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Indispensable to film fans, even if it's flawed |
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| ★ | American Sniper Dir. Clint Eastwood. Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller A– |
| The Babadook Dir. Jennifer Kent. Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman B+ |
| Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu B+ |
| Black Coal, Thin Ice Dir. Diao Yinan. Liao Fan, Gwei Lun Mei, Wang Xuebing B+ |
| ★ | Boyhood Dir. Richard Linklater. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke A– |
| Citizenfour Dir. Laura Poitras. Real-time record of Edward Snowden's disclosures B+ |
| ★ | Court Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar A |
| ★ | Edge of Tomorrow Dir. Doug Liman. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson A– |
| From What Is Before Dir. Lav Diaz. Perry Dizon, Reynan Abcede, Hazel Orencio B+ |
| ★ | Goodbye to Language 3D Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Héloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli A– |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel Dir. Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori B– |
| Interstellar Dir. Christopher Nolan. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway C+ |
| ★ | Iraqi Odyssey Dir. Samir. Documentary about familial and national history A– |
| It Follows Dir. David Robert Mitchell. Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist B+ |
| Jauja Dir. Lisandro Alonso. Viggo Mortensen, Diego Roman B+ |
| The Lego Movie Dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Voice of Chris Pratt C+ |
| Leviathan Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Aleksey Serebryakov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov B |
| ★ | The Look of Silence Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer. Documentary about a genocide A– |
| ★ | The President Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Misha Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili A– |
| ★ | Radiator Dir. Tom Browne. Daniel Cerqueira, Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones A– |
| ★ | Selma Dir. Ava DuVernay. David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson A– |
| ★ | Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait Dir. Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Bedirxan A |
| ★ | Timbuktu Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako. Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki B+ |
| ★ | The Tribe Dir. Myroslav Slaboshpitskiy. Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova A– |
| ★ | We Come as Friends Dir. Hubert Sauper. Documentary about South Sudan A– |
| Wild Tales Dir. Damián Szifron. Darío Grandinetti, Julieta Zylberberg, Rita Cortese B |
| Winter Sleep Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Ayberk Pekcan B+ |
| ★ | The Wonders Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck A– |
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| ④ |
Good or bad, this is risky and original work |
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| '71 Dir. Yann Demange. Jack O'Connell, Paul Anderson, Sam Reid, Sean Harris B– |
| 99 Homes Dir. Ramin Bahrani. Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern B |
| Amour fou Dir. Jessica Hausner. Birte Schnoeink, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller B |
| Appropriate Behavior Dir. Desirée Akhavan. Desiree Akhavan B |
| Beyond the Lights Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker B+ |
| Camp X-Ray Dir. Peter Sattler. Kristen Stewart, Peyman Moaadi, Lane Garrison B |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dir. Anthony and Joe Russo. Chris Evans B |
| Clouds of Sils Maria Dir. Olivier Assayas. Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart C+ |
| Dear White People Dir. Justin Simien. Tessa Thompson, Tyler James Williams B– |
| Evolution of a Criminal Dir. Darius Clark Monroe. Documentary about ex-convict B+ |
| A Few Cubic Meters of Love Dir. Jamshid Mahmoudi. Hassiba Ebrahimi B |
| The Fool Dir. Yuri Bykov. Artyom Bystrov, Darya Moroz, Aleksandr Korshunov B |
| Force Majeure Dir. Ruben Östlund. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli B |
| ★ | Foxcatcher Dir. Bennett Miller. Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo B+ |
| Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Dir. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz C |
| A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour. Sheila Vand B+ |
| Girlhood Dir. Céline Sciamma. Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh B+ |
| ★ | Gone Girl Dir. David Fincher. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris C |
| Goodbye to All That Dir. Angus MacLachlan. Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey B |
