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28 Years Later Dir. Danny Boyle. Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson D

After the Hunt Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri B–
Anemone Dir. Rowan Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton B
The Annihilation of Fish Dir. Charles Burnett. James Earl Jones C+

Baby Dir. Marcelo Caetano. João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro B+
Ballad of a Small Player Dir. Edward Berger. Colin Farrell, Fala Chen D+
Black Bag Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett B–
Blue Moon Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley C
Bring Her Back Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou. Sora Wong, Billy Barratt F
Bugonia Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis C–
By the Stream Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Young B

Cactus Pears Dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. Bhushaan Manoj A–
Caught by the Tides Dir. Jia Zhangke. Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Chanchu Xu B+
Christy Dir. David Michôd. Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever C+

The Damned Dir. Roberto Minervini. Jeremiah Knupp, Cuyler Ballenger B–
Die My Love Dir. Lynne Ramsay. Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson A–
Drunken Noodles Dir. Lucio Castro. Laith Khalifeh, Joél Isaac, Celine Costa B+

Eddington Dir. Ari Aster. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone B+
Eden Dir. Ron Howard. Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Daniel Brühl, Sydney Sweeney F
Eephus Dir. Carson Lund. Stephen Radochia, David Pridemore, Lou Basta B

F1 Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon B–
Familiar Touch Dir. Sarah Friedland. Kathleen Chalfant, H. Jon Benjamin B+
Father Mother Sister Brother Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Tom Waits, Adam Driver C–
Frankenstein Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth C–
Friendship Dir. Andrew DeYoung. Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara B–

Gazer Dir. Ryan J. Sloan. Ariella Mastroianni, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts C+
Ghost Trail Dir. Jonathan Millet. Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Hala Rajab B+
Grand Tour Dir. Miguel Gomes. Gonçalo Waddington, Cristina Alfaiate A

Hamnet Dir. Chloé Zhao. Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson B
Harvest Dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari. Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling B
Hedda Dir. Nia DaCosta. Tessa Thompson, Tom Bateman, Nina Hoss C
Highest 2 Lowest Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera B
The History of Sound Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor B–
A House of Dynamite Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Rebecca Ferguson, Tracy Letts B+

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Dir. Mary Bronstein. Rose Byrne, Delaney Quinn B+
Into the Wonderwoods Dir. Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord D–
It Was Just an Accident Dir. Jafar Panahi. Vahid Mobaseri, Ebrahim Azizi B+
It's Not Me Dir. Leos Carax. Experimental meditation on self and world B+

Jay Kelly Dir. Noah Baumbach. George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern D
Julie Keeps Quiet Dir. Leonardo Van Dijl. Tessa Van den Broeck, Ruth Becquart B+
Jurassic World Rebirth Dir. Gareth Edwards. Scarlett Johansson C+

Kiss of the Spider Woman Dir. Bill Condon. Tonatiuh, Diego Luna C+

The Last Republican Dir. Steve Pink. Documentary about Rep. Adam Kinzinger B–
Lilo & Stitch Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp. Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders C–
A Little Prayer Dir. Angus MacLachlan. David Strathairn, Jane Levy, Will Pullen B
Love Dir. Dag John Haugerud. Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen B+
Lurker Dir. Alex Russell. Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic B–

The Mastermind Dir. Kelly Reichardt. Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim B
Materialists Dir. Celine Song. Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans D+
Meeting with Pol Pot Dir. Rithy Panh. Grégoire Colin, Irène Jacob C+
Mickey 17 Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo C
Misericordia Dir. Alain Guiraudie. Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, David Ayala B
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Dir. Christopher McQuarrie B–
Motel Destino Dir. Karim Aïnouz. Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção B–
My Father's Shadow Dir. Akinola Davies. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Egbo B

The Naked Gun Dir. Akiva Schaffer. Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson B–
Nouvelle Vague Dir. Richard Linklater. Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch B

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Dir. Rungano Nyoni. Susan Chardy A–
One Battle After Another Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Leonardo DiCaprio A

Peter Hujar's Day Dir. Ira Sachs. Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall B
The Phoenician Scheme Dir. Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton B–
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Dir. Sepideh Farsi. Documentary A–

Rental Family Dir. Hikari. Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto C
Resurrection Dir. Bi Gan. Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Chen Yongzhong B–
Roofman Dir. Derek Cianfrance. Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield A

The Secret Agent Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho. Wagner Moura, Robério Diógenes B
Sentimental Value Dir. Joachim Trier. Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård B+
Sex Dir. Dag John Haugerud. Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Siri Forberg A–
The Shrouds Dir. David Cronenberg. Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce D
Sinners Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku B–
Sirāt Dir. Oliver Laxe. Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Jade Oukid A
The Smashing Machine Dir. Benny Safdie. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt C+
Sorry, Baby Dir. Eva Victor. Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges B–
Sound of Falling Dir. Mascha Schilinski. Hanna Heckt, Greta Krämer A
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Dir. Scott Cooper. Jeremy Allen White B–

Together Dir. Michael Shanks. Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman D–
Toxic Dir. Saulė Bliuvaitė. Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė, Giedrius Savickas C+
Train Dreams Dir. Clint Bentley. Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand B

Việt and Nam Dir. Trương Minh Quý. Thanh Hải Phạm, Duy Bảo Ðịnh Ðào B+
The Voice of Hind Rajab Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania. Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani B
Vulcanizadora Dir. Joel Potrykus. Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Solo Potrykus B

Weapons Dir. Zach Cregger. Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich B–
The Wedding Banquet Dir. Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan C+
Wicked: For Good Dir. Jon M. Chu. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh C
Wild Diamond Dir. Agathe Riedinger. Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond B