NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)
May. 17th, 2024 08:17 amFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga
NYT Critic’s Pick | RAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by George Miller
The fifth installment of George Miller’s series delivers an origin story of Furiosa, the hard-bitten driver played here by Anya Taylor-Joy.

The character keeps her hair in the prequel.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In Our Day
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Drama | Directed by Hong Sang-soo
The Korean director Hong Sang-soo winds together the slenderest strands of two intersecting stories to make a tender film about simple pleasures.

A scene from “In Our Day,” with the poet Uiju (Ki Joo-bong), left, socializing with two students.
By BRANDON YU
NYT Critic’s Pick | RAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by George Miller
The fifth installment of George Miller’s series delivers an origin story of Furiosa, the hard-bitten driver played here by Anya Taylor-Joy.

The character keeps her hair in the prequel.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In Our Day
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Drama | Directed by Hong Sang-soo
The Korean director Hong Sang-soo winds together the slenderest strands of two intersecting stories to make a tender film about simple pleasures.

A scene from “In Our Day,” with the poet Uiju (Ki Joo-bong), left, socializing with two students.
By BRANDON YU