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Roman J Israel, Esq

By Elena Lazic

Denzel Washington plays an altruistic attorney in this low-key crime thriller from Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy.

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The Nothing Factory

By David Jenkins

This Cannes-winning working class musical from Portugal’s Pedro Pinho is not all it seems.

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Downsizing

By Trevor Johnston

Matt Damon gets miniature in writer/director Alexander Payne’s daffy sci-fi parable.

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Last Flag Flying

By Craig Williams

Richard Linklater’s “spiritual sequel” to The Last Detail is one of his most impressive achievements.

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The Final Year

By Matt Turner

Documentarian Greg Barker gains unprecedented access to Barack Obama’s administration during his farewell tour.

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Lover for a Day

By Ian Barr

French auteur Philippe Garrel returns with another consummately crafted relationship drama.

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The Post

By Charles Bramesco

Steven Spielberg recounts the story of the Pentagon Papers – with one eye on Donald Trump – in this strangely unsatisfying political drama.

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The Commuter

By Elena Lazic

Liam Neeson and Jaume Collet-Serra join forces once more for this fast-paced and furiously entertaining actioner.

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Coco

By David Jenkins

Pixar mine the theme of mortality for light-hearted frolics in this Mexican-set adventure.

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Early Man

By David Jenkins

The Stone Age and the Bronze Age go to war in this daffy stop-frame comedy from Aardman Animation.

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A Woman’s Life

By Manuela Lazic

Stéphane Brizé takes a soft approach to this adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s tale of 19th-century womanhood.

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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

By David Jenkins

Old Slowhand receives the big life documentary treatment, with slightly uninspiring results.

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Darkest Hour

By Trevor Johnston

Gary Oldman is on career-best form in this standard issue Winston Churchill biopic from director Joe Wright.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

By David Jenkins

Frances McDormand goes on the war path in director Martin McDonagh’s sensational latest.

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Jupiter’s Moon

By David Jenkins

Bravura technique trumps narrative coherence in this garbled modern demigod saga from Hungary.

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Hostiles

By David Jenkins

Christian Bale gives it his actorly all as a jaded cavalry gunslinger in Scott Cooper’s dour, old-timey western.

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All the Money in the World

By Hannah Woodhead

Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg battle the might of an unfeeling empire in Ridley Scott’s latest.

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Brad’s Status

By Phil Concannon

Ben Stiller playing another self-pitying white dude? Yes, but this is thought-provoking and rewarding comedy.

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