| LAT | RTMC | RTC | ||
| documentary | ||||
| High Ground | yes | 100 | 100 | a Himalayian mountaineering expedition for 11 wounded combat vets |
| Room 237 | yes | 98 | an examination of the nature of obsession | |
| Brooklyn Castle | yes | 97 | 94 | an astonishingly successful public-school chess program |
| Chasing Ice | yes | 96 | 93 | *a powerful look at glaciers, climate |
| The Revisionaries | yes | 91 | 100 | Texas['s] attempts to de-emphasize evolution in textbooks. |
| The Central Park Five | yes | 90 | 93 | *thoughtfully shows how and why the case went horribly off-track. |
| We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists | yes | 90 | history of the secret social protesters | |
| Gatekeepers | yes | 89 | 100 | a potent profile of Shin Bet leaders |
| Orchestra of Exiles | yes | 88 | 100 | the Holocaust-era formation of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra |
| Bad 25 | yes | 88 | 86 | moves in the style of a great pop song |
| Who Bombed Judi Bari? | yes | 86 | 83 | a compelling tribute |
| The Flat | yes | 75 | 100 | Zionist grandparents' friendship with a Nazi |
| Bel Borba Aqui | yes | 58 | 57 | as jaunty and improvisational as its colorful subject |
| Addicted to Fame | yes | 33 | 43 | the making of 2007's "Illegal Aliens," a low-budget, B-movie flop |
| A Whisper to a Roar | yes | activists who risked everything to bring democracy to their countries | ||
| Lunch | yes | all homage and quite agreeable. | ||
| Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution | yes | superbly told, enjoyably dishy | ||
| Burn | yes | Detroit: an untenable challenge for firefighters in America's arson capital | ||
| Switch | yes | does an admirable job of untangling the issues [of energy] | ||
| The King | yes | an engaging character study of Darko Kralj | ||
| The Optimists | yes | reveals Bulgarians' courage amid cruelty | ||
| Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed | yes | the inhumane slaughter of wild and domestic horses | ||
| Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home | yes | [a] vivid cinematic portrait. | ||
| Honor Flight | yes | a moving look at World War II veterans | ||
| The Zen of Bennett | so-so | 88 | 83 | a strange mixture of grace, joy and melancholy |
| Six Million and One | so-so | 88 | unraveling the endless mysteries of the Shoah. | |
| Bones Brigade: An Autobiography | so-so | 78 | 83 | feels like an epilogue. |
| Heleno | so-so | 50 | 60 | too concerned with unflattering surface details. |
| Man at War | so-so | might have benefited from a more in-depth look at the game itself | ||
| Sexy Baby | no | 57 | Too much information | |
| Waiting for Lightning | no | 44 | 22 | doesn't offer much insight into Way's thinking. |
| Buffalo Girls | no | 33 | 0 | feels simply like a messed-up vacation video |
| A Man's Story | no | 27 | fashion designer Ozwald Boateng | |
| Seeds of Resiliency | no | amounts to a lot of surface-skimming and reliance on platitudes | ||
| animated | ||||
| Wreck-It Ralph | yes | 85 | 81 | *subversive sensibility and old-school/new-school feel |
| Rise of the Guardians | so-so | 72 | 69 | If you're not careful, edgy can send things right over the cliff |
| Delhi Safari | so-so | 17 | 17 | means well but lacks zest |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica | so-so | at times repetitive, at times intriguing. | ||
| The Mystical Laws | no | 20 | 20 | “G-Force” meets a Chick tract |
| Tales of the Night | no | 81 | Ocelot's storytelling never quite matches his visual abilities. | |
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | no | 50 | Insufferable, incomplete | |
| regular movies | ||||
| The Sessions | yes | 95 | 93 | human nature at its most vulnerable, heartfelt and courageous |
| Sister | yes | 94 | 100 | emotional land mines that detonate with understated power |
| Holy Motors | yes | 92 | 92 | *thrillingly outré |
| Skyfall | yes | 92 | 91 | *James Bond still sharp and fit at 50 |
| Quartet | yes | 92 | a genteel comedy | |
| Starlet | yes | 90 | 100 | *One of the year's most arresting, heartfelt indies |
| Lincoln | yes | 90 | 95 | Monumental |
| Silver Linings Playbook | yes | 89 | 90 | *is irresistibly eccentric |
| Dragon | yes | 88 | 78 | soars as martial arts-detective tale |
| Life of Pi | yes | 86 | 88 | *a masterpiece by Ang Lee |
| North Sea Texas | yes | 79 | emergent sexuality, first love, the thrill of desire, navigating hurt feelings | |
| The Loneliest Planet | yes | 68 | 72 | this journey of two lovers is well worth taking |
| Price Check | yes | 67 | 90 | a wistful glimpse at life's inevitable priorities. |
| Dangerous Liaisons | yes | 62 | 75 | visually sumptuous and exquisite. |
| The Comedy | yes | 60 | 50 | a fascinating character study of a hipster's journey to maturity. |
| 28 Hotel Rooms | yes | 57 | deeper, warmer and far less tawdry than it might sound | |
