Toni Erdmann
Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann" has some comic genes, but something far more serious is going on here.
Skirting the censors
Ashgar Farhadi deservedly picks up a second Oscar for "The Salesman," a taught marriage drama.
Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson''s return to directing is a World War II epic about a heroic conscientious objector.
Hidden Figures
Theodore Melfi's movie about black women at NASA in the early 1960s is driven by Taraji P. Henson.
Fences
Denzel Washington performs spectacularly in the film version of August Wilson's play.
Arrival
Denis Villeneuve's alien landing movie tries hard to be hyper-intelligent, but ends up falling flat.
Elusive Elle
In Paul Verhoeven's psychological thriller, Isabelle Huppert's Michèle Leblanc is the sum of violence and lies.
Lion
Garth Davis's Oscar-nominated "Lion" has its moments, just not enough of them.
LA, darkly
Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" is chock with music and dance, but there's a basement at its core.
Hell or High Water
David MacKenzie's contemporary Western uses two sets of buddies to tell an outlaw story.
Manchester by the Sea
Lucas Hedges and Casey Affleck are stalwart players in Kenneth Lonergan's brooding drama.
Some lovely Moonlight
Writer-director Barry Jenkins' story of a taciturn boy as seen through various stages of life is a stunning accomplishment.