NYT Critics’ Pick Movies Plus One of Possible Interest

Review: In ‘Aquarius,’ a Widow Fights to Keep Her Home
AQUARIUS

By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho
Writer Kleber Mendonça Filho
Stars Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão, Zoraide Coleto
Running Time 2h 22m
Genre Drama

Review: In ‘Little Sister,’ an Aspiring Nun With a Love of Goth Visits Her Troubled Family
LITTLE SISTER

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Zach Clark
Writers Zach Clark, Melodie Sisk
Stars Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Keith Poulson, Peter Hedges, Barbara Crampton
Running Time 1h 31m
Genre Comedy

Review: In ‘Miss Hokusai,’ an Apprentice to the Artistic Life
MISS HOKUSAI

By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Keiichi Hara
Writer Miho Maruo
Stars Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 33m
Genres Animation, Biography, Drama, History

Review: In ‘Kevin Hart: What Now?,’ a Stadium Brimming With Brash Stand-Up
KEVIN HART: WHAT NOW?

By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critics’ Pick
Directors Leslie Small, Tim Story
Writers Kevin Hart, Harry Ratchford, Joey Wells
Stars Kevin Hart, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry
Rating R
Running Time 1h 36m
Genres Documentary, Comedy

-- Of Possible Interest --

Review: In ‘The David Dance,’ a Gay Man Sheds His Crippling Self-Doubt
THE DAVID DANCE
By HELEN T. VERONGOS
Director Aprill Winney
Writer Don Scime
Stars Don Scime, Guy Adkins, Antoinette LaVecchia, Jordan Baker, Tonye Patano
Running Time 1h 48m
Genre Drama

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Upton 43

A Minneapolis Restaurant That Goes Medieval


The herring at Upton 34 is salt cured and pickled in-house over seven days. Credit Bodega Ltd.

Bites
By ROBERT LILLEGARD

If molecular gastronomy evokes science fiction (foams! liquid nitrogen!), Upton 43 in Minneapolis feels more like alternate history. To eat there is to imagine a world where the spice trade never really developed, a chef-driven culture built on the flavors of medieval Europe. By focusing on old-fashioned techniques like fermenting and roasting, Erick Harcey, the chef, is expanding the city’s eating scene and redefining the Swedish-American foods he grew up with.