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Logan

By David Jenkins

As Wolverine, Hugh Jackman bows out in real style in this soulful revisionist comic book yarn.

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Get Out

By Anton Bitel

Jordan Peele’s thoroughly modern horror examines racism in America with a sharp, darkly funny eye.

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Lost in France

By Jason Ward

This breezy trip through Glasgow’s indie music scene in the 1990s lacks a clear sense of direction.

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Hidden Figures

By David Jenkins

The spirited tale of three secret weapons used in NASA’s initial attempts to send a man into space.

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The Founder

By Elena Lazic

Michael Keaton turns the humble hamburger into big business in this supersized American Dream satire.

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Fifty Shades Darker

By David Jenkins

Could this be the most nauseatingly vanilla erotic film franchise in the history of cinema?

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LoveTrue

By Aimee Knight

Bombay Beach director Alma Har’el serves up an intriguing painted poem of a film.

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Le Parc

By David Jenkins

An innocent date in the park turns sinister in this burnished experimental gem from French director Damien Manivel.

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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

By Adam Nayman

Ang Lee takes American exceptionalism to task in this hyper-real spectacle.

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Fences

By David Jenkins

Viola Davis steals the show in this faithful stage adaptation from director Denzel Washington.

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Prevenge

By David Jenkins

Alice Lowe explores the horrors of maternity in this blackly comic riff on Rosemary’s Baby.

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20th Century Women

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annette Bening anchors this delightful, deeply personal comedy-drama from writer/director Mike Mills

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The LEGO Batman Movie

By Manuela Lazic

With great jokes and a subversive moral core, this animated comedy manages to have its brick-based cake and eat it.

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John Wick: Chapter 2

By Matt Thrift

Though not as svelte as before, Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves still deliver big with this awesome action-ballet.

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Gold

By David Jenkins

Insane avarice in the 1980s leads a balding Matthew McConaughey into the wilds of Indonesia.

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I Am Not Your Negro

By Matthew Eng

James Baldwin reclaims the spotlight in Raoul Peck’s magnificent film essay.

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Moonlight

By Charles Bramesco

Barry Jenkins’ low-key examination of black life in America is an aching romance of the very highest order.

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Toni Erdmann

By David Jenkins

Maren Ade’s third feature stands as one of the most brilliant comedies of the new millennium.

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