| Simon and the Oaks | yes | 50 | 50 | involving drama from Sweden, the Holocaust, authentic, distinct |
| For Ellen | yes | 48 | 58 | *beautifully observed and impeccably executed |
| The Details | yes | 48 | 55 | *offbeat, original, pitch dark comedy for adults |
| Hyde Park on Hudson | yes | 38 | 39 | Bill Murray shines as FDR |
| Democracy at Work | yes | takes pleasure in skewering the campaign process. | ||
| Jab Tak Hai Jaan | yes | a fitting tribute to its late director, Yash Chopra. | ||
| A Werewolf Boy | yes | At once earnest, silly, sprightly and dark | ||
| Funeral Kings | so-so | 100 | leaves many stories unresolved | |
| A Royal Affair | so-so | 87 | 83 | unapologetically earnest and a bit on the bloodless side |
| Generation P | so-so | 86 | an amusing cyberpunk extravaganza | |
| This Must Be the Place | so-so | 73 | 55 | moments of strange, aching beauty. |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | so-so | 69 | 47 | *lacks a certain ring |
| Barrymore | so-so | 67 | 75 | An exceptional performance piece. It just isn't much of a movie. |
| Café de Flore | so-so | 63 | 55 | terribly long and repetitive for so delicately dreamy a diptych |
| Tai Chi Zero | so-so | 60 | 67 | It's stylistic overkill, but it has winning moments. |
| Silent Night | so-so | 57 | Talk about a bad Santa | |
| The Man With the Iron Fists | so-so | 55 | 55 | enjoyably bad |
| Vamps | so-so | 40 | groan-inducing, half-baked | |
| Nobody Walks | so-so | 36 | 47 | provocative, if flawed |
| Paranormal Activity 4 | so-so | 26 | 12 | eerie setup for another sequel |
| The Black Tulip | so-so | 25 | 38 | vivid and uneven portrayal of modern life in Afghanistan. |
| Fun Size | so-so | 23 | 41 | Transiently entertaining, with intermittent sparks |
| The Last Fall | so-so | involving, sympathetic | ||
| Amber Alert | so-so | light (read: nonexistent) on character dimension and, frankly, logic. | ||
| Crossroad | so-so | [a] pensive tale of life, death and destiny. | ||
| Madrid, 1987 | no | 83 | 80 | the action doesn't quite transcend the stagy setup. |
| A Late Quartet | no | 80 | 87 | set to Opus 131 but doesn't match it |
| Talaash | no | 80 | [this] Bollywood-meets-noir needs work | |
| The Other Son | no | 78 | 76 | Good intentions hinder the drama |
| Killing Them Softly | no | 78 | 68 | Brad Pitt is smooth, but 'Killing Them Softly' isn't |
| Flight | no | 77 | 92 | weakened by movie trope repetition |
| The Bay | no | 77 | 65 | plagued by a poor plot and off-the-mark casting |
| California Solo | no | 71 | 70 | runs thin on charm |
| Anna Karenina | no | 63 | 53 | Joe Wright's artifice overshadows actors |
| Cloud Atlas | no | 63 | 41 | tumbles to Earth |
| Hitchcock | no | 62 | 48 | just not interesting |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 | no | 61 | 59 | dialogue: spotty and sappy; the action: completely over the top |
| All Together | no | 60 | 63 | opts for cute over cutting edge. |
| Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes | no | 60 | an irritating tease | |
| Pusher | no | 54 | 43 | a middling drug-scene drama |
| Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | no | 53 | 67 | either the fourth or sixth entry in the lumbering action franchise |
| Citadel | no | 48 | 38 | dissipates like a slow leak. |
| The Collection | no | 44 | 23 | slasher flick/rescue mission mash-up [works] for only about half the film |
| The First Time | no | 40 | 29 | A delicate love never quite blooms |
| Back to 1942 | no | 40 | 17 | emotional connection proves … elusive. |
| Sassy Pants | no | 40 | has some design flaws | |
| Chasing Mavericks | no | 34 | 26 | surf's up, film's flat |
| Deadfall | no | 31 | 33 | some good performances but the script falls short. |
| Lay the Favorite | no | 20 | 23 | a bad bet |
| Atletu (The Athlete) | no | 17 | stumbles in storytelling | |
| Jack & Diane | no | 13 | 22 | lesbian werewolf love story |
| Alex Cross | no | 12 | 0 | armed with silly lines |
| Red Dawn | no | 11 | 3 | remake won't win hearts and minds |
| Festival of Lights | no | 9 | 0 | well-intended but choppy and unconvincing |
| Nature Calls | no | 6 | 14 | only so fitfully funny. |
| Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | no | 5 | 0 | visual flair without the fun |
| Playing for Keeps | no | 3 | 0 | wastes the talents of actresses like Uma Thurman |
| That's What She Said | no | 0 | 0 | another annoying, raunchy female comedy. |
| Four Assassins | no | shoots itself in the foot | ||
| Perfect Number | no | moody Korean thriller | ||
| Shady Lady | no | an amateurish reconstruction of a World War II bombing mission | ||
| Ingenious | no | the film's structure is uneven. | ||
| Scrooge and Marley | no | a gay take on christmas | ||
| The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | no | isn't as good as its star [,Ernest Borgnine] |