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By Charles Bramesco

The controversy surrounding Sia’s directorial debut should not distract from its basic cinematic failings.

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News of the World

By Charles Bramesco

Tom Hanks saddles up for a classically-styled western about a Civil War veteran who rescues an orphaned girl.

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Little Fish

By Keli Williams

An amnesia-causing virus threatens a young couple, played by Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell.

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Bliss

By Charles Bramesco

Mike Cahill’s disastrous sci-fi parable sees Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek slip into a simulated realty.

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Promising Young Woman

By Hannah Strong

A ferocious lead turn by Carey Mulligan super-charges this shocking, outspoken debut that pulls none of its punches.

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The Little Things

By Erik Nielsen

Denzel Washington and Rami Malek play LA cops battling their demons while trying to catch a killer.

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A Glitch in the Matrix

By David Jenkins

Crackpot conspiracy or disturbing reality? Director Rodney Ascher investigates the murky world of simulation theory.

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Judas and the Black Messiah

By Leila Latif

Commanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya power this electrifying Black Panther drama.

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Life in a Day 2020

By Leila Latif

Kevin Macdonald updates his crowdsourced 2010 documentary to give a glimpse of life on Earth in the age of Covid.

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The Dig

By David Jenkins

Carey Mulligan shines in this dour archeological drama on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo historical payload.

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Malcolm & Marie

By Charles Bramesco

John David Washington and Zendaya play out a tedious lovers’ tiff care of writer/director Sam Levinson.

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76 Days

By Weiting Liu

This intimate documentary, shot during lockdown in Wuhan, measures the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Locked Down

By Erik Nielsen

An affluent couple plot an audacious diamond heist in the Covid movie absolutely no one needed.

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Away

By James Balmont

This spellbinding and spiritual Latvian animation has parallels with Studio Ghibli’s The Red Turtle.

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MLK/FBI

By Rógan Graham

Based on newly declassified transcripts, this documentary charts the US government’s harassment of the civil rights leader.

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Pieces of a Woman

By Hannah Strong

Kornél Mundruczó’s affecting drama follows a couple who experience the loss of their first child shortly after birth.

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Mayor

By Matt Turner

This striking portrait of the mayor or Ramallah digs into the details of governance, diplomacy and dignity.

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Soul

By Hannah Strong

Jamie Foxx plays a jazz musician attempting to return to the land of the living in Pixar's latest animated spectacle.

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