The Best Films of the Fall Festivals: From ‘Babygirl’ to Mike Leigh to Pedro Almodóvar

April

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Babygirl

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The Brutalist

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Conclave

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Familiar Touch

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The Fire Inside

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Happy Holidays

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Hard Truths

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