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Grand Tour Dir. Miguel Gomes. Gonçalo Waddington, Cristina Alfaiate A
One Battle After Another Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Leonardo DiCaprio A
Roofman Dir. Derek Cianfrance. Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield A

Cactus Pears Dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. Bhushaan Manoj A–
Die, My Love Dir. Lynn Ramsay. Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson A–
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Dir. Rungano Nyoni. Susan Chardy A–

Caught by the Tides Dir. Jia Zhangke. Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Chanchu Xu B+
Drunken Noodles Dir. Lucio Castro. Laith Khalifeh, Joél Isaac, Celine Costa B+
Eddington Dir. Ari Aster. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone B+
Familiar Touch Dir. Sarah Friedland. Kathleen Chalfant, H. Jon Benjamin B+
Ghost Trail Dir. Jonathan Millet. Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Hala Rajab 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+
Việt and Nam Dir. Trương Minh Quý. Thanh Hải Phạm, Duy Bảo Ðịnh Ðào B+

Anemone Dir. Rowan Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton B
By the Stream Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Young B
Eephus Dir. Carson Lund. Stephen Radochia, David Pridemore, Lou Basta B
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
A Little Prayer Dir. Angus MacLachlan. David Strathairn, Jane Levy, Will Pullen B
The Mastermind Dir. Kelly Reichardt. Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim B
Misericordia Dir. Alain Guiraudie. Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, David Ayala B
Nouvelle Vague Dir. Richard Linklater. Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch B
The Secret Agent Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho. Wagner Moura, Robério Diógenes B
Train Dreams Dir. Clint Bentley. Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand B
Vulcanizadora Dir. Joel Potrykus. Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Solo Potrykus B
Wild Diamond Dir. Agathe Riedinger. Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond B

After the Hunt Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri B–
Black Bag Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett B–
The Damned Dir. Roberto Minervini. Jeremiah Knupp, Cuyler Ballenger B–
F1 Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon B–
Friendship Dir. Andrew DeYoung. Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara B–
The History of Sound Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor B–
The Last Republican Dir. Steve Pink. Documentary about Rep. Adam Kinzinger B–
Lurker Dir. Alex Russell. Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic B–
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Dir. Christopher McQuarrie B–
The Naked Gun Dir. Akiva Schaffer. Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson B–
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–
Sinners Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku B–
Sorry, Baby Dir. Eva Victor. Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges B–
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Dir. Scott Cooper. Jeremy Allen White B–
Weapons Dir. Zach Cregger. Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich B–

The Annihilation of Fish Dir. Charles Burnett. James Earl Jones C+
Christy Dir. David Michôd. Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever C+
Gazer Dir. Ryan J. Sloan. Ariella Mastroianni, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts C+
Jurassic World Rebirth Dir. Gareth Edwards. Scarlett Johansson C+
Kiss of the Spider Woman Dir. Bill Condon. Tonatiuh, Diego Luna C+
Meeting with Pol Pot Dir. Rithy Panh. Grégoire Colin, Irène Jacob C+
The Wedding Banquet Dir. Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan C+

Blue Moon Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley C
Mickey 17 Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo C

Bugonia Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis C–
Frankenstein Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth C–
Lilo & Stitch Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp. Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders C–

Materialists Dir. Celine Song. Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans D+

28 Years Later Dir. Danny Boyle. Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson D
The Shrouds Dir. David Cronenberg. Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce D
The Smashing Machine Dir. Benny Safdie. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt C+

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

Bring Her Back Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou. Sora Wong, Billy Barratt F
Eden Dir. Ron Howard. Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Daniel Brühl, Sydney Sweeney F