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Two men in a room, one wearing a fringe jacket.
Review

Deerskin

by David Jenkins

Jean Dujardin becomes dan­ger­ous­ly obsessed with a deer­skin jack­et in Quentin Dupieux’s slighter-than-slight comedy.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person walking alone on a beach, with discarded clothing on the sand in the foreground.
Review

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Katie Goh

Céline Sciamma’s sump­tu­ous, qui­et­ly rad­i­cal 18th cen­tu­ry love sto­ry is one of the year’s very best.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Group of protesters marching, some holding signs, against a vibrant pink background.
Review

120 Beats Per Minute

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Robin Campillo’s stir­ring AIDS activist dra­ma is a vital reminder of the pow­er of protest.

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4
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and an older man, sitting at a kitchen table and drinking from mugs.
Review

The Unknown Girl

by Trevor Johnston

An excep­tion­al lead per­for­mance isn’t enough to lift the lat­est Dar­d­enne broth­ers movie to greatness.

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Anticipation
3
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3
In Retrospect
Two individuals sitting on a fallen tree trunk in a lush, green forest.
Review

Les Combattants

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Adèle Haenel’s ingénue allure ele­vates Thomas Cail­ley’s sweet-natured sur­vival­ist romance.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect