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Top Picks

The Captain

An excoriating portrait of Nazism from the point of view of an imposter.

Far from the Tree

This intimate documentary mostly centers on parent-child relationships in which the latter is different, often making day-to-day life challenging.

Eighth Grade

Bo Burnham poignantly and often painfully captures the awkwardness and angst of the early teens.

RBG

Whether she’s bubbe or the Notorious RBG, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an inspiration

The Citizen

An exceptionally poignant drama that takes a critical lens at European ethnonationalism.

Custody

Films have explored domestic violence before, but it’s likely that Xavier Legrand’s debut feature is among the most powerful.

Three Identical Strangers

The engrossing film raises the age-old debate: Is nature or nurture the more dominant force?

Leave No Trace

Actors Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie have a bond so achingly real that expositional dialogue seems almost superfluous.

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

The feminist western you’ve been waiting for.