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28 Years Later

Danny Boyle is back with one of his best films to date, once again sidestepping Hollywood’s expectations and conventions (this is, first and foremost, a British production).

Dangerous Animals

The past decade has seen a sharp uptick in horror films with art-house aspirations. The wonderfully paced and imaginative Dangerous Animals is not one of them.

The New Boy

The new film by Aboriginal filmmaker Warwick Thornton explores the forced assimilation of Aboriginal children into Western society and religion—and the tragedy that unfolds.

Love

A careful observer of human nature, Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s script is filled with experiences deeply specific to a time and place, yet universally relatable.

Vulcanizadora

The first three-quarters of Vulcanizadora plays like Antonioni by way of Kevin Smith.

Sinners

A vampire flick set in the Jim Crow–era South that is as twisted as it is thrilling.

Warfare

A film that forces its audience to confront the sounds of conflict—both the loudness and the mundane silence—and does so with brutal efficiency.