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About Endlessness Dir. Roy Andersson. Bengt Bergius, Conny Block, Lisa Blohm B
Anne at 13,000 Ft. Dir. Kazik Radwanski. Deragh Campbell, Dorothea Paas B
Annette Dir. Leos Carax. Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg B
Ascension Dir. Jessica Kingdon. Documentary about labor and culture in China B+
Attica Dir. Stanley Nelson, Traci A. Curry. Documentary about uprising A–

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Dir. Radu Jude. Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia B–
Beginning Dir. Dea Kulumbegashvili. Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli B
Being the Ricardos Dir. Aaron Sorkin. Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Tony Hale B–
Belfast Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Jude Hill, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan C
Benedetta Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Virginie Efira, Daphne Patakia B–
Bergman Island Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve. Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska C–
Beyto Dir. Gitta Gsell. Burak Ates, Dimitri Stapfer, Ecem Aydin C
Boy Meets Boy Dir. Daniel Sanchez Lopez. Alexandros Koutsoulis C+
Breaking Fast Dir. Mike Mosallam. Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Amin El Gamal C–
Bruised Dir. Halle Berry. Halle Berry, Sheila Atim, Danny Boyd Jr., Adan Canto C+

The Card Counter Dir. Paul Schrader. Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Tiffany Haddish C–
C'mon C'mon Dir. Mike Mills. Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffmann B+
CODA Dir. Siän Heder. Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant C–
The County Dir. Grímur Hákonarson. Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Hinrik Ólafsson B–
Cruella Dir. Craig Gillespie. Emma Stone, Mark Strong, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry C–
Cusp Dir. Parker Hill, Isabel Bethencourt. Documentary about teen girls in Texas B–

Dachra Dir. Abdelhamid Bouchnak. Yassmine Dimassi, Aziz Jbali, Bilel Slatnia C–
Days Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Lee Kang-sheng, Anong Houngheuangsy A–
Dear Comrades! Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky. Yuliya Vysotskaya, Vladislav Komarov A–
The Disciple Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid A–
Don't Look Up Dir. Adam McKay. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence C
Drive My Car Dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi. Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tōko Miura B+
Dune: Part One Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson B+

Ema Dir. Pablo Larraín. Mariana Di Girólamo, Gael García Bernal B–
Encanto Dir. Jared Bush, Byron Howard. Voice of Stephanie Beatriz B–
Eternals Dir. Chloé Zhao. Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek D
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Dir. Michael Showalter. Jessica Chastain C

The Father Dir. Florian Zeller. Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams B
Faya Dayi Dir. Jessica Beshir. Documentary about khat growers in Ethiopia B
The Fever Dir. Maya Da-Rin. Regis Myrupu, Rosa Peixoto, Lourinelson Vladmir B+
Flee Dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Documentary about gay Afghan refugee B
The French Dispatch Dir. Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody B–

The Green Knight Dir. David Lowery. Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Sean Harris C
The Guilty Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Jake Gyllenhaal, Riley Keough, Ethan Hawke D+

The Hand of God Dir. Paolo Sorrentino. Filippo Scotti, Teresa Saponangelo D–
A Hero Dir. Asghar Farhadi. Amir Jadidi, Sahar Goldoust, Mohsen Tanabandeh B–
Hive Dir. Blerta Basholli. Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha B
House of Gucci Dir. Ridley Scott. Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino D–
The Humans Dir. Stephen Karam. Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell B

I'm Your Man Dir. Maria Schrader. Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller B
In the Heights Dir. Jon M. Chu. Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera C+
Isabella Dir. Matías Piñeiro. María Villar, Agustina Muñoz, Gabriela Saidón B–

Judas and the Black Messiah Dir. Shaka King. Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya C+

Kala Azar Dir. Janis Rafailidou. Penelope Tsilika, Dimitris Lalos, Michele Valley B–
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Dir. David Midell. Frankie Faison B–
The Killing of Two Lovers Dir. Robert Machoian. Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi B+
King Richard Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green. Will Smith, Saniyya Sidney B
Language Lessons Dir. Natalie Morales. Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales B–
The Last Forest Dir. Luiz Bolognesi. Documentary about imperiled Amazon tribe C+
Licorice Pizza Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman B+
Little Girl Dir. Sébastien Lifshitz. Documentary about a young trans girl in France B–
The Lost Daughter Dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal. Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley A–

małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore Dir. Sky Hopinka. Documentary B
The Many Saints of Newark Dir. Alan Taylor. Alessandro Nivola B–
The Mauritanian Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster C–
Mass Dir. Fran Kranz. Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton B
The Matrix Resurrections Dir. Lana Wachowski. Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss C–
Memoria Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz B+
Memory House Dir. João Paulo Miranda Maria. Antônio Pitanga, Aline Marta B–
MLK/FBI Dir. Sam Pollard. Documentary about surveilling Martin Luther King, Jr. B+
Moffie Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey B–

