| LAT | RTMC | RTC | note: “~” = the film's name | |
| documentary | ||||
| Earth: One Amazing Day | yes | 100 | 100 | packs drama and comedy into one spin of an axis |
| Sled Dogs | yes | 100 | 100 | exposes harsh realities of Iditarod |
| I Am Another You | yes | 100 | 100 | sensitively documents a young person who chooses a transient life |
| Wasted! The Story of Food Waste | yes | 100 | looks at culinary sustainability | |
| Faces Places | yes | 100 | 100 | *Agnès Varda and JR embark on a lovely, restorative road trip |
| The Departure | yes | 100 | 100 | looks at selflessness and suffering from a Zen monk's view |
| The Work | yes | 100 | 100 | goes inside prison group therapy |
| AlphaGo | yes | 100 | *Ancient Chinese board game treated with NFL-like drama and intrigue | |
| Aida's Secrets | yes | 100 | 100 | Trauma of war and decades of separation play out |
| Jane | yes | 99 | 95 | *Re Jane Goodall: an incredible love story in new |
| Dina | yes | 98 | 100 | *warmly, involvingly captured, beguiling |
| The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson | yes | 96 | 100 | a poignant portrait of a transgender activist |
| For Ahkeem | yes | 95 | 91 | delivers a bracing story of grit in a world of social injustice |
| Human Flow | yes | 95 | 91 | Ai Weiwei captures the plight of refugees on an epic scale |
| One of Us | yes | 95 | 100 | examines the tough choices facing those who break away from Hasidic life |
| Dealt | yes | 95 | 100 | Blind magician triumphs with the hand he's been 'Dealt' |
| Rat Film | yes | 94 | 100 | an electrifying cinematic essay |
| Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold | yes | 94 | 93 | Familiarity breeds respect |
| 78/52 | yes | 89 | 93 | *brilliantly, obsessively breaks down shower scene in 'Psycho' |
| Mansfield 66/67 | yes | 88 | chronicles short, controversial life of taboo-breaking blond | |
| Take My Nose ... Please! | yes | 83 | Women of comedy take on Hollywood-inflicted self-image issues | |
| Deliver Us | yes | 83 | observes a present-day Sicilian exorcist | |
| The Paris Opera | yes | 63 | 71 | offers aficionados a behind-the-scenes peek |
| Liberation Day | yes | 63 | Slovenian art rock meets North Korean authoritarianism | |
| Rocky Ros Muc | yes | tracks boxer's colorful life from Ireland to Boston | ||
| Architects of Denial | yes | a powerful look at the Armenian genocide | ||
| Chavela | yes | Mexican singer defied the rules of the gender game and more | ||
| Cadillac Tramps: Life on the Edge | yes | O.C. punk band lives on | ||
| 32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide' | yes | in deeply felt; searches for answers | ||
| Mully | yes | difficult to watch; ultimately heartwarming | ||
| Al Di Qua | yes | Italian doc turns camera on forgotten souls | ||
| Atomic Homefront | yes | Moms and other activists tackle radioactive waste | ||
| Brimstone & Glory | so-so | 86 | 80 | thrills and terror of Mexican fireworks festival |
| Thy Father's Chair | so-so | 78 | Weirdly poignant | |
| The Pathological Optimist | so-so | profiles a notorious anti-vaccination doctor | ||
| Angels Within | so-so | depicts Pakistani American doctors in underserved areas | ||
| Bending the Arc | so-so | a glorified infomercial for a worthy cause? | ||
| Bugs | no | 100 | 100 | “Babette’s Feast” it ain’t |
| Bobbi Jene | no | 53 | 20 | remains on the surface of story of dancer taking own creative path |
| Surviving Peace | no | a self-serving dialogue on the century-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict | ||
| Heal | no | Playing more like an infomercial than a documentary | ||
| animated | ||||
| A Silent Voice | yes | 91 | shines a potent light on bullying | |
| My Little Pony: The Movie | so-so | 48 | 55 | a pastel treat for those who like that sort of thing |
| regular movies | ||||
| Wexford Plaza | yes | 100 | Shifting perspective, clever writing and direction | |
| God's Own Country | yes | 99 | 94 | *finds rapturous romance in the wilds of England |
| The Florida Project | yes | 95 | 100 | *a magnificent portrait of a joyous, troubled childhood |
| Barracuda | yes | 92 | 100 | tests the bonds of family amid an Austin landscape |
| Brawl in Cell Block 99 | yes | 92 | 100 | *a grimly mesmerizing pulp powerhouse |
| Walking Out | yes | 92 | 92 | a brutal, hauntingly beautiful survival drama |
| The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | yes | 92 | 97 | *finely observed |
| Better Watch Out | yes | 88 | 80 | *delivers nasty holiday fun |
| Blade Runner 2049 | yes | 87 | 91 | *a visually dazzling follow-up 35 years after the original |
| Novitiate | yes | 87 | 91 | *a sensitive and revealing portrayal of young women's faith |
| Haze | yes | 86 | Fresh (so fresh, it’s raw) take on fraternity life | |
| Blood Stripe | yes | 86 | 100 | deals honestly, authentically with a female combat veteran's return home |
| Professor Marston and the Wonder Women | yes | 86 | 83 | *a disarming exploration of a superhero's kinky roots |
| The King's Choice | yes | 84 | 75 | Norway's little known conflict during WWII |
| Marshall | yes | 83 | 88 | *delivers the heroic bio-pic treatment Thurgood Marshall deserves |
