100 74 *well-acted, crafty
Slalom yes 100 61 *A chilling look at elite skiing
The Paper Tigers yes 98 93 *don't rule out these rusty King fu kings
The Father yes 98 92 This fading ‘Father’ is fierce
One Night in Miami yes 98 78 *examines the intersection of fame and activism
Hope yes 98 78 *something miraculous and moving
Gunda yes 98 68 *A sublime slice of porcine life down on the farm
Judas and the Black Messiah yes 97 95 *Coolly electrifying
Sound of Metal yes 97 90 *bruising, deeply moving drama
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom yes 97 72 *gale force whirlwind of a film
Dead Pigs yes 97 51 Thoroughly enjoyable
Night of the Kings yes 96 61 *Captivating tale
The Disciple yes 96 60 *worth searching for
Test Pattern yes 96 51 *compelling ambiguity, trenchant conversation piece
Lapsis yes 95 68 *smart science fiction satire
My Little Sister yes 94 90 frank an poigmant
About Endlessness yes 94 56 A new tragicomic marvel
Nomadland yes 93 82 *gorgeous lyrical ode to American wanderlust
Dear Comrades! yes 93 79 *brilliant
Sylvia's Love yes 93 76 *lush romantic tale
The Killing of Two Lovers yes 93 68 *A father is separated from his wife and kids
Spring Blossom yes 93 36 Bold, insightful narrative
Another Round yes 92 89 *An intoxicating, fun, Danish dramedy
Madre yes 92
mesmerizing
Moffie yes 91 69 *Secretly gay in the army of apartheid
The Vigil yes 91 51 *efficiently creepy
Promising Young Woman yes 90 87 *Deviously coiled revenge thriller
Supernova yes 90 67 *lovely, beautifully acted
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey yes 89 71 *marvelous, groundbreaking musical
Sing Me A Song yes 89
Visually poetic, observational film
News of the World yes 88 89 *admirable yet craggy western
Dream Horse yes 88 79 *a winner right out of the gate
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time yes 88 65 *Such a window to the soul
Let Them All Talk yes 87 50 *fleet of foot without seeming flighty
Our Friend yes 85 95 *Cancer drama rises above
The Courier yes 85 95 *A surprising Cold War thriller
Jakobs Wife yes 85 63 liberating vampire encounter
The County yes 85 50 *Icelandic battle: Inga vs. Goliath
Let Him Go yes 84 76 *unshowy, well plotted and grisly
Proxima yes 84
beautifully human-scaled movie
Freaky yes 83 80 Friday the the 13th meets Freaky Friday
Mank yes 83 60 *A cinephile’s delight
Limbo yes 83
laughter lives in limbo
I'm Your Woman yes 81 49 *crisp bracing drama
In the Earth yes 80 24 *draws from a deep well of horror references
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar yes 79 59 *far-out trip
Yo All the Boys: Always and Forever yes 79 59 *continues to stay true to itself
Shadow in the Cloud yes 77 32 *slow to take off, but ...
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things yes 76 72 *nerdy but accessible comedy, fantasy and romance.
Stowaway yes 76 45 *restrained and ruthlessly rational
Jungleland yes 74 47 *Boxing tale packs a punch
The Boy from Medellin yes 73 60 artist contemplating his place in the world
Ammonite yes 69 85 a mucky great love story
Army of the Dead yes 67 75 Gross, engrossing and sometimes wierdly moving
French Exit yes 64 42 surprise mix of woe and whimsy
Bad Hair yes 63 40 Beware that killer weave
We Broke Up yes 59 54 isn’t quite romantic or a comedy but...
Wonder Woman 1984 yes 58 73 familiar, direct and winningly sincere
The United States vs. Billie Holiday yes 55 79 Lady Day outshines all around her
Monday yes 49 68 tangibly real and profoundly human
Boogie yes 42 57 plays against Asian stereotypes
No Man's Land yes 40 71 told with empathy and respect for life
Minority yes

A dreamlike wonder
Noboday yes

*joyously bloodthirsty B-movie
The Unthinkable yes

winningly focuses on personal relationships
1982 so-so 95 83 static wide shots; contrived pacing; often drags
Love and Monsters so-so 94 89 *The light-hearted tone is often grating
Days of the Bagnold Summer so-so 92 68 *Ordinary lives hit home
My Rembrandt so-so 92
Acute, often fascinating, occasionally puzzling
White Tiger so-so 91 80 *doesn’t sustain threat
Happiest Season so-so 82 73 *clever, affecting, endearingly imperfect
I Care a Lot so-so 79 34 *crafty but muddled
Cruella so-so 75 97 dazzling romp but shows too much sympathy for De Vil
Wrath of Man so-so 67 90 not exactly enlightened, or enlightening
The Prom so-so 55 62 campy movie musical
Mortal Kombat so-so 54 86 gory action makes for a serviceable reboot.
Locked Down so-so 42 27 COVID caper is an OK escape
Music so-so 7 14 hit and miss
Port Authority so-so

lacks in uniqueness of concept, but...
The Dry no 100
This mystery is dry but doesn’t ignite
A Quiet Place II no 91 92 Shhh. Sequel quietly falls off
Together Together no 91 77 *alluring, but uneven
The Man Who Sold His Skin no 88 75 *Its power doesn’t penetrate
Show Me What You Got no 80
An appealing polyamorous trio trips up
The Water Man no 78 69 gets lost in the forest
Uncle Frank no 77 84 *Drama feels too manufactured
The Mauritanian no 75 84 *loses its nerve
Kindred no 70 48 The acting is superb, but the rest?
New Order no 67 67 Director doesn't like us either
Malcolm and Marie no 57 67 An attractively photographed shouting match
Finding You no 53 91 just try to find anything original
The Midnight Sky no 49 26 Succumbs to a schematic and sentimental telling
The Craft: Legacy no 48 25 Sequel lacks 'Craft's' magic
Here Today no 47 93 forgets to develop all the other characters
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse no 45 38 Hero gets angry, etc. etc.
The Marksman no 39 83 misses target
Things Heard and Seen no 39 22 fails to connect on a visceral level
Half Brothers no 36 72 something decomposing at its center
Superintelligence no 30 32 Super? Nah, this is pretty average
Blithe Spirit no 28 28 Pop, pop, fizz, fizz. Oh, what a repeat it is.
Voyagers no 26 55 Human nature was ever thus
Hillbilly Elegy no 25 82 superficial
The Witches no

tendency to pour on grotesque visual flourishes
Zack Snyder's Justice League no

Not so fast