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NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Ad Astra
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by James Gray
The latest from the director James Gray centers on an astronaut whose mission into deep space becomes a voyage of self-discovery.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Diego Maradona
NYT Critic’s PickDocumentary, Biography, SportDirected by Asif Kapadia
The filmmaker Asif Kapadia (who won an Oscar for “Amy”) cuts through the filler of conventional sports documentaries.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

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Downton Abbey
PG Drama Directed by Michael Engler
From its spectacularly detailed aesthetic to the characters’ march down well-worn personality paths, the movie argues insistently for the status quo.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Britt-Marie Was Here
Comedy, Drama, Sport Directed by Tuva Novotny
In this Swedish comedy, a woman’s humdrum life changes when she takes on a job as a youth soccer coach.
By TEO BUGBEE

Where's My Roy Cohn?
PG-13 Documentary Directed by Matt Tyrnauer
A documentary traces the life and times of a notorious lawyer whose career stretched from Joseph McCarthy to Donald J. Trump.
By A.O. SCOTT

Corporate Animals
R Comedy, Horror Directed by Patrick Brice
Demi Moore plays the unpleasant boss of unpleasant people trying to survive after a cave collapses on a company retreat.
By GLENN KENNY

Loro
Biography, Drama Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Toni Servillo plays the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Paolo Sorrentino’s extravagant portrait.
By A.O. SCOTT

My tweets

• Thu, 12:45: Michigan Warns Residents About Mosquito-Borne Illness After a Death https://t.co/G1n9bWtuo0
• Thu, 12:47: RT @growlermag: Do you have fond memories of the now-defunct Hennepin Ave tapas landmark Solera? Well, we've got good news for you, courtes…
• Thu, 17:40: RT @citypages: Rep. Omar's challenger Danielle Stella opens up about arrests, conspiracies, and changing her name https://t.co/18uo7ZYb8I h…
• Thu, 21:25: RT @jamisonfoser: holy shit he fell for the old did you order the code red DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED trick https://t.co/l3jtUmV8tw
• Thu, 21:30: RT @samstein: Cuomo: "Did you ask the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden?" Rudy: "no, no i didn't" LITERALLY 30 SECOND LATER Cuomo: "So yo…
• Thu, 21:32: RT @JRubinBlogger: if you are bribing a foreign leader you dont get to claim exec priv. Just saying.
• Thu, 21:37: Trump Declares War on California https://t.co/DCAQRqej0r
• Thu, 22:05: RT @SKLPerry: I want this kid to get a show! Amazing work. https://t.co/MjGGypVO1R
• Fri, 06:51: RT @rolandscahill: I’m trying to imagine the reaction from the right and Fox News if President Obama’s lawyer went on TV and ranted about i…
• Fri, 08:01: Why Republicans Play Dirty https://t.co/ComzBWiAGo

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