LAT	RTMC	RTC
documentary
Cutie and the Boxer	yes	100	100	*an unblinking look at the fierceness of artist Ushio Shinohara
Best Kept Secret	yes	100	100	the overwhelming experience of teaching, parenting
Our Nixon	yes	100		recounted with economy, focus and pitch-dark humor
Blackfish	yes	97	100	a vital, convincing proponent for protection of killer whales
The Act of Killing	yes	97	94	*a mind-bending film, devastating and disorienting
Museum Hours	yes	96	92	An observational quasi-documentary with a fictional overlay
Terms and Conditions May Apply	yes	86	75	[online] privacy is on the extinction watch list
Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers	yes	82	88	The world's most successful ring of diamond thieves
Casting By	yes	80		Casting directors … are the stars of this highly watchable documentary.
The Good Son: The Life of Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini	yes	75	71	colorful, absorbing
Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride	yes	75		deterioration of the iconic New York amusement park
Good Ol' Freda	yes	69	88	uneven yet engaging
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film	yes	64	71	a captivating mélange
Off Label	yes	50	60	takes unique view of Big Pharma's influence
American Made Movie	yes	40	60	the rise, fall and rise of American manufacturing
Herblock: The Black & the White	yes			finely drawn
Glickman	yes			a rich assortment of vintage material and the insightful accolades
Go Grandriders	yes			a group of elderly scooter riders on a 730-mile trip around Taiwan.
More Than Honey	so-so	100	100	a loose structure and lack of specific through-line
Storm Surfers 3D	so-so	94	90	cartoonishly chipper best bros hunt monster thrills
The United States of Autism	so-so	67	67	What it lacks in depth, it makes up for with candor, warmth and fortitude
When Comedy Went to School	so-so	60	67	is funny when it sticks to the topic.
My Father and the Man in Black	so-so	59	57	revealing if at times awkward look at a legend
The Gardener	so-so			It's a trippy, ethereal mood piece, but it rarely gels.
We the Parents	so-so			inspirational, not too informative
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction	no	94	100	a fitful conversation
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear	no	77	63	a charismatic collection of characters, but with little context.
Nicky's Family	no	65	55	wastes a compelling story of heroism
One Direction: This Is Us	no	62	50	little more than a harmless keepsak
The United States of Football	no			fumbles its message
Wampler's Ascent	no			Amateur cinematography, overreaching aspirations and sparse detail
TV Man: The Search for the Last Independent Dealer	no			the television aficionado gets in his own way
animated
Turbo	yes	66	76	as clever as 'racing snails' suggests.
Planes	so-so	24	18	stays grounded while it might have soared
The Smurfs 2	no	12	13	lives up to predecessor's mediocre standards
regular movies
Big Words	yes	100		says much about not making it in show biz
Short Term 12	yes	98	100	*genuine and moving
Our Children	yes	92	100	captures a complex power relationship
This Is Martin Bonner	yes	92	90	a finely etched character study
The Spectacular Now	yes	90	95	*an intoxicating brew of teen angst
The World's End	yes	89	88	*a comedy with action, great effects and a sense of fun.
In a World...	yes	86	82	the quirky, cutthroat business of movie trailer voice-over work
The Conjuring	yes	85	84	*has thrills, 'gotchas!' aplenty
I Declare War	yes	77	75	delves into kids' imaginary world with charm
Europa Report	yes	77	69	*a … striking and … scary space trip to a moon of Jupiter
You're Next	yes	74	75	*just the right mix of yuks, yikes and yecchs.
The Grandmaster	yes	73	80	filled with the most ravishing images
The Patience Stone	yes	70	67	brings home the startling realities common to harsh patriarchies
The Happy Sad	yes	69	75	an engaging look at romantic entanglements, turned upside down
Terraferma	yes	60	50	involving, thematically rich
Riddick	yes	59	45	extremely violent, cleverly managed fun
The Artist and the Model	yes	56	60	stirringly presents art, life and death as one irrevocably tangled trio
Instructions Not Included	yes	54		a sweet, funny and poignant comedy
Closed Circuit	yes	42	42	government surveillance and terrorism in Britain
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	yes	34	44	a heroic effort for demigod
Computer Chess	so-so	85	82	a few moves away from great satire
Prince Avalanche	so-so	80	71	paints an impressive, involving but unfinished picture.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints	so-so	75	75	a flawed but seductive crime story
Broken	so-so	62	62	Solidly done if somewhat unremarkable
Inch'Allah	so-so	56	50	builds a persuasive sensory immediacy...grows increasingly contrived.
