NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Sabaya
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Hogir Hirori
This intrepid, immersive documentary follows the men and women who rescue Yazidi girls kidnapped and held by Islamic State fighters in a Syrian refugee camp.


A scene from the documentary “Sabaya,” by Hogir Hirori.
By DEVIKA GIRISH

Fauna
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Nicolás Pereda
This lean meta-drama tackles the fictions typically associated with Mexican culture with droll humor and bold conceptual play.


Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez and Luisa Pardo in “Fauna.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

The Green Knight
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Directed by David Lowery
Dev Patel plays a medieval hero on a mysterious quest in David Lowery’s adaptation of the 14th-century Arthurian romance.


Failson, charmer, seeker: Dev Patel stars as Gawain in David Lowery’s “The Green Knight.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Enemies of the State
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Sonia Kennebeck
This documentary on the strange case of Matt DeHart weaves uncertainty into its structure.


Leann and Paul Dehart, the parents of the documentary subject Matt DeHart, in “Enemies of the State.”
By BEN KENIGSBERG

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The Last Mercenary
Action, Comedy | Directed by David Charhon
In this diverting action comedy, Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a former secret agent forced back into action to save his estranged son.


Jean-Claude Van Damme in “The Last Mercenary.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

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