| Heaven Knows What Dir. Josh and Benny Safdie. Arielle Holmes B– |
| Hill of Freedom Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Ryô Kase, Moon So-ri, Seo Young-hwa B |
| The Homesman Dir. Tommy Lee Jones. Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones B+ |
| Horse Money Dir. Pedro Costa. Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Tito Furtado B |
| ★ | Inherent Vice Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston B– |
| The Iron Ministry Dir. J.P. Sniadecki. Documentary about train travel in China B+ |
| John Wick Dir. Chad Stahelski, David Leitch. Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist C |
| The Kindergarten Teacher Dir. Nadav Lapid. Sarit Larry, Avi Shnaidman B+ |
| Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Dir. David Zellner. Rinko Kikuchi B |
| Li'l Quinquin Dir. Bruno Dumont. Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Lucy Caron A– |
| Love Is Strange Dir. Ira Sachs. John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan B+ |
| Mommy Dir. Xavier Dolan. Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément C |
| A Most Violent Year Dir. J.C. Chandor. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain A– |
| A Most Wanted Man Dir. Anton Corbijn. Philip Seymour Hoffman B+ |
| ★ | Mr. Turner Dir. Mike Leigh. Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey A– |
| ★ | National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about storied museum A– |
| Obvious Child Dir. Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann B+ |
| Out in the Night Dir. blair dorosh-walther. Documentary about antigay policing B+ |
| The Overnighters Dir. Jesse Moss. Documentary about pastor housing migrants B+ |
| Pervert Park Dir. Frida and Lasse Barkfors. Documentary about sex offenders B+ |
| Phoenix Dir. Christian Petzold. Nina Hoss, Ronald Zerhfeld, Nina Kunzendorf C+ |
| A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence Dir. Roy Andersson B+ |
| Pride Dir. Matthew Warchus. Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Faye Marsay A– |
| The Princess of France Dir. Matías Piñeiro. Julián Larquier, Agustina Muñoz B+ |
| Red Amnesia Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai. Lu Zhong, Shi Liu, Feng Yuanzheng, Qin Hao B |
| Red Rose Dir. Sepideh Farsi. Vassilis Koukalani, Mina Kavani, Shabnam Tolouei B |
| Refugiado Dir. Diego Lerman. Julieta Díaz, Sebastián Molinaro B |
| Saint Laurent Dir. Bertrand Bonello. Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Amira Casar B+ |
| She's Beautiful When She's Angry Dir. Mary Dore. Documentary B |
| Something Must Break Dir. Ester Martin Bergsmark. Saga Becker B+ |
| Song of the Sea Dir. Tomm Moore. Voices of David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson B |
| Trick or Treaty? Dir. Alanis Obomsawin. Documentary about Native activism B– |
| Two Days, One Night Dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Marion Cotillard B+ |
| When Marnie Was There Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Animated B |
| Whiplash Dir. Damien Chazelle. Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist C |
| White God Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth B– |
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| ③ |
Try to make time, but don't cry if you miss it |
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| About Last Night Dir. Steve Pink. Joy Bryant, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart B |
| Alex & Ali Dir. Malachi Leopold. Documentary about gay ex-lovers B+ |
| Big Hero 6 Dir. Don Hall, Chris Williams. Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit B+ |
| The Blue Room Dir. Mathieu Amalric. Mathieu Amalric, Stéphanie Cléau B– |
| The Boxtrolls Dir. Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable. Voice of Isaac H. Wright C |
| Boy Meets Girl Dir. Eric Schaeffer. Michelle Hendley, Michael Welch B– |
| Cold in July Dir. Jim Mickle. Michael C. Hall, Vinessa Shaw, Sam Shepard C+ |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Dir. Matt Reeves. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis B– |
| Drunktown's Finest Dir. Sydney Freeland. Carmen Moore, Jeremiah Bitsui C |
| The Duke of Burgundy Dir. Peter Strickland. Sidse Babett Knudsen B– |
| Eden Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve. Félix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Hugo Conzelmann B+ |
| Far from Men Dir. David Oelhoffen. Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Nicolas Giraud B |
| The Fault in Our Stars Dir. Josh Boone. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort B |
| Free Fall Dir. György Pálfi. Piroska Molnár, Miklós Benedek, Tamás Jordán B |
| Futuro Beach Dir. Karim Aïnouz. Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa B |
