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Indispensable to film fans, even if it's flawed |
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The Careless Crime Dir. Shahram Mokri. Babak Karimi, Razie Mansori A– |
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Days Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Lee Kang-sheng, Anong Houngheuangsy A– |
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Dear Comrades! Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky. Yuliya Vysotskaya A– |
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Dick Johnson Is Dead Dir. Kirsten Johnson. Documentary about facing death A– |
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The Disciple Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid A– |
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things Dir. Charlie Kaufman. Jessie Buckley B– |
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Lovers Rock Dir. Steve McQueen. Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward B+ |
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Mangrove Dir. Steve McQueen. Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall B+ |
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always Dir. Eliza Hittman. Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder A |
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No Ordinary Man Dir. Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt. Documentary B+ |
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Nomadland Dir. Chloé Zhao. Frances McDormand, David Strathairn A– |
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Notturno Dir. Gianfranco Rosi. Documentary about the modern Middle East A– |
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Quo Vadis, Aida? Dir. Jasmila Žbanić. Jasna Djuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Ler A– |
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Sweat Dir. Magnus von Horn. Magdalena Kolesnik, Julian Swiezewski A– |
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Time Dir. Garrett Bradley. Documentary about marriage surviving incarceration A– |
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The Wasteland Dir. Ahmad Bahrami. Touraj Alvand, Ali Bagheri, Majid Farhang B |
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Zola Dir. Janicza Bravo. Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo A– |
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Good or bad, this is risky and original work |
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Another Round Dir. Thomas Vinterberg. Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen B |
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Beginning Dir. Dea Kulumbegashvili. Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli B |
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Dir. Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross. Michael Martin B |
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Boys State Dir. Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss. Documentary about young politicos B |
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Crip Camp Dir. James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham. Documentary about civil rights B |
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The Father Dir. Florian Zeller. Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams B |
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The Forty-Year-Old Version Dir. Radha Blank. Radha Blank, Peter Kim B |
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Gunda Dir. Viktor Kossakovsky. Documentary about pig and other farm animals B+ |
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The Human Voice Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Tilda Swinton, Agustín Almodóvar B+ |
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The Killing of Two Lovers Dir. Robert Machoian. Clayne Crawford B+ |
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małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore Dir. Sky Hopinka. Documentary B |
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Mank Dir. David Fincher. Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins B |
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The Many Lives of Kojin Dir. Diako Yazdani. Documentary about a queer Kurd B+ |
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Memory House Dir. João Paulo Miranda Maria. Antônio Pitanga, Aline Marta B– |
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MLK/FBI Dir. Sam Pollard. Documentary about surveilling Martin Luther King, Jr. B+ |
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The Mole Agent Dir. Maite Alberti. Documentary about undercover stunt B |
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Never Gonna Snow Again Dir. Małgorzata Szumowska. Alec Utgoff B+ |
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New Order Dir. Michel Franco. Samantha Yazareth Anaya, Dario Yazbek Bernal B+ |
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No Hard Feelings Dir. Faraz Shariat. Benny Radjaipour, Banafshe Hourmazdi B |
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The Painter and the Thief Dir. Benjamin Ree. Documentary about fragile bond A– |
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Pieces of a Woman Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. Vanessa Kirby, Shia Labeouf B |
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Poppy Field Dir. Eugen Jebeleanu. Conrad Mericoffer, Radouan Leflahi B+ |
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Possessor Dir. Brandon Cronenberg. Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott B |
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Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Dir. Lili Horvát B |
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Promising Young Woman Dir. Emerald Fennell. Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham C+ |
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Relic Dir. Natalie Erika James. Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin B |
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There Is No Evil Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof. Baran Rasoulof, Kaveh Ahangar B |
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Things We Dare Not Do Dir. Bruno Santamaria Razo. Documentary B+ |
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Wendy Dir. Benh Zeitlin. Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin B |
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The Woman Who Ran Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Song Seon-mi B+ |
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Try to make time, but don't cry if you miss it |
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40 Years a Prisoner Dir. Tommy Oliver. Documentary about MOVE members B |
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After Love Dir. Aleem Khan. Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss B– |
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Ammonite Dir. Francis Lee. Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones B– |
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Apples Dir. Christos Nikou. Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou B |
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of...) Dir. Cathy Yan C+ |
