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documentary



Our Body yes 100 43 captures joys and difficulties of women’s healthcare
Lakota Nation vs. United States yes 100 76 lyrical, edifying and blistering
Menu-Plaisirs — Les Troigros yes 100 88 *foodie masterpiece
20 Days in Mariupol yes 100 97 *agonizing, essential
Taylor Swift:The Eras Tour yes 99 98 *exhilarating, exhausting fun
Anselm yes 98 76 *fluid and magical
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé yes 98 99 A celebration of talent, tenacity
Orlando, My Political Biography yes 94 71 *imaginative, vibrant essay
American Fiction yes 93 95 *A welcome critique of cultural hypocrisy
Remembering Gene Wilder yes 88 98 *a beloved star and persona
Fioretta so-so 100 100 a well-meaning but slapdash travelogue
animated



Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken yes 66 81 its charms make it a fun, satisfying watch
The Boy and the Heron yes 96 88 *beautifully elegiac
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem yes 95 90 *These ‘Turtles’ are in top form
Chicken for Linda yes 94 100 a hand drawn musical gem
Migration yes 73 88 has its ducks in a row
Kung Fu Panda 4 no 71 84 Po is back but the excellence isn’t
regular movies



Godzilla Minus One yes 99 98 *this iconic kaiju still has plenty of fuel in the reactor.
Shayda yes 97 59 An Iranian wife fights to live free
Fallen Leaves yes 97 60 *many muted wonders
A Taste of Things yes 97 76 *a passionate foodie romance
Tótem yes 97 77 *It’ll change her, and maybe you
Hundreds Of Beavers yes 97 81 *mania from heaven
Earth Mama yes 97 94 *a stunning, tender portrait of Black motherhood
The Promised Land yes 97 96 *Shining light on a dark frontier
The Teacher's Lounge yes 96 70 *Gripping study of character
Io Capitano yes 96 87 *stirring, ultimately if afirming.
Anatomy of a Fall yes 96 90 *enthralling new thriller
Perfect Days yes 96 90 *The most exquisite 'Days'
All of Us Strangers yes 96 91 *emotionally powerful
La Chimera yes 95 73 digs into value of history
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar yes 95 81 Wes Anderson sweetens the pot
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell yes 94 65 *Sublime journey into the self
Love Lies Bleeding yes 94 82 The torment is delicious
Talk to Me yes 94 83 *devilishly fun
The Monk and the Gun yes 94 100 a gently funny look at Bhutan after the king abdicates
Housekeeping For Beginners yes 93 54 keenly observed queer drama
The Zone of Interest yes 93 78 *will get under your skin
Poor Things yes 93 80 *Wild, gloriously bonkers odyssey to land of ahhhs
Killers of the Flower Moon yes 93 84 *Powerful epic from a master
Oppenheimer yes 93 91 *Intellectually thrilling and moral despairing
The Eternal Memory yes 92 93 *A slow dance of abiding love
Dune: Part Two yes 92 95 *for right now - and tomorrow
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings yes 92 98 *Origin story rises above the usual
The Passengers of the Night yes 91 61 A muted charmer in a decidedly French key.
May December yes 91 65 *A slippery, superbly acted tour de force
Limbo yes 91 70 an Antonioni-esque existential once-over
Afire yes 91 72 *~ burns fiercely
Bottoms yes 91 89 *sets female rage loose in high school
The Breaking Ice yes 91 92 Pas de trois on ~
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt yes 90 62 *a major work of art
Joy Ride yes 90 81 *Funny ~ through China
Society of the Snow yes 90 88 *survival of the spirit in tragedy
One Life yes 90 98 A moving portrait of a Holocaust hero.
Monkey Man yes 89 82 a satisfyingly bone-crunching intensity
Barbie yes 88 83 *smart, funny, conceptually playful, sartorial dazzling
Love Life yes 87 92 mixes the mundane with the inexplicable
Fair Play yes 86 54 *a smart crackling thriller
Problemista yes 86 85 *deliriously wierd yet relatable
