NYT Critic’s Pick Movies
Burning
NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Drama, Mystery Directed by Chang-dong Lee
The great South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s latest involves three characters subsumed by desire and rage.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
A Bread Factory, Part One & Part Two
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Patrick Wang
An ambitious, sprawling film about the efforts of a community arts center to survive, “A Bread Factory” is a major new work by a singular American artist.
By BILGE EBIRI
Monrovia, Indiana
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman’s visit to Trump country finds that there is more to life than politics, and more to democracy than ideology.
By A.O. SCOTT
Border
NYT Critic’s Pick R Fantasy, Romance, Thriller Directed by Ali Abbasi
The film, adapted from a short story by the writer of “Let the Right One In,” follows a security guard with an unusual gift.
By GLENN KENNY
Shirkers
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Sandi Tan
Sandi Tan’s captivating documentary about the theft of her first movie by a charismatic con man is both mystery and manhunt.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Vaya
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Akin Omotoso
The fate of strangers are darkly intertwined in Akin Omotoso’s electric and empathetic film.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
1985
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Yen Tan
The film is a moving cinematic sketch of a HIV-infected, closeted gay man living through the height of the AIDS crisis.
By GLENN KENNY
Life & Nothing More
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza
Antonio Méndez Esparza’s keenly observed indie alludes to many hot-button issues but keeps them largely in the background.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Drama, Mystery Directed by Chang-dong Lee
The great South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s latest involves three characters subsumed by desire and rage.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
A Bread Factory, Part One & Part Two
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Patrick Wang
An ambitious, sprawling film about the efforts of a community arts center to survive, “A Bread Factory” is a major new work by a singular American artist.
By BILGE EBIRI
Monrovia, Indiana
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman’s visit to Trump country finds that there is more to life than politics, and more to democracy than ideology.
By A.O. SCOTT
Border
NYT Critic’s Pick R Fantasy, Romance, Thriller Directed by Ali Abbasi
The film, adapted from a short story by the writer of “Let the Right One In,” follows a security guard with an unusual gift.
By GLENN KENNY
Shirkers
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Sandi Tan
Sandi Tan’s captivating documentary about the theft of her first movie by a charismatic con man is both mystery and manhunt.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Vaya
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Akin Omotoso
The fate of strangers are darkly intertwined in Akin Omotoso’s electric and empathetic film.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
1985
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Yen Tan
The film is a moving cinematic sketch of a HIV-infected, closeted gay man living through the height of the AIDS crisis.
By GLENN KENNY
Life & Nothing More
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza
Antonio Méndez Esparza’s keenly observed indie alludes to many hot-button issues but keeps them largely in the background.
By BEN KENIGSBERG