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Dir. Jason Woliner. Sacha Baron Cohen B– |
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Bruised Dir. Halle Berry. Halle Berry, Sheila Atim, Danny Boyd Jr., Adan Canto C+ |
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City Hall Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about Boston mayor's office B |
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Da 5 Bloods Dir. Spike Lee. Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis C+ |
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Disclosure Dir. Sam Feder. Documentary about trans* representation C+ |
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Finding Yingying Dir. Jiayan Shi. Documentary about missing college student B+ |
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French Exit Dir. Azazel Jacobs. Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Imogen Poots C+ |
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His House Dir. Remi Weekes. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku, Matt Smith B– |
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The Invisible Man Dir. Leigh Whannell. Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge C+ |
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Isabella Dir. Matías Piñeiro. María Villar, Agustina Muñoz, Gabriela Saidón B– |
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Kala Azar Dir. Janis Rafailidou. Penelope Tsilika, Dimitris Lalos, Michele Valley B– |
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Dir. David Midell. Frankie Faison B– |
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Let Them All Talk Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen B– |
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Little Girl Dir. Sébastien Lifshitz. Documentary about a young trans girl in France B– |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Dir. George C. Wolfe. Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman B– |
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Mama Gloria Dir. Luchina Fisher. Documentary about trans community elder B– |
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Minari Dir. Lee Isaac Chung. Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho B– |
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Night of the Kings Dir. Philippe Lacôte. Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu B |
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She Dies Tomorrow Dir. Amy Seimetz. Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams B |
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Shiva Baby Dir. Emma Seligman. Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Danny Deferrari C |
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Supernova Dir. Harry Macqueen. Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood B |
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Tenet Dir. Christopher Nolan. John David Washington, Robert Pattinson D+ |
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The Truffle Hunters Dir. Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw. Documentary B– |
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Twilight's Kiss Dir. Ray Leung. Tai-Bo, Ben Yuen, Patra Au Ga Man, Lo Chun Yip B |
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Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker Dir. Chris McKim. Documentary B– |
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Even if it's good, it's hardly groundbreaking |
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Antebellum Dir. Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz. Janelle Monáe, Kiersey Clemons D+ |
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Beyto Dir. Gitta Gessl. Burak Ates, Dimitri Stapfer, Ecem Aydin, Beren Tuna C |
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Breaking Fast Dir. Mike Mosallam. Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy C– |
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Emma Dir. Autumn de Wilde. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth, Bill Nighy B– |
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Farewell Amor Dir. Ekwa Msangi. Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah C+ |
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The Glorias Dir. Julie Taymor. Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson D+ |
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Hillbilly Elegy Dir. Ron Howard. Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close C |
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I Care a Lot Dir. J Blakeson. Rosamund Pike, Eiza González, Peter Dinklage C– |
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My Father Marianne Dir. Mårten Klingberg. Hedda Stiernstedt, Rolf Lassgård C+ |
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My Octopus Teacher Dir. Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed. Documentary about sea life C |
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One Night in Miami... Dir. Regina King. Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir C+ |
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Palm Springs Dir. Max Barbakow. Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons B |
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Saint-Narcisse Dir. Bruce La Bruce. Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni C+ |
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Shirley Dir. Josephine Decker. Odessa Young, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg C– |
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Soul Dir. Pete Docter. Voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Angela Bassett C |
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Summer of '85 Dir. François Ozon. Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin C– |
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Dir. Aaron Sorkin. Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp C+ |
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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland C |
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The Way Back Dir. Gavin O'Connor. Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar C+ |
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Your Name Engraved Herein Dir. Patrick Kuang-hui Liu. Edward Chen C+ |
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Low ambition, little originality, easy to forget |
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Dir. David Dobkin C |
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Isaac Dir. Ángeles Hernández, David Matamoros. Pepe Ocio, Iván Sánchez C |
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The Life Ahead Dir. Edoardo Ponti. Ibrahima Gueye, Sophia Loren, Abril Zamora C |
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News of the World Dir. Paul Greengrass. Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel C |
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Nora Highland Dir. Ryan Spahn. Marin Ireland, Michael Hsu Rosen C– |
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On the Rocks Dir. Sofia Coppola. Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans C– |
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Sublet Dir. Eytan Fox. John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim, Miki Kam C– |
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