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Vice

Writer/director Adam McKay’s entertaining and irreverent account of Dick Cheney’s political and personal saga.

Kill Me Please

Director Anita Rocha da Silveira draws a direct parallel between sex and death, but she uses the age of her characters to bring that observation to a phantasmagoric boil.

Crown Heights

A stirring legal drama that will outrage and inspire in equal measure.

Strange Weather

Holly Hunter, in a major star turn, tries to elevate this paint-by-numbers tale into a moving canvas rich with heart and good intentions.

The Skyjacker’s Tale

A real-life fugitive story that proves real life is more incredible than any fiction.

The Edge of Seventeen

It’s the rare achievement for a movie about teenagers: they have layers.

Gimme Danger

A rockumentary on the seminal band the Stooges, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band ever,” at least according to filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.

A Stray

Shot documentary style, this affecting film focuses on lives not typically seen in American films, centering on a young Somali refugee and his tag-along dog.

Ixcanul

You might have seen a lot of movies, but you probably haven’t seen one about native Mayan pig farmers in Guatemala, with dialogue in Kaqchikel.