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IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

A unique entry from the Coen brothers, The Ballad of Buster Scruggsis a Western anthology film comprising six separate stories. Each storyline takes place in the Old West, and ranges from deliciously dark comedic narratives to surprisingly poignant drama. As expected from the renowned directors, the movie has a remarkable visual style, as it’s filled with gorgeous landscapes and fantastic attention to period detail. While The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' segments are not all equally entertaining...

IMDb Rating: 7.4/10

The Swimmers is a heart-wrenching yet captivating biographical sports drama film that chronicles the unbelievable true story of two Syrian sisters (masterfully depicted by the real-life sisters Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa), who go on a grueling journey across the Aegean Sea to help a boat of refugees. Soon, they begin a new path toward the Olympic Games. Showing viewers the incredible bravery of teenage Syrian refugees Yusra Mardini and her sister Sarah Mardini, the movie doesn’t pull any pu...

IMDb Rating: 7.5/10

An uplifting musical masterpiece directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tick, Tick... Boom! (also stylized as tick, tick... BOOM!) is a poignant depiction of the story of a struggling artist. It follows Jon (Andrew Garfield) a gifted composer who questions his choices as he approaches his 30th birthday, as his busy and unfruitful career is inextricable linked with his strained relationships and anxieties. The film soon delves into what it means to embrace passion at all costs, and what those costs c...

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

The Two Popes dramatizes a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI (played by Anthony Hopkins) and cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (played by Jonathan Pryce), more well-known now as Pope Francis. After the leak of documents revealing corruption by the Church, Pope Benedict summons Bergoglio to the Vatican to convince him not to resign in protest. The film is a two-hander (a play or film featuring only or primarily two main characters) revolving around the conversations between Benedict and Bergoglio. They...

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

A fun and wacky animated movie, The Mitchells vs. the Machines is centered on the titular dysfunctional family, who are initially on a normal road trip as they take their daughter Katie (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) to college. They find the entire ordeal awkward and have a challenging time bonding, and things get worse when the robot uprising interrupts their already complicated journey. Soon, only they can save the world from the evil AI known as PAL (voiced by Olivia Colman). With its distinct...

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is the titular director's remarkably dark take on the classic fairytale. The dark fantasy film revolves around the story fans know and love, with the wooden boy Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) discovering what it means to be human with the help of his father Geppetto (David Bradley) and conscience Cricket (Ewan McGregor). In Guillermo del Toro's version, there's a heavier focus on heavy themes like grief and alcoholism, as well as unflinching depictions of some jarring...

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

A recent hit that proves Netflix’s animated films may be the platform’s greatest strength, Nimona combines sci-fi, fantasy, and adventure to tell the tale of the titular character (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz). It follows her story as she teams up with a former knight, who has been framed for a crime. An obvious issue they face is that the knight initially swore to kill the shape-shifting teen. A delightfully subversive flick that turns the typical fairytale formula on its head, Nimona embra...

IMDb Rating: 7.7/10

Beasts of No Nation follows the life of child soldier Agu (Abraham Attah) in a fictional African country. Agu is under the tutelage of The Commandant (Idris Elba), a warlord who seeks to use lost and hopeless children to secure his power. Beasts is the third film by Cary Joji Fukunaga, who most recently directed the James Bond film No Time To Die. This Fukunaga project bears strong similarities to the first season of HBO's True Detective, as Beasts of No Nation shares the show'svisual flair a...

IMDb Rating: 7.7/10

An award-winning Netflix original movie, Roma stars Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, a housekeeper for an upper-class family in 1970s Mexico City. After an affair, Cleo gets pregnant, which threatens to upend her life. But Romais about character and imagery rather than plot. It's a slice-of-life film that recreates a specific time and place. It's also the most personal movie by director Alfonso Cuarón. Cuarón has had a sui generis career. His films range from intimate dramas like Y tu mamá también t...