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Top Films of 2018: 20-14

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20. All Through the Night (1942), Vincent Sherman, Warner Bros. A fun Humphrey Bogart romp with a plot that often seems to be coming apart at the seams. It is held together by great performances from Peter Lorre and Kaaren Verne. Humphrey plays a gambler that becomes a detective. 19. The Square (2017), Ruben Ostlund, TriArt The Square is difficult to describe, and beneath the oddness there is an interesting satirical film. A curator with many personal and professional issues struggles to clean up the damage that has been done to his museum after a controversial video for one of the installations almost ruins his reputation. The cinematography and color palette, as well as a few disturbing performances, lend the film a vibe that is at times humorous and at other times shocking. I recommend this one if you like art films that also provoke discussion. 18. Black Girl (1966), Ousmane Sembene, New Yorker Black Girl , one of the first sub-Saharan African films, add...