| Never Here | yes | 83 | 80 | Exceptional, sexy, shadowy thriller |
| The Bachelors | yes | 82 | a grieving father; big-hearted | |
| The Square | yes | 81 | 73 | *a virtuoso satire of the modern art world |
| Tom of Finland | yes | 80 | 45 | Entertaining portrait of iconic gay artist |
| Thank You for Your Service | yes | 77 | 76 | *doesn't sugarcoat what soldiers face on the homefront |
| Happy Death Day | yes | 71 | 67 | 'Groundhog Day' with murder and a flawed victim |
| Wonderstruck | yes | 69 | 72 | a visually captivating and fully engrossing tale of wonder |
| Suck It Up | yes | 67 | Young women face grief through humor and revelry | |
| M.F.A. | yes | 58 | insightful rape-revenge slasher flick | |
| Blood Money | yes | 57 | 40 | efficient white-water thriller |
| Killing Gunther | yes | 53 | 67 | an amusing sendup of action flicks — and Arnold is a hoot |
| Same Kind of Different as Me | yes | 38 | 17 | Hounsou, Zellweger and Kinnear elevate drama ~ |
| Leatherface | yes | 33 | 40 | Well-made pulp delves into the 'Chain Saw' back story |
| All I See Is You | yes | 28 | 32 | a sensual and visual experience |
| Somebody's Mother | yes | tackles a terrible loss and its aftermath with knowing empathy | ||
| Legend of 420 | so-so | 100 | like a conversation with a stoner: excited if a bit unfocused | |
| Flesh and Blood | so-so | 86 | the whole is less than the sum of its parts | |
| Alex & Eve | so-so | 82 | Greek Orthodox boy meets Muslim girl | |
| Tragedy Girls | so-so | 81 | 75 | mean girls turn deadly mean, but still look good on Instagram |
| The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One | so-so | 65 | 60 | Solid B-movie sci-fi on a budget |
| The Strange Ones | so-so | 62 | is an odyssey and a mystery | |
| The Fortress | so-so | 50 | Korean historical war drama portrays and requires fortitude | |
| So B. It | so-so | 40 | Performances help heartwarming drama overcome contrivances | |
| Jigsaw | so-so | 34 | 27 | A not-awful return to the torture chambers of 'Saw' |
| Red Oleanders Raktokarobi | so-so | ably blends politics and Bollywood pop | ||
| Dog Park | so-so | Romdram has its heart in the right place | ||
| Demons | so-so | Miles Doleac serves up self-serious horror | ||
| Dementia 13 | so-so | A stylish horror remake of early Coppola/Corman | ||
| Bad Blood: The Movie | so-so | Killer werefrog, clever design enliven retro monster flick | ||
| Only the Brave | no | 88 | 88 | Fires rage, but cliches pour cold water on the real-life drama |
| The Killing of a Sacred Deer | no | 79 | 71 | craft in service of secondhand shocks and ideas |
| Una | no | 74 | 60 | a slog despite strong performances |
| Cold Moon | no | 71 | Horror audiences likely to give ~ the cold shoulder | |
| Paradise | no | 68 | 57 | a predictable waltz of suffering and monstrosity |
| Breathe | no | 66 | 42 | tamped down by clichéd execution |
| Goodbye Christopher Robin | no | 64 | 52 | You won’t necessarily fwow up, though ... |
| Te Ata | no | 63 | 43 | Heartfelt drama lacks verve of its celebrated Native American subject |
| The Foreigner | no | 62 | 57 | Jackie Chan gets his 'Taken' moment — and yet ... |
| Let There Be Light | no | 60 | Hannity and Sorbo join forces in the Christian reckoning drama | |
| Acts of Vengeance | no | 57 | dumb-as-a-stick action flick | |
| Jungle | no | 54 | 67 | problematic survival story |
| Crash Pad | no | 54 | It's a rough landing for Domhnall Gleeson | |
| The Mountain Between Us | no | 41 | 46 | crashes as a survival story |
| Generational Sins | no | 33 | Faith-based drama takes a slow, uneven road | |
| The Stray | no | 33 | In the uninspired family drama fiction is blander than truth | |
| Suburbicon | no | 28 | 15 | a dreadful movie for dreadful times |
| 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain | no | 24 | Survival tale never manages to heat up | |
| Overdrive | no | 17 | a blanched 'Fast and Furious' for dummies | |
| Trafficked | no | 17 | A global scourge gets the schlock-buffet treatment | |
| Geostorm | no | 13 | 0 | proves less thrilling than the Weather Channel |
| The Snowman | no | 7 | 0 | dreadfully incoherent thriller |
| Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | no | 6 | 0 | All trick, no treat; a shoddy, low-laugh outing |
| The Crucifixion | no | 0 | Demonic possession drama lacks life | |
| 2307: Winter's Dream | no | Sci-fi humanoid thriller plays like a parody | ||
| Carving a Life | no | Indie drama about addiction, means well but is ineptly made | ||
| The Man From Earth: Holocene | no | Sci-fi sequel fails to live up to original | ||
| Swing Away | no | golf comedy can't keep the ball on the fairway | ||
| Nightworld | no | Atmospheric thriller delivers too little, too late | ||
| Where's the Money | no | Throwback comedy comes up short | ||
| The Truth About Lies | no | Terrible people say and do terrible things in unfunny comedy | ||
| Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! | no | Bad movie night candidate comes with a warning | ||
| Inheritance | no | long on family dysfunction, short on substance |