| LAT | RTMC | RTC | note: “~” = the film's name | |
| documentary | ||||
| The Bad Kids | yes | 100 | 100 | Powerful education documentary shows a path to success |
| Saving Banksy | yes | 100 | 100 | the ethos of street art and a desire to preserve it |
| The Sunshine Makers | yes | 100 | 100 | *a merry trip through 1960s counter-culture |
| The C Word | yes | 100 | cancer documentary bursts forth with ideas | |
| I Am Not Your Negro | yes | 96 | 100 | James Baldwin is illuminated, with dizzying multimedia savvy |
| Oklahoma City | yes | 95 | 92 | looks back at the Timothy McVeigh bombing |
| Strike a Pose | yes | 94 | 86 | what happened to the dancers in Madonna's Blond Ambition tour |
| Harry Benson: Shoot First | yes | 84 | 80 | profiles a 'celebrity' photographer who was, in fact, so much more |
| Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America | yes | 82 | 83 | Musician seeks out bigots |
| Reset | yes | 75 | 75 | re the now-departed director of the Paris Opera Ballet |
| This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous | yes | 73 | 71 | the rise of a YouTube star |
| 808 | yes | Stars discuss Roland drum machine | ||
| Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil | yes | looks at the country's horrifying Nazi past | ||
| Sea of Hope | yes | explores national marine monuments | ||
| A Rockin’ Midsummer Night’s Dream | yes | an affecting chronicle, a snapshot of a town’s collective PTSD | ||
| The Ataxian | so-so | Cycling provides outlet and purpose for afflicted man | ||
| Antarctica: Ice and Sky | no | 95 | 83 | More like 'March of the Glaciologist' |
| They Call Us Monsters | no | 82 | 73 | a therapy session and a back-patting exercise |
| Best and Most Beautiful Things | no | 80 | 75 | fails to explore deeply |
| Two Weeks to Go | no | Even with the ultimate clock ticking, is more selfie than movie | ||
| animated | ||||
| Sing | yes | 70 | 67 | Packed with pop tunes, discovers the simple fun in putting on a show |
| One Piece Film: Gold | yes | 63 | beneath the slapstick lies a blunt critique of economic inequality | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions | so-so | suffers from both too much story and too little | ||
| The Trouble With Terkel | no | 40 | Recycled animation; strains to offend | |
| regular movies | ||||
| The Salesman | yes | 97 | 97 | the setup is creaky, the payoff, when it arrives, is a thing to behold |
| Paterson | yes | 96 | 95 | soulful, intricate poetry |
| Old Stone | yes | 95 | 92 | Chinese neo-noir spins taxi driver into a bureaucratic nightmare |
| Paris, 05:59: Théo & Hugo | yes | 95 | 100 | remarkably empathetic, big-hearted and love-struck |
| Slash | yes | 94 | 86 | provides a coming-of-age tale for the social media age |
| Neruda | yes | 94 | 95 | *a richly imagined biographical fantasia |
| La La Land | yes | 93 | 96 | *breathes new life into the movie musical |
| Fences | yes | 93 | 98 | feels straight ahead and stagebound, but... |
| I, Daniel Blake | yes | 93 | 100 | still-seething anger is at the rabble-rousing heart of ~ |
| Toni Erdmann | yes | 92 | 90 | Comedy and heartache make perfect bedfellows |
| 20th Century Women | yes | 89 | 92 | Annette Bening is the pitch-perfect centerpiece |
| Land of Mine | yes | 88 | 90 | Young prisoners of war are victims of WWII fallout |
| A Monster Calls | yes | 87 | 81 | *delivers a special kind of magic for both adults and children |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | yes | 85 | 77 | an uneven but thrilling wrinkle to the mythology of 'Star Wars' |
| Silence | yes | 85 | 84 | an anguished masterwork of spiritual inquiry |
| The Brand New Testament | yes | 83 | 77 | finds God ... in Brussels |
| Julieta | yes | 83 | 78 | *radiant melodrama is a work of subdued mastery |
| Beyond the Gates | yes | 80 | 60 | horror movies delivers retro fun |
| Patriots Day | yes | 80 | 83 | a fine tribute to the people of Boston |
| The Daughter | yes | 76 | 58 | an effective modern reworking of "The Wild Duck." |
| Split | yes | 75 | 62 | *M. Night Shyamalan's return-to-form thriller |
| Staying Vertical | yes | 70 | 83 | an entrancingly weird study of male anxieties |
| I Am Michael | yes | 66 | 69 | James Franco fascinates as he morphs from gay to straight |
| Worlds Apart | yes | 63 | spins three love stories set in Greece | |
| Sophie and the Rising Sun | yes | 60 | 67 | would pass the Bechdel test with flying colors |
| Claire in Motion | yes | 57 | 71 | Betsy Brandt captures a bereft wife's confusion and grief |
| Wheeler | yes | 56 | Stephen Dorff shines in docu-style music drama | |
| Office Christmas Party | yes | 41 | 26 | T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon cut loose |
| Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | yes | 35 | 50 | violent, idiotic fun |
| The Bye Bye Man | yes | 24 | 41 | Don’t let it fool you, there’s fun to be had in the horror |
| My Annoying Brother | yes | will push your buttons and you'll enjoy it | ||
| American Wrestler | yes | winningly combines sports drama with immigrant saga | ||
| The Boatman | yes | Hypnotic border thriller depicts immigration on human scale | ||
| Hidden Figures | yes | a Grade-A Hollywood crowd-pleaser in the best way | ||
| Retake | yes | intriguingly captures haunted gay man's replay of his past | ||
