NYT Critics’ Pick Movies

Review: In ‘Dear Zindagi,’ a Conflicted Woman in Search of a Truer Life

DEAR ZINDAGI
By ANDY WEBSTER
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Gauri Shinde
Writer Gauri Shinde
Stars Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Angad Bedi
Rating Not Rated
Running Time 2h 31m
Genres Drama, Romance

‘Jackie’: Under the Widow’s Weeds, a Myth Marketer

JACKIE
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Pablo Larraín
Writer Noah Oppenheim
Stars Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt
Rating R
Running Time 1h 39m
Genres Biography, Drama

Review: ‘Hogtown’ Tells a Poetic Detective Story in Chicago

HOGTOWN
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Daniel Nearing
Writer Daniel Nearing
Stars Herman Wilkins, Diandra Lyle, McKenzie Chinn, Joe Mack, Dianne Bischoff
Running Time 1h 35m
Genres Drama, Mystery, Romance

Review: A Woman’s Horrific Unraveling in ‘The Eyes of My Mother’

THE EYES OF MY MOTHER
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Nicolas Pesce
Writer Nicolas Pesce
Stars Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Olivia Bond, Paul Nazak
Rating R
Running Time 1h 16m
Genres Drama, Horror

Review: ‘Best and Most Beautiful Things,’ About a Disabled Woman’s Place in the World

BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS
By NEIL GENZLINGER
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Garrett Zevgetis
Rating Not Rated
Running Time 1h 30m
Genre Documentary

So Walmart sends me a gift certificate...

In recent times, the 5 ft^3 GE chest freezer decided to give up the ghost and turn into a warming oven (for some values of warm). I scoured the interwebbies for a replacement, not too big, not too small, and not too expensive I thought. I thought I'd found the not too big, not too small but not the not too expensive fit in a 4.3 ft^3 Danby model. So, I waited the wait of the cheap to see if it would go on sale over the Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend. Each day of the holiday weekend, I sent Google out to find it, and it usually came back at the same price. Then I found it at a steep, steep discount on the Walmart website, and I bought it there. Well, later that same night I got an email announcing the order had been canceled because of the price mistake... So, yesterday Walmart sends me a $25 gift certificate instead of the freezer that I've been lusting after.

My tweets

• Thu, 21:47: RT @paulkrugman: The white working class was conned, bigly https://t.co/qWONgiVn4a
• Thu, 21:56: ‘We’re Going to Get This Done’: Wisconsin Vote Recount Is Underway https://t.co/AVkoeltcs2
• Fri, 03:51: RT @Impolitics: Kellogg's decides Neo-Nazism is NOT part of a nutritious breakfast and yanks its ads from Breitbart. Alt-Reich heads go sna…
• Fri, 03:51: RT @BettyBowers: Take a break from whatever non-partisan nonsense you’re currently wasting time on, and learn to use conservative vocab in…
• Fri, 03:52: RT @Impolitics: The Washington Post reports that Trump's team is discussing Syria with Russia. So at least Donald is keeping in touch with…
• Fri, 03:52: RT @TeaPainUSA: President Obama only has 50 more days to declare himself dictator, invade Texas, take away our guns and make us gay-marry M…
• Fri, 03:52: RT @Impolitics: Kellogg's makes the sound business decision not to advertise on a racist website. Suddenly Breitbart's whiny Nazis don't ad…
• Fri, 04:09: RT @SkyNewsBreak: Andrew Sachs who was best known for his role as Spanish waiter Manuel in the 1970s sitcom 'Fawlty Towers' has died aged 86
• Fri, 06:15: BBC News - Parkinson's disease 'may start in gut' https://t.co/elEKJGlCgO
• Fri, 06:26: Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump https://t.co/aWWBst8c1m

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