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Aug. 4th, 2017
Wind River
NYT Critic’s Pick R Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller Directed by Taylor Sheridan

A rookie investigator meets her match while investigating a murder on an Indian reservation.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Taylor Sheridan
Stars Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat .
Rating R
Running Time 1h 47m
Genres Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Columbus
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama, Romance Directed by Kogonada

The video essayist Kogonada uses architecture to pose larger questions in a small Indiana town.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Kogonada
Stars John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Erin Allegretti, Rory Culkin
Running Time 1h 40m
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Incredible Jessica James
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy Directed by Jim Strouse

Jessica Williams shines as a young playwright struggling with rejection — professionally and romantically — in this film streaming on Netflix.
By NICOLE HERRINGTON
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Jim Strouse
Writer Jim Strouse
Stars Lakeith Stanfield, Chris O'Dowd, Noël Wells, Jessica Williams, Zabryna Guevara
Running Time 1h 25m
Genre Comedy
Menashe
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Drama Directed by Joshua Z Weinstein

In this sweet, often understated film set in a Hasidic neighborhood, the title character is a widower who must remarry to regain custody of his son.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Joshua Z Weinstein
Writers Alex Lipschultz, Musa Syeed, Joshua Z Weinstein
Stars Menashe Lustig, Yoel Falkowitz
Rating PG
Running Time 1h 22m
Genre Drama
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Documentary Directed by Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk

A follow-up to “An Inconvenient Truth,” with new information on climate change and even some positive developments.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick
Directors Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
Stars Al Gore, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, Tom Rielly
Rating PG
Running Time 1h 38m
Genre Documentary
Brigsby Bear
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Comedy, Drama Directed by Dave McCary

In this absurdly charming film, Kyle Mooney plays an obsessed fan who discovers that there is an entire world waiting for him beyond his TV.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Dave McCary
Stars Mark Hamill, Claire Danes, Kyle Mooney, Greg Kinnear, Andy Samberg
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 40m
Genres Comedy, Drama
Escapes
NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Documentary Directed by Michael Almereyda

In this engaging documentary, Michael Almereyda looks at the screenwriter Hampton Fancher, one of the seers behind the 1982 “Blade Runner.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Michael Almereyda
Writer Michael Almereyda
Star Hampton Fancher
Rating Not Rated
Running Time 1h 29m
Genre Documentary
-- Of Possible Interest --
The Dark Tower

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star in “The Dark Tower,” a mess of a movie based on Stephen King’s sprawling, multivolume series of the same title.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Director Nikolaj Arcel
Stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 35m
Genres Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Western
NYT Critic’s Pick R Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller Directed by Taylor Sheridan

A rookie investigator meets her match while investigating a murder on an Indian reservation.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Taylor Sheridan
Stars Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat .
Rating R
Running Time 1h 47m
Genres Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Columbus
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama, Romance Directed by Kogonada

The video essayist Kogonada uses architecture to pose larger questions in a small Indiana town.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Kogonada
Stars John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Erin Allegretti, Rory Culkin
Running Time 1h 40m
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Incredible Jessica James
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy Directed by Jim Strouse

Jessica Williams shines as a young playwright struggling with rejection — professionally and romantically — in this film streaming on Netflix.
By NICOLE HERRINGTON
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Jim Strouse
Writer Jim Strouse
Stars Lakeith Stanfield, Chris O'Dowd, Noël Wells, Jessica Williams, Zabryna Guevara
Running Time 1h 25m
Genre Comedy
Menashe
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Drama Directed by Joshua Z Weinstein

In this sweet, often understated film set in a Hasidic neighborhood, the title character is a widower who must remarry to regain custody of his son.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Joshua Z Weinstein
Writers Alex Lipschultz, Musa Syeed, Joshua Z Weinstein
Stars Menashe Lustig, Yoel Falkowitz
Rating PG
Running Time 1h 22m
Genre Drama
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Documentary Directed by Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk

A follow-up to “An Inconvenient Truth,” with new information on climate change and even some positive developments.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick
Directors Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
Stars Al Gore, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, Tom Rielly
Rating PG
Running Time 1h 38m
Genre Documentary
Brigsby Bear
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Comedy, Drama Directed by Dave McCary

In this absurdly charming film, Kyle Mooney plays an obsessed fan who discovers that there is an entire world waiting for him beyond his TV.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Dave McCary
Stars Mark Hamill, Claire Danes, Kyle Mooney, Greg Kinnear, Andy Samberg
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 40m
Genres Comedy, Drama
Escapes
NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Documentary Directed by Michael Almereyda

In this engaging documentary, Michael Almereyda looks at the screenwriter Hampton Fancher, one of the seers behind the 1982 “Blade Runner.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Michael Almereyda
Writer Michael Almereyda
Star Hampton Fancher
Rating Not Rated
Running Time 1h 29m
Genre Documentary
-- Of Possible Interest --
The Dark Tower

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star in “The Dark Tower,” a mess of a movie based on Stephen King’s sprawling, multivolume series of the same title.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Director Nikolaj Arcel
Stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 35m
Genres Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Western