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Top Picks

Lizzie

Part feminist revenge tale, part psychological family drama, and part unlikely love story.

Museo

An implausible, real-life museum heist becomes perfect movie material for director Alonso Ruizpalacios.

Minding the Gap

A years-in-the-making documentary that is startlingly reflective.

We the Animals

A coming-of-age story that stands out for its kinetic style and raw emotion.

The Wife

An old-fashioned, tony chamber piece on the surface, the film has surprises below.

Memoir of War

Writer Marguerite Duras waits in limbo at the end of World War II.

The Swan

A coming-of-age tale that manages to break away from the clichés of the genre and offer something original in tone and execution.

BlacKkKlansman

The absurdity, the humor, and the implications for today are real when a black cop joins the KKK in the 1970s

Night Comes On

A beautifully shot, powerfully performed film focusing on the lives of two young black girls.