NYT Critic’s Pick Movies Plus Some Of Possible Interest

Keep the Change


A stubborn thirtysomething sentenced to spend time in an autism support group after an arrest finds romance, in this film starring actors with autism.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Rachel Israel
Writer Rachel Israel
Stars Jessica Walter, Christina Brucato, Evander Duck Jr., Sondra James, Tibor Feldman
Running Time 1h 34m
Genres Comedy, Romance


Us and Them


This film about a financially strapped British threesome in Britain who torment a wealthy family has bags of style and even a few ideas.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Joe Martin
Writer Joe Martin
Stars Jack Roth, Sophie Colquhoun, Tim Bentinck, Carolyn Backhouse, Andrew Tiernan
Running Time 1h 23m
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Flower


Zoey Deutch gives a magnetic performance as a damaged teenager in this wildly entertaining film.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Max Winkler
Writers Alex McAulay, Matt Spicer, Max Winkler
Stars Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Dylan Gelula, Eric Edelstein
Rating R
Running Time 1h 30m
Genre Comedy

Maineland


Miao Wang’s documentary explores an increasingly common cultural exchange between the United States and China.
By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Miao Wang
Running Time 1h 30m
Genre Documentary

Eight Hours are Not a Day


Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s opus, first shown as a series in 1972 and 1973, is funnier, more humane and more optimistic than anything else in his canon.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Luise Ullrich, Werner Finck, Wolfgang Schenck
Running Time 7h 52m
Genre Drama

-- Of Possible Interest --

Love, Simon


This comedy set in a particularly idyllic Atlanta suburb has a gay love story, a blackmailing weasel and surprising emotional resonance.
By GLENN KENNY
Director Greg Berlanti
Writers Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker
Stars Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 49m
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tomb Raider


This dreary, inept reboot stars a badly misused Alicia Vikander in the Angelina Jolie role.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Director Roar Uthaug
Writers Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Alastair Siddons
Stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 58m
Genres Action, Adventure

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