| LAT | RTMC | RTC | note: “~” = the film's name. *RT fresh | |
| documentary | ||||
| Mayor Pete | yes | 100 | 100 | as predictable as [.Buttigieg] is |
| Julia | yes | 100 | 90 | *Feast on delicious story |
| Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time | yes | 100 | 77 | *worthy of literary great |
| Procession | yes | 100 | 50 | *beautifully made doc re clergy sexual abuse |
| The Real Charlie Chaplin | yes | 100 | *a satisfying profile | |
| Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres | yes | 98 | 89 | doesn’t distinguish itself, but … |
| 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible | yes | 98 | 79 | arresting |
| Beijing Spring | yes | 97 | a portrait of artistic dissent | |
| Revolution of Our Times | yes | 96 | 92 | a true epic of meaningful resistance |
| Marx Can Wait | yes | 96 | 69 | memories, regrets and speculations |
| President | yes | 95 | 82 | outstanding, gripping, necessary |
| The Velvet Queen | yes | 94 | 82 | *gorgeous, humbling |
| Love and Fury | yes | 93 | 92 | interviews are incredibly powerful |
| GameStop: Rise of the Players | yes | 91 | 93 | hits overcome its cinematic misses |
| Lucy and Desi | yes | 91 | 83 | *absorbing, entertaining and lovingly crafted |
| Dear Mr. Brody | yes | 93 | psychedelic animations and dramatic recreations | |
| Navalny | yes | *gripping | ||
| Cow | yes | *devastating yet moving | ||
| ¡Viva Maestro! | so-so | 100 | Gustavo Dudamel: compelling | |
| Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen | so-so | 79 | 89 | A gem |
| The Summit of the Gods | so-so | 71 | 53 | explores the allure of majestic, dangerous mountain |
| animated | ||||
| Flee | yes | 98 | 92 | *poignant refugee portrait |
| Belle | yes | 95 | 95 | *Tale as old as time ... with VR |
| Turning Red | yes | 95 | 70 | *teenage panda-monium |
| Encanto | yes | 91 | 93 | *charmed and charming |
| Poupelle of Chimney Town | yes | 83 | 78 | charming adventure with an eco message |
| Sing 2 | yes | 72 | 98 | Joyously over the top |
| Bob Spit - We Do Not Like People | yes | a tad insular; zany | ||
| regular movies | ||||
| The Matrix Resurrections | yes | 63 | 63 | joyous and meta |
| Hive | yes | 100 | 81 | *is occasionally bumpy, but ... |
| Playground | yes | 100 | 80 | *sharp, searing, yet empathetic |
| Wood and Water | yes | 100 | A wonderous filial film debut | |
| Boiling Point | yes | 99 | 85 | *exhilarating workplace drama |
| Happening | yes | 99 | 75 | *tense, harrowing French drama |
| Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom | yes | 98 | 87 | stunning, mostly unseen locations |
| The Duke | yes | 97 | 88 | an offbeat heist tale |
| A Hero | yes | 97 | 83 | *complex, humane and absorbing |
| Petite Maman | yes | 97 | 80 | *drama with giant heart |
| Drive My Car | yes | 97 | 78 | *This is a must ride |
| Lingui, the Sacred Bonds | yes | 96 | 88 | *a taut, strikingly beautiful drama |
| The Worst Person in the World | yes | 96 | 86 | *The best ‘Worst’ heroine in ages |
| Parallel Mothers | yes | 96 | 78 | *breathless momentum; intricate design |
| Hit the Road | yes | 95 | 78 | *a charmingly offbeat journey across remote spaces |
| ‘C’mon C’mon | yes | 94 | 79 | *joyful and compassionate |
| The Power of the Dog | yes | 94 | 76 | *Striking prairie gothic |
| Margrete: Queen of the North | yes | 94 | 53 | lavish Danish historical drama |
| The Lost Daughter | yes | 94 | 52 | *slippery, sinuous, subtly electrifying |
| Spider-man: No Way Home | yes | 93 | 98 | *One to fall for |
| Compartment No. 6 | yes | 93 | 85 | *Charingly reforms a common narrative |
| Nitram | yes | 93 | 75 | *Watchful study of a mass killer |
| Jockey | yes | 93 | 61 | *rides like a champ |
| The Pink Cloud | yes | 93 | 38 | *singingly uncanny fortelling |
| Donkeyhead | yes | 92 | 92 | familiar, but still heartrending |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | yes | 92 | 75 | *Such happy tragedy |
| Hatching | yes | 92 | 61 | *imaginative modern-day fable |
| The Humans | yes | 92 | 44 | *a taut, heartbreaking tale |
| Licorice Pizza | yes | 91 | 66 | *Valentine to the charms of the Valley |
| King Richard | yes | 90 | 98 | *shrewd, slick and enormously satisfying |
| Anaïs in Love | yes | 90 | 78 | *robust, illuminating |
| Red Rocket | yes | 90 | 75 | What’s a washed-up porn star to do? |
| After Yang | yes | 90 | 69 | *Robot story on a human level |
| The Northman | yes | 90 | 64 | *mesmerizing song of ice and fire |
