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NYT Critic’s Pick Movies -- Catch Up Edition

Vox Lux
NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama, Music Directed by Brady Corbet
In Brady Corbet’s new movie, Natalie Portman plays a pop star, a teenage victim of a mass shooting who has grown up to become a 21st-century brand.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

The Party's Just Beginning
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Karen Gillan
The actress Karen Gillan gets glum to play a depressed young woman in her feature directorial debut.
By GLENN KENNY

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Alexis Bloom
Alexis Bloom’s film gives viewers a credible sense of Ailes’s psychology through the testimony of peers and co-workers who witnessed his ruthlessness firsthand.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Amazing Grace
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary
The film Aretha Franklin didn’t want you to see arrives in theaters. It captures an incandescent Queen of Soul recording her 1972 live album.
By WESLEY MORRIS

Ben Is Back
NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama Directed by Peter Hedges
Strong performances by Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts anchor this somber, scary family drama.
By A.O. SCOTT

Tyrel
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Sebastián Silva
Sebastián Silva’s film is a racially charged cringe comedy-drama about being stuck with a group of guys you barely know.
By BILGE EBIRI

The Charmer
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Romance, Thriller Directed by Milad Alami
This Danish thriller is the first feature from the writer and director Milad Alami. Details are revealed in “nail-biting” style, our critic writes.
By WESLEY MORRIS

Happy as Lazzaro
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Drama Directed by Alice Rohrwacher
A man’s journey from the feudal countryside to the modern city has the urgency of a news bulletin. A.O. Scott calls it one of the year’s best films.
By A.O. SCOTT

United Skates
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Tina Brown, Dyana Winkler
Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown’s elegiac, euphoric documentary is a passion project in the best sense of the word.
By TEO BUGBEE

Mirai
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
The birth of a sibling can feel like the end of the world to a child, but for a little boy named Kun, envy turns to wonder as a new universe opens up.
By BILGE EBIRI

Sicilian Ghost Story
NYT Critic’s Pick Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Directed by Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Flipping from bucolic to brutal with distressing ease, this beautifully realized movie views a Mafia kidnapping through the prism of first love.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Electro-Pythagorus: A Portrait of Martin Bartlett
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Luke Fowler
Luke Fowler imbues this film about the electronic musician Martin Bartlett with a numinous quality reflective of the subject’s work and aesthetic.
By GLENN KENNY

Rams
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Gary Hustwit
Easy-to-use products with clean lines started with Dieter Rams. Meet the German designer in this elegant new documentary.
By GLENN KENNY

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The Best Movies of 2018
The year’s best movies include, clockwise from top left, “Minding the Gap,” “First Reformed,” “Burning,” “Happy as Lazzaro” and “Private Life.”


The year’s best movies include, clockwise from top left, “Minding the Gap,” “First Reformed,” “Burning,” “Happy as Lazzaro” and “Private Life.”CreditCreditClockwise from bottom left: Jojo Whilden/Netflix; Hulu; A24; Well Go Usa; Netflix
By Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott