NYT Critics’ Picks Movies Plus Two Film of Possible Interest

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Review: Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq,’ a Barbed Takedown of Gang Wars, With Sex as the Weapon
Chi-Raq
NYT Critics’ Pick
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Review: ‘Bikes vs Cars’ Explores the Debate in Cyclist-Friendly Cities
Bikes vs Cars
NYT Critics’ Pick
By ANDY WEBSTER

Review: ‘Dementia,’ Where Misery Is Company
Dementia
NYT Critics’ Pick
By NEIL GENZLINGER

Review: ‘The Messenger’ Documents Avian Struggles
The Messenger
NYT Critics’ Pick
By HELEN T. VERONGOS

Review: ‘Orion’ Tells an Elvis Tale
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
NYT Critics’ Pick
By NEIL GENZLINGER

Review: ‘Christmas, Again,’ About Holiday Loneliness
Christmas, Again
NYT Critics’ Pick
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Review: ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’ Revisits the Master of Suspense
Hitchcock/Truffaut
NYT Critics’ Pick
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

-- Of Possible Interest --

Review: ‘Macbeth,’ Starring Michael Fassbender, Awash in Gorgeous Carnage
Macbeth
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Review: In ‘The Lady in the Van,’ Maggie Smith Homesteads in the Driveway
The Lady in the Van
By STEPHEN HOLDEN