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Top Picks

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.

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.

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.