Never Gonna Snow Again Dir. Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert B+
New Order Dir. Michel Franco. Samantha Yazareth Anaya, Dario Yazbek Bernal B+
Night of the Kings Dir. Philippe Lacôte. Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu B
Nightmare Alley Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara C+
No Ordinary Man Dir. Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt. Documentary B+
No Sudden Move Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro C+
No Time to Die Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga. Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek C
Notturno Dir. Gianfranco Rosi. Documentary about the modern Middle East A–

The Orphanage Dir. Shahrbanoo Sadat. Qodratollah Qadiri, Masihullah Feraji A–

Parallel Mothers Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit B+
Passing Dir. Rebecca Hall. Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland B+
Petite Maman Dir. Céline Sciamma. Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse B–
Pig Dir. Michael Sarnoski. Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, David Knell C+
Plan B Dir. Natalie Morales. Kuhoo Verma, Victoria Moroles, Michael Provost C+
El Planeta Dir. Amalia Ulman. Amalia Ulman, Alejandra Ulman, Chen Zhou B+
Port Authority Dir. Dir. Danielle Lessovitz. Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom C
The Power of the Dog Dir. Jane Campion. Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst B
Prayers for the Stolen Dir. Tatiana Huezo. Ana Cristina Ordóñez González A–
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Dir. Lili Horvát B
Procession Dir. Robert Greene. Documentary about sexual assault survivors B

Quo Vadis, Aida? Dir. Jasmila Žbanić. Jasna Djuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Ler A–

Red Rocket Dir. Sean Baker. Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone C+
The Rescue Dir. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin. Documentary B–
Respect Dir. Liesl Tommy. Jennifer Hudson, Marlon Wayans, Forest Whitaker C

Saint Maud Dir. Rose Glass. Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Frazer, Lily Knight B
Saint-Narcisse Dir. Bruce La Bruce. Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni C+
Sequin in a Blue Room Dir. Samuel Van Grinsven. Conor Leach, Ed Wightman B
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton C+
Shiva Baby Dir. Emma Seligman. Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Danny Deferrari C
The Souvenir, Part II Dir. Joanna Hogg. Honor Swinton Byrne, Tilda Swinton C
Spencer Dir. Pablo Larraín. Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins C
Stillwater Dir. Tom McCarthy. Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin C–
Sublet Dir. Eytan Fox. John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim, Miki Kam C–
Summer of '85 Dir. François Ozon. Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin C–
Summer of Soul Dir. Questlove. Documentary about Harlem music festival B–
Supernova Dir. Harry Macqueen. Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood B
Sweat Dir. Magnus von Horn. Magdalena Kolesnik, Julian Swiezewski A–
Swan Song Dir. Benjamin Cleary. Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close C–

The Tender Bar Dir. George Clooney. Tye Sheridan, Ben Affleck, Lily Rabe C–
Test Pattern Dir. Shatara Michelle Ford. Brittany S. Hall, Will Brill, Gail Bean B+
There Is No Evil Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof. Baran Rasoulof, Kaveh Ahangar B
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection Dir. Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese A–
tick, tick...BOOM! Dir. Lin-Manuel Miranda. Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp B–
Titane Dir. Julia Ducournau. Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier B
The Tragedy of Macbeth Dir. Joel Coen. Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand B
Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland C
Twilight's Kiss Dir. Ray Leung. Tai-Bo, Ben Yuen, Patra Au Ga Man, Lo Chun Yip B

The United States vs. Billie Holiday Dir. Lee Daniels. Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes B–

The Velvet Underground Dir. Todd Haynes. Documentary about the alt-rock band B

West Side Story Dir. Steven Spielberg. Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose B
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Dir. Aleksandre Koberidze B+
What We Left Unfinished Dir. Mariam Ghani. Documentary about Afghan cinema A–
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi. Kotone Furukawa B+
The White Tiger Dir. Ramin Bahrani. Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao B
The Woman Who Ran Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Song Seon-mi B+
The Worst Person in the World Dir. Joachim Trier. Renate Reinsve C+

Zola Dir. Janicza Bravo. Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo A–