NYT Critics’ Pick Movies

Review: Daniel Radcliffe Battles Homegrown Extremists in ‘Imperium’
IMPERIUM
By NEIL GENZLINGER
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Daniel Ragussis
Writers Michael German, Daniel Ragussis
Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Sam Trammell
Rating R
Running Time 1h 49m
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Review: ‘Ixcanul,’ From Luminous Ritual to Emotional Explosions
IXCANUL
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Jayro Bustamante
Writer Jayro Bustamante
Stars María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo, Marvin Coroy
Running Time 1h 33m
Genre Drama

Review: ‘War Dogs,’ an Absurd (and True) Gunrunning Tale
WAR DOGS
By NEIL GENZLINGER
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Todd Phillips
Writers Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic
Stars Jonah Hill, Miles Teller
Rating R
Running Time 1h 54m
Genres Comedy, Drama, War

Review: Wrestling With Gay Identity and Parental Wishes in ‘Spa Night’
SPA NIGHT
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Andrew Ahn
Writer Andrew Ahn Stars Joe Seo, Haerry Kim, Youn Ho Cho, Tae Song, Ho Young Chung
Running Time 1h 33m
Genre Drama

Review: In ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ Origami Fuels an Animated Quest
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Travis Knight
Writers Marc Haimes, Chris Butler
Stars Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei
Rating PG
Running Time 1h 41m
Genres Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Review: ‘Morris From America’: A 13-Year-Old Stranger in a Strange Land
MORRIS FROM AMERICA
By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Chad Hartigan
Writer Chad Hartigan
Stars Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Patrick Güldenberg, Levin Henning
Rating R
Running Time 1h 31m
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance

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