NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Dune
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation is an equally sweeping and intimate take on Frank Herbert’s future-shock epic.


Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in “Dune.” Paul is considerably less complicated and conflicted onscreen than he is on the page, our critic writes.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Biography, Drama, History | Directed by Will Sharpe
Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British artist who found love, both human and feline, and became famous as the man who drew cats.


Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” directed by Will Sharpe.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

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Warning
R | Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Agata Alexander
Agata Alexander directs this contemplative collection of science fiction shorts set in the near future.


Thomas Jane in “Warning.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

Minyan
Unrated | Drama | Directed by Eric Steel
This queer and Jewish coming-of-age drama builds up a vision of neighbors who speak through gestures of care and affection.


From left, Ron Rifkin, Samuel H. Levine and Christopher McCann in “Minyan.”
By TEO BUGBEE

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