NYT Critics’ Pick Movies

Review: In ‘Newtown,’ Understated Eloquence but No Peace
NEWTOWN
By NEIL GENZLINGER
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Kim A. Snyder
Running Time 1h 25m
Genre Documentary

Review: In ‘Theo Who Lived,’ a Journalist Tells of His Capture by Al Qaeda
THEO WHO LIVED
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director David Schisgall
Writer David Schisgall
Running Time 1h 26m
Genre Documentary

Review: In ‘Being 17,’ 2 Boys Teeter Between Animosity and Attraction
BEING 17
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director André Téchiné
Writers Céline Sciamma, André Téchiné
Stars Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod
Rating Not Rated
Running Time 1h 56m
Genres Drama, Romance

Review: ‘Homeland: Iraq Year Zero’ Chronicles a War-Torn Family
HOMELAND: IRAQ YEAR ZERO
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Abbas Fahdel
Writer Abbas Fahdel
Running Time 5h 34m
Genre Documentary