When assessing the year in movies, people will often point to lists of what’s topped the box office. “It’s all spinoffs and sequels and soulless Disney live-action adaptations,” they’ll say. “It’s a bad year for movies,” they’ll insist. Your duty will be to remind them of the difference between a box-office top-ten list and a best-movies-of-the-year list. (Feel free to send them this one as an example.) Many of the strongest, most generous, and most daring films don’t rake in hundreds of millions. Some films do both — the R-rated miracle Sinners proved earlier this year that audiences are still hungry for original stories, for instance. But many other must-sees make a quieter entrance. Vulture’s film critics have kept abreast of it all. Here, they’ll guide you through the must-sees of th

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