The first half of 2017 has given us a
dozen strongly recommended features and a ten-worst list.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Sunday, July 2, 2017
The Beguiled, Moka, The House, The Little Hours, Baby Driver, My Journey Through French Cinema, Raising Bertie, Night School, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
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| The Beguiled |
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| Moka |
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| The House |
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| The Little Hours |
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| Baby Driver |
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| My Journey Through French Cinema |
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| Raising Bertie |
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| Night School |
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| Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press |
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| The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography |
Films #91-100 of 2017:
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
It Comes at Night, The Book of Henry, Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe, Rough Night, Moscow Never Sleeps, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Maudie
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| It Comes at Night |
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| The Book of Henry |
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| Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe |
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| Rough Night |
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| Moscow Never Sleeps |
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| Dawson City: Frozen Time |
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| Maudie |
My only four-star review of the year to date highlights a mixed mid-June at the movies:
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Beatriz at Dinner, Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan, Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back, The Exception, My Cousin Rachel, Handsome Devil, Band Aid, Dean, Past Life, I Love You Both, The Hero
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| Abacus: Small Enough to Jail |
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| Beatriz at Dinner |
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| Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan |
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| Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back |
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| The Exception |
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| My Cousin Rachel |
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| Handsome Devil |
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| Band Aid |
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| Dean |
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| Past Life |
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| I Love You Both |
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| The Hero |
Quick capsules on a mediocre-at-best June to date:
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
A Woman's Life, Like Crazy, Paris Can Wait, The Wedding Plan, Burden, Get Me Roger Stone, Violet, The Commune, Wakefield, Berlin Syndrome, Black Butterfly
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| A Woman's Life |
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| Like Crazy |
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| Paris Can Wait |
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| The Wedding Plan |
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| Burden |
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| Get Me Roger Stone |
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| Violet |
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| The Commune |
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| Wakefield |
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| Berlin Syndrome |
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| Black Butterfly |
A pair of European imports highlights an otherwise mostly middling May:
Friday, May 12, 2017
Gifted, The Lost City of Z, The Fate of the Furious, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, Truman, Tommy's Honour, Graduation, Born in China, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki, Free Fire, A Quiet Passion, Chasing Trane, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, The Circle, One Week and a Day, The Dinner, Obit, The Lovers, Chuck, Risk, Snatched
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| Gifted |
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| The Lost City of Z |
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| The Fate of the Furious |
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| Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer |
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| Truman |
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| Tommy's Honour |
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| Graduation |
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| Born in China |
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| The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki |
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| Free Fire |
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| A Quiet Passion |
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| Chasing Trane |
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| Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent |
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| The Circle |
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| One Week and a Day |
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| The Dinner |
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| Obit |
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| The Lovers |
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| Chuck |
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| Risk |
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| Snatched |
The quickest of capsules on a month's worth of movies, including a few gems:
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