| The Autopsy of Jane Doe | so-so | 87 | 93 | spooky atmosphere and slow-drip storytelling over visceral kicks |
| Two Lovers and a Bear | so-so | 86 | 89 | thrilling drama with hits and misses |
| Barry | so-so | 80 | 74 | low-key, mostly imagined portrait of the man who would be president |
| Trespass Against Us | so-so | 57 | 50 | Adam Smith’s sloppily energetic debut feature |
| Kung Fu Yoga | so-so | 50 | 57 | [try] to stop that goofy smile from spreading across your face |
| XXX: The Return of Xander Cage | so-so | 43 | 30 | outlandish action, innovative stunt spectacle to the extreme |
| Between Us | so-so | 43 | uncomfortably close close ups, smash cut edits | |
| A Kind of Murder | so-so | 36 | The otherwise flat mystery gets points for showcasing '60s style | |
| Monster Trucks | so-so | 32 | 25 | a mild creature-feature ride on the eco-friendly side |
| Solace | so-so | 24 | 44 | delivers some old-school serial killer flair |
| Underworld: Blood Wars | so-so | 18 | 17 | as satisfyingly big, dumb and loud as its predecessors |
| Assassin's Creed | so-so | 17 | 17 | an exciting, if strange ride |
| On the Rocks | so-so | shrill, but often funny anti-romantic comedy | ||
| The Grace of Jake | no | 80 | A shallow treatment of faith | |
| We Are the Flesh | no | 75 | 67 | Mexican art-house horror film is not for the faint of heart |
| My Father Die | no | 69 | Ultra-violent Southern noir is all style, no substance | |
| Frank & Lola | no | 66 | 36 | Twists and turns undermine psychosexual drama |
| Detour | no | 61 | 20 | Take a pass and reach for the Edgar G. Ulmer film |
| Burn Country | no | 60 | 86 | Intriguing premise fails to engage |
| Sword Master | no | 60 | slices and dices but can't match classic wuxia | |
| War on Everyone | no | 57 | 50 | A snarky, self-conscious cop thriller wages ~ |
| The Legend of Ben Hall | no | 56 | Aussie western goes on and on | |
| The Ardennes | no | 54 | 45 | Belgian crime drama veers off course |
| Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies | no | 50 | doesn't remotely live up to its title | |
| Alone in Berlin | no | 47 | 45 | never gets a grip on its historical moment |
| Youth in Oregon | no | 45 | 25 | Heavy-handed; makes dying with dignity hard |
| Bakery in Brooklyn | no | 43 | 40 | rom-com produces neither love nor laughs |
| Why Him? | no | 40 | 30 | something's missing |
| 100 Streets | no | 40 | 33 | Not even Idris Elba can elevate the pedestrian ensemble drama |
| All We Had | no | 39 | 13 | Katie Holmes' makes ho-hum feature directing debut |
| Sugar Mountain | no | 36 | Beautiful landscapes; mindless thriller | |
| Live by Night | no | 34 | 28 | Ben Affleck the star doesn't do Ben Affleck the director any favors |
| Railroad Tigers | no | 33 | 40 | makes one yearn for the Jackie Chan of old |
| Abattoir | no | 32 | sloppy horror/noir hybrid | |
| Passengers | no | 31 | 17 | predicable sci-fi thriller |
| The Hollow Point | no | 31 | 29 | Border drama; sacrifices logic for violence |
| A Dog's Purpose | no | 30 | 26 | a fleeting experience |
| Don't Knock Twice | no | 28 | [an] otherwise routine thriller | |
| Pitchfork | no | 20 | doesn't stray from tedium | |
| The Crash (Jekyll Island) | no | 17 | 17 | Flawed techno-thriller ripped prematurely from tomorrow's headlines |
| Lost in Florence | no | 17 | bland romantic drama | |
| Get the Girl | no | 13 | Dark comedy-thriller is a misfire from the get-go | |
| Collateral Beauty | no | 12 | 3 | a maudlin, manipulative holiday-themed sympathy card |
| Eloise | no | 0 | 0 | Supernatural thriller glosses over ambitious storytelling |
| Contract to Kill | no | 0 | 0 | Steven Seagal collects another paycheck |
| The Book of Love | no | 0 | The tragicomic whimsy is not enough | |
| Bad Kids of Crestview Academy | no | 0 | Horror-comedy fails by any measure | |
| Fall | no | Bergmanesque starkness and gloom; elusive, glacially paced | ||
| Gold | no | there's no payoff in treasure-hunt [this] drama | ||
| American Violence | no | a self-serious and sometimes silly B-movie | ||
| Train Station | no | Experimental drama can't bear the weight of dozens of directors | ||
| Blood Brothers | no | Pretentious serial killers; gets old fast | ||
| Confessions of a Womanizer | no | scrapes the bottom of the barrel before finding a shred of redemption | ||
| Kill Ratio | no | Ridiculous political thriller does Eastern Europe on the cheap | ||
| Stevie D | no | Dead-ringer overstays welcome in derivative ~ | ||
| Sins of Our Youth | no | lacks emotional heft to tackle gun violence | ||
| Virtual Revolution | no | There's nothing radical in the leaden sci-fi noir ~ | ||
| City of Dead Men | no | Genre-confused; led astray by pretense | ||
| Lost & Found | no | moves in mysterious, if not always satisfying, ways | ||
| Hickey | no | stuck in a '90s time warp | ||
| Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) | no | blurs the lines of reality | ||
| 48 Hours to Live | no | Seedy thriller grooves better than it tells a story | ||
| The Snare | no | Derivative horror film relies on cheap shocks | ||
| Top Coat Cash | no | beats tough-guy cliches into the ground | ||
| Doobious Sources | no | You may need to imbibe to find the funny | ||
| The Axe Murders of Villisca | no | The scares are low, and the plot under-baked |