Memory yes 85 72 *Damaged souls connect
Dumb Money yes 84 85 *enjoyable finance comedy
The First Omen yes 83 69 plays to the faithful and gets the job done
Eileen yes 82 53 *[an] unusually cruel liberation story
Sometimes I Think About Dying yes 82 69 a sweetness to its soft center
Wonka yes 82 90 *filled with music and guileless fun
Silver Dollar Road yes 82 93 *intimacy joy heartbreak and grit
The Color Purple yes 81 95 *musicality and artistry
Origin yes 81 97 *makes for deeply felt drama
Maestro yes 78 59 *magnificent
Monster yes 78 85 *A 'Rashomon'-like narrative of grace
Blue Beetle yes 78 91 *A good old-fashioned origin story
A Haunting in Venice yes 75 76 *Trick or treat, Poirot
Sasquatch Sunset yes 72 31 leave a giant footprint on the soul
The Adults yes 72 47 a warm, wry dramedy
Occupied City yes 72 69 Shadows of World War II in Amsterdam
Ferrari yes 72 73 *A somber epic of one man's driving ambition
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare yes 69 92 It’s Bond with a lot more verve
The Marvels yes 62 80 quite entertaining [for the most part]
I.S.S. yes 61 43 quiet but gripping thriller Latimes reviews
Lisa Frankenstein yes 52 81 Digging up boyfriend material
Night Swim yes 20 42 familiar yet oddly satisfying
Madame Web yes 11 54 wonderfully stupid
Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 so-so 96 95 *feels genuinely overstuffed for a first parter
Passages so-so 95 70 *Love in all its messy glory
About Dry Grasses so-so 92 81 *a dour and enveloping affair
Out of Darkness so-so 85 55 *feels more like evolved [not elevated] horror
Shortcomings so-so 85 85 *Displaying it's ~
Rustin so-so 83 82 *exposition, lengthy monologues
Civil War so-so 81 69 terrifying yet necessary
Saltburn so-so 71 79 cold blooded heart-clincher about inequality
Drive-Away Dolls so-so 63 36 Lesbian road trip comedy
The Beekeeper so-so 57 92 *ridiculous but fun
Candy Cane Lane so-so 46 45 A clockwork 'Candy Cane'
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom so-so 33 79 seems destined to sink without a ripple
Meg 2: The Trench so-so 27 73 self-serious sequel
The Holdovers no 97 92 *Strong whiff of false cheer
Dream Scenario no 91 68 *ultimately reduces its scope to its detriment
Strays no 91 78 amuses, but gets old fast
Thanksgiving no 84 79 *Eli Roth’s feast of gore turns stale
El Conde no 83 61 *Augusto Pinochet as a weary vampire
Coup de Chance no 83 78 Woody Allen’s anemic ‘Coup’
Biosphere no 80 62 *can’t fully germinate its interesting premise
Good Grief no 76 70 *a tart snack; if it only felt like a full meal
Mean Girls no 69 62 new but not improved
The Creator no 68 76 not especially creative
Knox Goes Away no 66 84 Moody hit man saga lacks energy
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes no 64 89 sequel movie that’s been hastily tacked on
Dogman no 59 84 fatally uneven revenge thriller
Napoleon no 58 58 hails the conquering zero
Gran Turismo no 55 98 a fun ride if you don’t look under the hood
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire no 54 90 *gleeful experimentation and over-the-top style
Golda no 54 91 not rise above being an actor’s showcase
The Nun II no 51 72 Repetitive ~ proves an easy habit to break
Next Goal Wins no 46 84 stale, choppy, yuk-challenged
Freud's Last Session no 44 69 A flawed philosophical 'gotcha'
Bob Marley: One Love no 43 91 *ultimately trite
Ghostbusters: ‘Frozen Empire no 42 82 dull and overstuffed
Haunted Manshion no 38 84 stumbles along
Argylle no 33 70 has spies but scant intelligence
Miller’s Girl no 30 46 High school story gets a B (for Bonkers)
The American Society of Magical Negroes no 25 62 to timid to land any satirical blows
Imaginary no 24 53 Dull and almost unbearable.
The Exorcist: Believer no 22 58 Doesn’t inspire belief
Expend4bles no 14 70 Sequel is so expendable