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The Movies of 2018: U.S. Releases
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Araby Dirs. Affonso Uchôa, João Dumans. Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari A
Bisbee '17 Dir. Robert Greene. Documentary about restaging historical violence A
If Beale Street Could Talk Dir. Barry Jenkins. KiKi Layne, Stephan James A
Life and Nothing More Dir. Antonio Méndez Esparza. Andrew Bleechington A
El mar la mar Dirs. Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki. Experimental documentary A
Western Dir. Valeska Grisebach. Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Viara Borisova A
Zama Dir. Lucrecia Martel. Daniel Giménez Cacho, Juan Minujín, Matheus Nachtergaele A
A Ciambra Dir. Jonas Carpignano. Pio Amato, Damiano Amato, Koudous Seihon A
Ava Dir. Sadaf Foroughi. Mahour Jabbari, Shayesteh Sajadi, Bahar Noohian A
First Man Dir. Damien Chazelle. Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke A
Happy as Lazzaro Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani A
Isle of Dogs Dir. Wes Anderson. Voices of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin A
Lean on Pete Dir. Andrew Haigh. Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Amy Seimetz A
Private Life Dir. Tamara Jenkins. Kathryn Hayn, Paul Giamatti, Kayli Carter A
ROMA Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Nancy García García A
Shoplifters Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Jyo Kairi, Lily Franky, Sakura Andô A
Summer 1993 Dir. Carla Simón. Laia Artigas, Paula Robles, Bruna Cusí A
Tully Dir. Jason Reitman. Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston A
Beast Dir. Michael Pearce. Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James B+
Black Panther Dir. Ryan Coogler. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira B+
Border Dir. Ali Abbasi. Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson B+
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dir. Marielle Heller. Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant B+
Capernaum Dir. Nadine Labaki. Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw B+
The Charmer Dir. Milad Alami. Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Lars Brygmann B+
Dark Money Dir. Kimberly Reed. Documentary about corporate involvement in elections B+
Eighth Grade Dir. Bo Burnham. Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Luke Prael, Emily Robinson B+
First Reformed Dir. Paul Schrader. Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Philip Ettinger B+
Free Solo Dirs. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin. Documentary about climbing B+
Good Luck Dir. Ben Russell. Documentary about Serbian and Surinamese mines B+
Hale County This Morning, This Evening Dir. RaMell Ross. Documentary B+
The Hate U Give Dir. George Tillman, Jr. Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby B+
Hereditary Dir. Ari Aster. Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro B+
Leave No Trace Dir. Debra Granik. Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Ben Foster B+
Monrovia, Indiana Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about a small U.S. town B+
Monsters and Men Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green. John David Washington B+
No Date, No Signature Dir. Vahid Jalilvand. Amir Aghaee, Navid Mohammadzadeh B+
The Other Side of Everything Dir. Mila Turajlić. Documentary about secret history B+
Shirkers Dir. Sandi Tan. Documentary about the up-and-down fate of an amateur film B+
Sorry to Bother You Dir. Boots Riley. Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson B+
A Star Is Born Dir. Bradley Cooper. Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott B+
Vox Lux Dir. Brady Corbet. Raffey Cassidy, Natalie Portman, Stacy Martin, Jude Law B+
You Were Never Really Here Dir. Lynne Ramsay. Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts B+
12 Days Dir. Raymond Depardon. Documentary about French psychiatric patients in court B
22 July Dir. Paul Greengrass. Jonas Strand Gravli, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jon Øigarden B
24 Frames Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Two-dozen vignettes extrapolated from old photos B
Angels Wear White Dir. Vivian Qu. Vicky Chen, Zhou Meijun, Jiang Xinyue, Peng Jing B
Beauty and the Dogs Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania. Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli B
Blockers Dir. Kay Cannon. Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Newton B
Bodied Dir. Joseph Kahn. Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold, Walter Perez B
Boy Erased Dir. Joel Edgerton. Lucas Hedges, Joel Edgerton, Nicole Kidman B
A Bread Factory Dir. Patrick Wang. Tyne Daly, Elisabeth Henry-Macari, Zachary Sayle B
Burning Dir. Lee Chang-dong. Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, Steven Yeun, Choi Seung-ho B
Christopher Robin Dir. Marc Forster. Ewan McGregor, voice of Jim Cummings B
Cold War Dir. Paweł Pawlikowski. Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Borys Szyc B
Custody Dir. Xavier Legrand. Thomas Gioria, Denis Ménochet, Léa Drucker B
