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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+

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+

The Damned Dir. Roberto Minervini. Jeremiah Knupp, Cuyler Ballenger B–
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+
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
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+
It Was Just an Accident Dir. Jafar Panahi. Vahid Mobaseri, Ebrahim Azizi B+

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
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–

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

The Phoenician Scheme Dir. Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton B–

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
The Shrouds Dir. David Cronenberg. Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce D
Sinners Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku B–
The Smashing Machine Dir. Benny Safdie. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt C+
Sorry, Baby Dir. Eva Victor. Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges B–
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Dir. Scott Cooper. Jeremy Allen White B–

Together Dir. Michael Shanks. Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman D–

Việt and Nam Dir. Trương Minh Quý. Thanh Hải Phạm, Duy Bảo Ðịnh Ðào 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+
Wild Diamond Dir. Agathe Riedinger. Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond B