NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Maria Speth
Maria Speth’s enthralling documentary spends a year in the classroom of an unconventional teacher in a German industrial town.


Dieter Bachmann, observed by the filmmaker Maria Speth, in “Mr. Bachmann and His Class.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Servants
NYT Critic’s Pick | Unrated | Drama | Directed by Ivan Ostrochovský
Teenage priests in training resist the mingling of church and the Communist state in Ivan Ostrochovsky’s drama.


Samuel Skyva, left, with Samuel Polakovic in “Servants.”
By NATALIA WINKELMAN

Friends and Strangers
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama | Directed by James Vaughan
In this funny, productively cryptic Australian feature, the characters are alternately abrasive and invasive.


By BEN KENIGSBERG

Three Months
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Jared Frieder
This sensitive comedy by Jared Frieder sketches a relationship that blossoms in the shadow of not knowing.


From left, Viveik Kalra and Troye Sivan in “Three Months,” a film by Jared Frieder.
By TEO BUGBEE

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Cyrano
PG-13D | rama, Musical, Romance | Directed by Joe Wright
Peter Dinklage wields pen and sword in a musical adaptation of the durable French romance.
By A.O. SCOTT

2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
Animation | Directed by
From near-future nightmares to inspirational sports narratives, this year’s shorts are an eclectic bunch.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS AND AMY NICHOLSON AND BEN KENIGSBERG

NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Maria Speth
Maria Speth’s enthralling documentary spends a year in the classroom of an unconventional teacher in a German industrial town.


Dieter Bachmann, observed by the filmmaker Maria Speth, in “Mr. Bachmann and His Class.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Servants
NYT Critic’s Pick | Unrated | Drama | Directed by Ivan Ostrochovský
Teenage priests in training resist the mingling of church and the Communist state in Ivan Ostrochovsky’s drama.


Samuel Skyva, left, with Samuel Polakovic in “Servants.”
By NATALIA WINKELMAN

Friends and Strangers
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama | Directed by James Vaughan
In this funny, productively cryptic Australian feature, the characters are alternately abrasive and invasive.


By BEN KENIGSBERG

Three Months
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Jared Frieder
This sensitive comedy by Jared Frieder sketches a relationship that blossoms in the shadow of not knowing.


From left, Viveik Kalra and Troye Sivan in “Three Months,” a film by Jared Frieder.
By TEO BUGBEE

-- Of Possible Interest --

Cyrano
PG-13 | Drama, Musical, Romance | Directed by Joe Wright
Peter Dinklage wields pen and sword in a musical adaptation of the durable French romance.
By A.O. SCOTT

2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
Animation | Directed by
From near-future nightmares to inspirational sports narratives, this year’s shorts are an eclectic bunch.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS AND AMY NICHOLSON AND BEN KENIGSBERG

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