| Get On Up Dir. Tate Taylor. Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd C+ |
| A Girl at My Door Dir. July Jung. Doona Bae, Jang Hie-jin, Kim Sae-ron C |
| Goodnight Mommy Dir. Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala. Elias Schwarz B |
| Happy Christmas Dir. Joe Swanberg. Anna Kendrick, Joe Swanberg B |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dir. Dean DeBlois. Voice of Jay Baruchel B– |
| Into the Clouds We Gaze Dir. Martin Dušek. Documentary about Czech car lovers B |
| Jimmy's Hall Dir. Ken Loach. Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Aileen Henry B |
| Kumu Hina Dir. Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson. Documentary about trans* Hawai'ian B |
| Life Itself Dir. Steve James. Documentary about life and career of Roger Ebert B |
| Lilting Dir. Hong Khaou. Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei, Andrew Leung C+ |
| Listen Up Philip Dir. Alex Ross Perry. Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss C |
| Lucy Dir. Luc Besson. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik C– |
| Maidan Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Documentary about Ukrainian independence protests B |
| Maps to the Stars Dir. David Cronenberg. Mia Wasikowska, Evan Bird C+ |
| The Mend Dir. John Magary. Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen B |
| Nabat Dir. Elçin Musaoğlu Guliyev. Fatemah Motamed Arya, Vidadi Aliyev B |
| Neighbors Dir. Nicholas Stoller. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, James Franco B– |
| Next to Her Dir. Asaf Korman. Liron Ben-Shlush, Dana Ivgy, Jacob Daniel B |
| Nightcrawler Dir. Dan Gilroy. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton B– |
| Noah Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman D+ |
| The Normal Heart Dir. Ryan Murphy. TV. Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer B– |
| The One I Love Dir. Charlie McDowell. Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss B– |
| Paddington Dir. Paul King. Voice of Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins B |
| Predestination Dir. Michael and Peter Spierig. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook B– |
| Rosewater Dir. Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia B– |
| Sand Dollars Dir. Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas. Yanet Mojica B |
| La Sapienza Dir. Eugène Green. Fabrizio Rongione, Christelle Prot Landman B– |
| The Skeleton Twins Dir. Craig Johnson. Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson B |
| Stations of the Cross Dir. Dietrich Brüggemann. Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz B |
| ★ | Still Alice Dir. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. Julianne Moore B+ |
| Still the Water Dir. Naomi Kawase. Nijiro Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Fujio Tokita B |
| Testament of Youth Dir. James Kent. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington B– |
| The Theory of Everything Dir. James Marsh. Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones B |
| The Third One Dir. Rodrigo Guerrero. Emiliano Dionisi, Nicolás Armengol B |
| This Afternoon Dir. Stephen Cone. Stephen Cefalu, Nikki Pierce, John Highberger B |
| Thou Wast Mild and Lovely Dir. Josephine Decker. Joe Swanberg, Sophie Traub C+ |
| La Tirisia Dir. Jorge Pérez Solano. Gabriela Cartol, Adriana Paz, Noé Hernández B |
| Two 4 One Dir. Maureen Bradley. Gavin Crawford, Naomi Snieckus, Matt Baram B |
| The Valley Dir. Ghassan Salhab. Carlos Chahine, Mounzer Baalbaki B |
| The Way He Looks Dir. Daniel Ribeiro. Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim B |
| While We're Young Dir. Noah Baumbach. Ben Stiller, Adam Driver, Naomi Watts B– |
| The Word Dir. Anna Kazejak-Dawid. Eliza Rycembel, Mateusz Więcławek B– |
| Xenia Dir. Panos H. Koutras. Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Aggelos Papadimitriou C+ |
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| ② |
Even if it's good, it's hardly groundbreaking |
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| 22 Jump Street Dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum C |
| Bird People Dir. Pascale Ferran. Anaïs Demoustier, Josh Charles, Taklyt Vongdara B |
| Blackbird Dir. Patrik-Ian Polk. Julian Walker, Torrey Laamar, Gary LeRoi Gray C– |
| Cake Dir. Daniel Barnz. Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington D |
| The Captive Dir. Atom Egoyan. Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson C– |
| Chef Dir. Jon Favreau. Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo C– |
| Corn Island Dir. George Ovashvili. Ilyas Salman, Mariam Buturishvili B |
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Dir. Ned Benson. Jessica Chastain C– |
| Divergent Dir. Neil Burger. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney C |
