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The Movies of 2025: U.S. Releases
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⑤  Indispensable to film fans, even if it's flawed

Grand Tour Dir. Miguel Gomes. Gonçalo Waddington, Cristina Alfaiate A
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Dir. Rungano Nyoni. Susan Chardy A–

④  Good or bad, this is risky and original work

Eephus Dir. Carson Lund. Stephen Radochia, David Pridemore, Lou Basta 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+

③  Try to make time, but don't cry if you miss it

Mickey 17 Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo C
Misericordia Dir. Alain Guiraudie. Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, David Ayala B

②  Even if it's good, it's hardly groundbreaking

Black Bag Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett B–
The Last Republican Dir. Steve Pink. Documentary about Rep. Adam Kinzinger B–

①  Low ambition, little originality, easy to forget