| Memoria | yes | 90 | 41 | *a jolt of cinematic magic |
| Fabian: Going to the Dogs | yes | 89 | 83 | gritty and unruly |
| What Do We See When ... | yes | 89 | 53 | *most entrancingly feel-good movie of the year |
| Tick, Tick … Boom! | yes | 88 | 967 | *Ticking all the right boxes |
| Strawberry Mansion | yes | 88 | 69 | *Future cult classic |
| I Was a Simple Man | yes | 88 | 60 | a stirring, melancholic portrait |
| The Outfit | yes | 85 | 92 | *a smartly tailored thriller |
| Benedetta | yes | 84 | 90 | *sexy, scatological and wickedly satirical |
| 8-Bit Christmas | yes | 84 | 75 | A very well made film |
| Paris, 13th District | yes | 83 | 75 | *spirit of playful, limitless possibility |
| Introduction | yes | 83 | there is reliable fun to be had | |
| Fresh | yes | 82 | 81 | horror, devilish and delightful |
| Nightmare Alley | yes | 81 | 68 | *dazzling noir |
| See For Me | yes | 81 | 61 | *taut home invasion thriller |
| The Feast | yes | 80 | 49 | *splashed with gore |
| The Lost City | yes | 79 | 83 | *A fun romp in the jungle |
| A Taste of Hunger | yes | 79 | 78 | *the recipe is almost perfect |
| Swan Song | yes | 79 | 77 | *sci-fi-flavored; no thrill ride; considered drama |
| Sundown | yes | 77 | 63 | *A confidently unsettling scenario |
| Scream | yes | 76 | 81 | *There are new rules but it’s still a ‘~’ |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | yes | 74 | 85 | playful, goulish exuberantly grotesque. |
| Ahed’s Knee | yes | 74 | 44 | *Withering look at modern Israel |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | yes | 69 | 96 | maintain a refreshing silliness |
| National Champions | yes | 66 | 79 | a thoughtful, moral scrimmage |
| France | yes | 66 | 35 | a richly acted portrait of a character/nation |
| House of Gucci | yes | 62 | 83 | Valentine to the charms of the Valley |
| The Tender Bar | yes | 51 | 69 | engaging and nostalgic |
| Wolf | yes | 45 | 67 | His ~ walks on the wild side |
| Moonfall | yes | 35 | 90 | as stupid and fun as it sounds |
| Magic Mike | yes | is serious yet playful — and pretty good. | ||
| Bad Roads | so-so | 91 | War's grim panorama | |
| Belfast | so-so | 86 | 92 | *plays it safe |
| Jackass Forever | so-so | 85 | 91 | *Pain, humiliation and friendship. |
| The Hand of God | so-so | 83 | 76 | *As uneven, dazzling as life it reflects on |
| Huda’s Salon | so-so | 79 | 75 | *welcome but flawed … tense, tricky |
| Being the Ricardos | so-so | 68 | 75 | What’s not to love about Lucy? |
| Aline | so-so | 56 | 69 | a head scratcher |
| Zeros and Ones | so-so | 54 | 10 | a spiritually probing, stubbornly idiosyncratic |
| Master | so-so | 90 | Far more than ghosts to fear | |
| The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | no | 87 | 87 | *otherwise forgettable comedy |
| The Batman | no | 85 | 89 | *A little too much of a good thing |
| A Boy Called Christmas | no | 84 | 59 | fascinatingly muddled |
| American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story | no | 75 | 98 | *Kurt Warner bio needs more of a kick |
| The Burning Sea | no | 74 | 63 | Nothing new to see |
| The Adam Project | no | 67 | 73 | Time travel is fun ... at first |
| Silent Night | no | 65 | 48 | Put an end to this icky dinner already |
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife | no | 63 | 94 | fails to reanimate fun of the original |
| Death on the Nile | no | 62 | 82 | A float down denial river |
| Encounter | no | 57 | 69 | An alien ~ is the least of its problems |
| Clean | no | 47 | 56 | narratively, it’s a mess |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | no | 46 | 83 | Nothing 'Fantastic' about it |
| Father Stu | no | 41 | 95 | laden with platitudes |
| Uncharted | no | 41 | 90 | ~ is just that |
| The King’s Man | no | 41 | 80 | Playful if unnecessary ‘Kingsman’ prequel |
| A Journal for Jordan | no | 39 | 95 | lacks real-life conflict and tension |
| The Unforgivable | no | 38 | 75 | predictable plot, imbalanced editing |
| Deep Water | no | 36 | 24 | a self aware hoot; a disjointed drag |
| Mother/Android | no | 32 | 25 | does not deliver |
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre | no | 31 | 25 | It’s just another gory massacre |
| Memory | no | 29 | 81 | Neeson’s ~ forgettable |
| The 355 | no | 24 | 86 | So many stars, so little wattage |
| Redeeming Love | no | 11 | 95 | heavy-handed; not worth the trip |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | no | Thin, then swooning | ||