NYT Critics’ Pick Movies Plus One Of Possible Interest

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‘Fire at Sea’ Is Not the Documentary You’d Expect About the Migrant Crisis. It’s Better.
FIRE AT SEA

By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Gianfranco Rosi
Writer Gianfranco Rosi
Stars Samuele Pucillo, Maria Costa, Pietro Bartolo, Giuseppe Fragapane, Maria Signorello
Running Time 1h 54m
Genre Documentary

Review: ‘The Handmaiden’ Explores Confinement in Rich, Erotic Textures
THE HANDMAIDEN

By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Chan-wook Park
Writers Seo-Kyung Chung, Chan-wook Park, Sarah Waters
Stars Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo, So-ri Moon, Kim Tae-ri
Running Time 2h 24m
Genres Drama, Romance

Review: In ‘Creepy,’ a Cold Case Turns Red Hot, but Don’t Tell the Neighbors
CREEPY

By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers Chihiro Ikeda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yûko Takeuchi, Toru Baba, Ryôko Fujino, Masahiro Higashide
Running Time 2h 10m
Genre Thriller

Review: In ‘Ouija: Origin of Evil,’ a Youngster Who Nails ‘Creepy’
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

By NEIL GENZLINGER
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Mike Flanagan
Writers Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Stars Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 39m
Genres Horror, Thriller

‘Moonlight’: Is This the Year’s Best Movie?
MOONLIGHT

By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Barry Jenkins
Writers Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney
Stars Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex R. Hibbert, Janelle Monáe
Rating R
Running Time 1h 50m
Genre Drama

-- Also Of Local Interest --

Review: ‘A Stray’ and a Muslim in Search of Acceptance
A STRAY

By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critics’ Pick
Director Musa Syeed
Writer Musa Syeed
Stars Barkhad Abdirahman, Fathia Absie, Faysal Ahmed, Christina Baldwin, Ifrah Mansour
Running Time 1h 22m
Genre Drama

-- Of Possible Interest --

Review: It’s Pornographer vs. Pornographer in ‘King Cobra’
KING COBRA

By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Director Justin Kelly
Writer Justin Kelly
Stars James Franco, Alicia Silverstone, Molly Ringwald, Christian Slater, Garrett Clayton
Running Time 1h 31m
Genres Crime, Drama