| Frank Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender C– |
| Fury Dir. David Ayer. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Shia LaBeouf C+ |
| Godzilla Dir. Gareth Edwards. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston C+ |
| A Good Marriage Dir. Peter Askin. Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Stephen Lang C+ |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Dir. James Gunn. Chris Pratt, Zoë Saldana, Dave Bautista B– |
| The Guest Dir. Adam Wingard. Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer B– |
| Hungry Hearts Dir. Saverio Costanzo. Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher C– |
| The Imitation Game Dir. Morten Tyldum. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley C |
| Into the Woods Dir. Rob Marshall. Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt C+ |
| Joy of Man's Desiring Dir. Denis Côté. Documentary about labor of all types C+ |
| Land of Storms Dir. Ádám Császi. András Sütö, Ádám Varga C– |
| The Last Five Years Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan D+ |
| Madame Bovary Dir. Sophie Barthes. Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes C+ |
| Maleficent Dir. Robert Stromburg. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley C |
| Manglehorn Dir. David Gordon Green. Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina C+ |
| Miss Julie Dir. Liv Ullmann. Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton C |
| Muppets Most Wanted Dir. James Bobin. Voices of Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson B |
| Non-Stop Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore C+ |
| Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo Dir. Matt Livadary C+ |
| Queers in the Kingdom: Let Your Light Shine Dir. Markie Hancock. Documentary C |
| The Rover Dir. David Michôd. Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy F |
| Rudderless Dir. William H. Macy. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman C+ |
| The Search Dir. Michel Hazanavicius. Abdul Khalim Mamutsiev, Bérénice Bejo C+ |
| Tammy Dir. Ben Falcone. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Mark Duplass C |
| Top Five Dir. Chris Rock. Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove C– |
| The Trip to Bountiful Dir. Michael Wilson. TV. Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood B– |
| The Trip to Italy Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan B– |
| Unbroken Dir. Angelina Jolie. Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson D |
| We Are Francesco Dir. Guendalinda Zampagni. Mauro Racanati C– |
| Welcome to Me Dir. Shira Piven. Kristen Wiig, Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini C |
| The Well Dir. Tom Hammock. Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Jon Gries C |
| Wild Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée. Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski C |
| You're Not You Dir. George C. Wolfe. Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel B– |
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| ① |
Low ambition, little originality, easy to forget |
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| 300: Rise of an Empire Dir. Noam Murro. Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green D+ |
| The Alley Cat Dir. Marie Ullrich. Jenny Strubin, Dana Bernadine, Sandy Gulliver C– |
| Big Eyes Dir. Tim Burton. Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston D |
| Black Panther: The Story of Emilie and Jacob Dir. Samuel Perriard. Lucy Wirth D+ |
| The Circle Dir. Stefan Haupt. Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Ueli Jäggi C+ |
| Cru Dir. Alton Glass. Keith Robinson, Richard T. Jones, Sammi Rotibi D |
| The Giver Dir. Phillip Noyce. Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Odeya Rush C– |
| Goal of the Dead Dir. Benjamin Rocher, Thierry Poiraud. Alban Lenoir B– |
| The Judge Dir. David Dobkin. Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall D– |
| Serena Dir. Susanne Bier. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, David Dencik C– |
| Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Dir. Arthur Allan Seidelman D |
| Speed Walking Dir. Niels Arden Oplev. Villads Bøye, Frederik W. Rasmussen C |
| St. Vincent Dir. Theodore Melfi. Bill Murray, Jaeden Lieberher, Melissa McCarthy D+ |
| Summer Dir. Colette Bothof. Sigrid ten Napel, Jade Olieberg, Martijn Lakemeier D |
| They Came Together Dir. David Wain. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper C |
| The Two Faces of January Dir. Hossein Amini. Oscar Isaac, Viggo Mortensen D |
| White Bird in a Blizzard Dir. Gregg Araki. Shailene Woodley, Christopher Meloni D |
| You & I Dir. Nils Bökamp. Eric Klotzsch, George Taylor, Michal Grabowski C– |
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