NYT Critics' Picks + a Few

Debauchery and the American Experience (Woo-Hoo!)
‘Spring Breakers,’ Directed by Harmony Korine
NYT Critics' Pick

Onstage All of His Life, but Aching to Be Seen
‘Reality,’ Directed by Matteo Garrone
NYT Critics' Pick

Life-Altering Plea for Help
‘The Call’ Stars Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin
NYT Critics' Pick

Looking Past the Alter Egos to the Novelist
‘Philip Roth: Unmasked,’ at Film Forum
NYT Critics' Pick

A Mother-Son Dance With Many Awkward Steps
‘I Killed My Mother,’ a Xavier Dolan Film
NYT Critics' Pick

-- Of Possible Interest --

Suspending More Than Disbelief
‘Upside Down,’ a Topsy-Turvy Romance

Lustful Pursuit of Sensory Overload
‘Vanishing Waves,’ Directed by Kristina Buozyte

Everyday Life, Washed in the Colors of Memory
‘From Up on Poppy Hill,’ written by Hayao Miyazaki

Not in Kansas Anymore: Following a Dream to Mexico
‘Mariachi Gringo,’ Directed by Tom Gustafson