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15:17 to Paris A Fantastic Woman Fifty Shades Freed Oscar Shorts Peter Rabbit Call Me by Your Name This is an emphatic celebration of the mystery and power of sexuality, set in a small Italian town, where the sun, the water and the surrounding beauty reinforce lust and longing. Timothée Chamalet and Armie Hammer are superb in the central roles, and despite an unignorable bathetic turn in the supporting performances, this is an important film. Rated R. 132 minutes. — M. LaSalle

Coco Pixar’s new Dia de los Muertos-themed animated movie crams the first sequences with exposition, and then takes a colorful yet light spin through the land of the dead. But everything is leading up to a powerhouse finish. The success of this final act, and the way it transforms the entire film, is remarkable. A strong second movie from “Toy Story 3” director Lee Unkrich is one of Pixar’s better productions. Rated PG. 105 minutes.

— P. Hartlaub

The Commuter This follows the usual Liam Neeson pattern of a decent downtrodden guy who finds redemption and glory while facing great odds, but this transcends formula, with genuine thrills and a complicated and interesting story. It all takes place on a train. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.

— M. LaSalle

Darkest Hour Gary Oldman gives the performance of his career as Winston Churchill, fighting to rally his country and inspire a War Cabinet bent on surrender, in this dramatic study of a crucial month during World War II. If Oldman doesn’t win an Oscar for this, something is very wrong around here. Rated PG-13. 125 minutes.

— M. LaSalle