The Disaster Artist, Wonder Wheel, Loveless, The Tribes of Palos Verdes, I, Tonya, Foxtrot, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, The Shape of Water

The Disaster Artist

Wonder Wheel

Loveless

The Tribes of Palos Verdes

I, Tonya

Foxtrot

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The Shape of Water

The early part of December brings mostly mild (and one strong) recs, with only one mild discommend:

Roman J. Israel, Esq., Félicité, 1945, Darkest Hour, The Divine Order, No Stone Unturned, Machines, Gilbert, Wait for Your Laugh, Murder on the Orient Express, A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Call Me By Your Name

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Félicité

1945

Darkest Hour

The Divine Order

No Stone Unturned

Machines

Gilbert

Wait for Your Laugh

Murder on the Orient Express

A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Call Me By Your Name

In a mid-to-late November with several terrific titles (and only one true dog), one film stands above all.

Lady Bird, 11/8/16, BPM (Beats Per Minute), Last Flag Flying, A Bad Moms Christmas

Lady Bird

11/8/16

BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Last Flag Flying

A Bad Moms Christmas

Another relatively strong crop of films as we enter the season of Oscar hopefuls:

Novitiate, God's Own Country, Aida's Secrets, Thank You for Your Service, The Square

Novitiate

God's Own Country

Aida's Secrets

Thank You for Your Service

The Square

A mostly meritorious mixed bag as the calendar flips to November:

Wonderstruck, Only the Brave, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), The Paris Opera, Jane

Wonderstruck

Only the Brave

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Paris Opera

Jane

A mixed bag as we approach the last two months of 2017 and what should be a plethora of Oscar contenders:

Blade Runner 2049, The Florida Project, Breathe, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Marshall, Faces Places

Blade Runner 2049

The Florida Project

Breathe

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Marshall

Faces Places

Capsules on a mostly mediocre first half of the month:

American Made, Lucky, Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

American Made

Lucky

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

Reviews of the first three releases of the great month of October:

mother!

The Unknown Girl

Brad's Status

American Assassin

Battle of the Sexes

Victoria & Abdul

Stronger

School Life

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

The Force

Several terrific films and some dogs as September winds down: