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| Julieta |
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| I, Daniel Blake |
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| Passengers |
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| Patriots Day |
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| A Monster Calls |
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| Live by Night |
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| Toni Erdmann |
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| Why Him? |
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| Hidden Figures |
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| Paterson |
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| 20th Century Women |
I judge the December releases a bit more strictly. Put a film out now, you’re telling the world you think it’s award material. Accordingly, close calls tend to get rounded down to the next lower star rating rather than rounded up to the next higher. Quick capsules on eleven Christmas offerings, none of which came close to penetrating my best list.