The Death of Stalin Dir. Armando Iannucci. Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi B
Destroyer Dir. Karyn Kusama. Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Toby Kebbell B
Disobedience Dir. Sebastián Lelio. Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola B
The Endless Dirs. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead B
The Favourite Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz B
The Final Year Dir. Greg Barker. Documentary about Obama-era foreign policy B
Gemini Dir. Aaron Katz. Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz, John Cho, Nelson Franklin B
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami Dir. Sophie Fiennes. Documentary B
Hannah Dir. Andrea Pallaoro. Charlotte Rampling, André Wilms, Jean-Michel Balthazar B
I Am Not a Witch Dir. Rungano Nyoni. Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Nancy Murilo B
The Judge Dir. Erika Cohn. Documentary about Palestinian female Shari'a judge B
The Kindergarten Teacher Dir. Sara Colangelo. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak B
Let the Sun Shine In Dir. Claire Denis. Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois B
Madeline's Madeline Dir. Josephine Decker. Helena Howard, Molly Parker B
Mandy Dir. Panos Cosmatos. Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache B
Minding the Gap Dir. Bing Liu. Documentary about young men in Rockford, Illinois B
November Dir. Rainer Sarnet. Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Heino Kalm, Arvo Kukumägi B
On Body and Soul Dir. Ildikó Enyedi. Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi B
Of Fathers and Sons Dir. Talal Derki. Documentary about radicalized village in Syria B
Rogers Park Dir. Kyle Henry. Christine Horn, Jonny Mars, Antoine McKay, Sara Sevigny B
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Dir. Matt Tyrnauer. Documentary B
The Sisters Brothers Dir. Jacques Audiard. Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed B
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Dirs. Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, et al. Grade: B
Sweet Country Dir. Warwick Thornton. Hamilton Morris, Natassia Gorey Furber B
The Tale Dir. Jennifer Fox. Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter B
Vice Dir. Adam McKay. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell B
Viper Club Dir. Maryam Keshavarz. Susan Sarandon, Julian Morris, Edie Falco B
We the Animals Dir. Jeremiah Zagar. Evan Rosado, Isaiah Kristian, Josiah Gabriel B
Whitney Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Documentary about Whitney Houston's rise and fall B
Widows Dir. Steve McQueen. Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez B
Wildlife Dir. Paul Dano. Ed Oxenbould, Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Camp B
The Workshop Dir. Laurent Cantet. Matthieu Lucci, Marina Foïs, Warda Rammach B
Where Is Kyra? Dir. Andrew Dosunmu. Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland B
Amazing Grace Dirs. Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack. Record of Aretha Franklin in concert B
Are We Not Cats Dir. Xander Robin. Michael Patrick Nicholson, Chelsea LJ Lopez B
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Dirs. Joen and Ethan Coen. Tim Blake Nelson B
Ben Is Back Dir. Peter Hedges. Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton B
BlacKkKlansman Dir. Spike Lee. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier B
Blindspotting Dir. Carlos López Estrada. Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Javina Gavankar B
Claire's Camera Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Isabelle Huppert, Jung Jin-young B
Colette Dir. Wash Westmoreland. Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough B
Crazy Rich Asians Dir. Jon M. Chu. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh B
Double Lover Dir. François Ozon. Marina Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Myriam Boyer B
The Front Runner Dir. Jason Reitman. Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, Chris Coy B
Game Night Dirs. John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein. Jason Bateman B
I Feel Pretty Dirs. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein. Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams B
In Between Dir. Maysaloun Hamoud. Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura B
Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc Dir. Bruno Dumont. Lise Leplat Prudhomme B
Kings Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Halle Berry, Lamar Johnson, Daniel Craig B
Museo Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios. Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro B
Ocean's Eight Dir. Gary Ross. Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway B
Paddington 2 Dir. Paul King. Voice of Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville B
A Prayer Before Dawn Dir. Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. Joe Cole, Panya Yimmumphai B
A Private War Dir. Matthew Heineman. Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander B
RBG Dirs. Julie Cohen, Betsy West. Documentary about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg B
