NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Bad Education
NYT Critic’s Pick TV-MA Comedy, Drama Directed by Cory Finley


Hugh Jackman is darkly charismatic as the real-life schools superintendent who admitted to stealing $2 million from his Long Island district.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Beastie Boys Story
NYT Critic’s Pick TV-MA Documentary Directed by Spike Jonze


Ad-Rock and Mike D share stories and grief in a live documentary directed by Spike Jonze.
By A.O. SCOTT

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Robert the Bruce
Action, History Directed by Richard Gray


Angus Macfadyen, who first played the medieval Scottish king in “Braveheart,” reprises his role in this introspective historical drama.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Eating Up Easter
Documentary Directed by Sergio Mata'u Rapu


A filmmaker shows the daily environmental struggles of his native home.
By KRISTEN YOONSOO KIM

Circus of Books
Documentary Directed by Rachel Mason


A woman’s documentary on the gay pornography and adult goods shop her parents ran for three decades brims with warm remembrances by those who frequented it.
By TEO BUGBEE

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