Thérèse	so-so	56	40	handsome yet at times frustrating
Bounty Killer	so-so	44	33	gleefully gory but not quite as fun as it should be
Standing Up	so-so	40		It's beautifully photographed, but lacks humor or hazards.
Hell Baby	so-so	33	27	a modest, occasionally gross horror spoof
Tio Papi	so-so	29		never strikes an emotional tone that's more than blandly agreeable
Drift	so-so	24	0	tries to ride too many story line waves
The Lifeguard	so-so	13	18	a credibly flawed and conflicted heroine who holds interest.
Breaking the Girls	so-so	0		fine for what it is but also never really shifts into something more
Pig Death Machine	so-so			verges on sophisticated —when it's not strange, distorted and disoriented
Jug Face	no	81	67	a modest detour into redneck gothic
Ways to Live Forever	no	80		Lingers like a summer cold
Paradise: Faith	no	75	64	descends into a simple freak show
Lee Daniels' The Butler	no	72	79	The director's penchant for excess gets in the way of an important story
Cockneys vs. Zombies	no	70	63	strictly for fans of the genre
Wolverine	no	67	61	effective action shots dragged down by a scattered plot.
Elysium	no	65	67	Despite its title, "Elysium" is no promised land
Scenic Route	no	65	57	flat characters and an uninspired plot
2 Guns	no	59	44	slick, but Washington and Wahlberg grate
Frozen Ground	no	58	38	Lackluster stars, confused structure and choppy edit
Things Never Said	no	57	60	[a] mash-up domestic drama and soapy romance
I Give It a Year	no	57	55	feels awkward and forced
The To Do List'	no	55	54	[a] blushing yet tedious female version of 'Porky's.'
Blood	no	50	50	reveals little heart
Lovelace	no	50	37	offers a whitewashed version of the life that Linda Lovelace endured
Dark Tourist	no	50		overstays its welcome
Wasteland	no	43	57	loses its way
Afternoon Delight	no	42	50	fumbles answers to compelling questions
We're the Millers	no	41	29	can't fake the laughs
Red 2	no	40	29	much more of a mixed bag than it should have been.
Only God Forgives	no	34	13	needs to be saved from itself
Austenland	no	33	33	a flat soda of a comedy
Dealin' With Idiots	no	33	13	Comedy strikes out
Kick-Ass 2	no	29	16	aims high but falls short
Jobs	no	26	18	never gets to the core of what made the late tech wizard click
The Canyons	no	23	21	Written by Bret Easton Ellis, starring Lindsay Lohan. 'Nuf said
A Teacher	no	23	15	doesn't make the grade
The Time Being	no	20	0	ends of being one-dimensional and dull.
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones	no	19	11	Plot and performances barely rattle along inside a grab bag of ideas
Girl Most Likely	no	16	9	Overstuffed. Rings hollow
Winnie Mandela	no	15	14	standard template of a highlights reel
R.I.P.D.	no	11	18	an unholy mess that ghostly cops can't save
Paranoia	no	4	0	has many Hemsworth beauty shots but few surprises.
Stranded	no	0	0	stops short of train-wreck silliness
Getaway	no	0	0	one big wreck
American Milkshake	no	0	0	Undernourishing
The Rooftop	no			is flashy, splashy and a waste of time
Tiny Times	no			An overload of dumb fluff prevails
Implanted	no			needs many new parts
Tiny Times 2	no			Hammy visuals and pop overkill are back
Abandoned Mine	no			a shaft
36 Saints	no			as flavorless and thinly structured as a Communion wafer
Dead Before Dawn 3D	no			lunges at comedy and misses
Snake & Mongoose	no			sputtering, cliché-choked
Mission Park	no			a clunky tale of murder, friendship