Ready Player One Dir. Steven Spielberg. Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn B
The Rider Dir. Chloé Zhao. Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott B
Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland Dirs. Kate Davis, et al. Grade: B
Support the Girls Dir. Andrew Bujalski. Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson B
Wajib Dir. Annemarie Jacir. Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik, Leila Bakri B
What They Had Dir. Elizabeth Chomko. Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon B
The Wife Dir. Björn Runge. Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater B
Won't You Be My Neighbor? Dir. Morgan Neville. Documentary about Fred Rogers B
Annihilation Dir. Alex Garland. Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac C+
Beautiful Boy Dir. Felix van Groeningen. Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet C+
Creed II Dir. Steven Caple, Jr. Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson C+
En el séptimo día Dir. Jim McKay. Fernando Cardona, Abel Perez, Gilberto Jimenez C+
The Insult Dir. Ziad Doueiri. Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh C+
Love, Simon Dir. Greg Berlanti. Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp C+
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Dir. Mouly Surya. Marsha Timothy, Dea Panendra C+
Mary Poppins Returns Dir. Rob Marshall. Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda C+
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Dir. Desiree Akhavan. Chloë Grace Moretz C+
Mission: Impossible Fallout Dir. Christopher McQuarrie. Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill C+
Nancy Dir. Christina Choe. Andrea Riseborough, J. Smith-Cameron, Steve Buscemi C+
Outside In Dir. Lynn Shelton. Mark Duplass, Edie Falco, Kaitlyn Dever C+
The Rest I Make Up Dir. Michelle Memran. Documentary about Maria Irène Fornés C+
Three Identical Strangers Dir. Tim Wardle. Documentary about reunited triplets C+
Woman Walks Ahead Dir. Susanna White. Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes C+
Dark River Dir. Clio Barnard. Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean, Shane Attwooll C
The Day After Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Sae-byeok C
The Green Fog Dirs. Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson, Evan Johnson. Experimental film C
Incredibles 2 Dir. Brad Bird. Voices of Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell C
The Old Man & the Gun Dir. David Lowery. Robert Redford, Casey Affleck C
A Quiet Place Dir. John Krasinski. John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds C
Under the Tree Dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson. Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson C
A Wrinkle in Time Dir. Ava DuVernay. Storm Reid, Deric McCabe, Levi Miller C
Bird Box Dir. Susanne Bier. Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich C
Call Her Ganda Dir. PJ Raval. Documentary about murdered Filipina trans sex worker C
The Happy Prince Dir. Rupert Everett. Rupert Everett, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas C
Ismaël's Ghosts Dir. Arnaud Desplechin. Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Gainsbourg C
Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again Dir. Ol Parker. Lily James, Amanda Seyfried C
The Seagull Dir. Michael Mayer. Annette Bening, Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan C
Unsane Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Amy Irving C
At Eternity's Gate Dir. Julian Schnabel. Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, Emmanuelle Seigner D+
Green Book Dir. Peter Farrelly. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini D+
Mary Queen of Scots Dir. Josie Hughes. Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, James McArdle D+
The Mule Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Michael Peña D+
Sicilian Ghost Story Dirs. Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza. Julia Jedlikowska D+
The 15:17 to Paris Dir. Clint Eastwood. Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler D
Bel Canto Dir. Paul Weitz. Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Ryo Kase, Tenoch Huerta D
Red Sparrow Dir. Francis Lawrence. Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons D
Suspiria Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Angela Winkler D
Bohemian Rhapsody Dir. Bryan Singer. Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy D
Never Look Away Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Tom Schilling, Paula Beer D
Nobody's Fool Dir. Tyler Perry. Tika Sumpter, Tiffany Haddish, Omari Hardwick D
The Party Dir. Sally Potter. Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Timothy Spall D
Halloween Dir. David Gordon Green. Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Judy Greer F
On Chesil Beach Dir. Dominic Cooke. Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson F
Proud Mary Dir. Babak Najafi. Taraji P. Henson, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Billy Brown F
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