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Unsane

Does Unsane work as a thriller? Yes, it does, and Claire Foy turns in a performance that is far removed from the period piece of The Crown,

The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci has moved from farce to the blackest of comedies and succeeds brilliantly.

The Young Karl Marx

An exhaustively researched, meticulously detailed, historically impeccable depiction of Marx’s tumultuous life from 1843–1848.

A Fantastic Woman

Daniela Vega gives a stellar performance as Marina, a transgender woman whose lover, 25 years her senior, suddenly dies in the middle of the night.

The Post

Behind-the-scenes of a crucial 20th-century “start the presses!” news story.

Molly’s Game

This is a tour de force for Jessica Chastain. The show is all hers.

Best Films of 2017

There were more than enough films to choose from for this year’s best-of compilation.

Get Out

Director Jordan Peele has done his homework. He is clearly a fan of 1970’s social-horror films.

First They Killed My Father

A child’s eye view of the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.