NYT Critic’s Pick Movies Plus One Of Possible Interest

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Mudbound


Dee Rees’s new film illuminates the daily cruelties in post-World War II Mississippi.
By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Dee Rees
Writers Virgil Williams, Dee Rees, Hillary Jordan (novel)
Stars Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jonathan Banks, Jason Mitchell
Rating R
Running Time 2h 14m
Genre Drama

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton


In his documentary about Jim Carrey, Andy Kaufman and the making of “Man on the Moon,” the director Chris Smith finds multiple realities and laughs.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Chris Smith
Stars Peter Bonerz, Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Andy Dick, Milos Forman
Running Time 1h 34m
Genre Documentary

The Breadwinner


The children in this animated film based on a novel by Deborah Ellis navigate life under the Taliban.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Nora Twomey
Writers Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis
Stars Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus
Rating PG-13
Running Time 1h 34m
Genres Animation, Family

Wonder


Auggie, the little boy in this smart and warmhearted family film, is inspirational in his differences.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Stephen Chbosky
Writers Stephen Chbosky, Steve Conrad, Jack Thorne
Stars Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts, Mark Dozlaw
Rating PG
Running Time 1h 53m
Genre Drama

Sweet Virginia


Set in a remote Alaskan valley, the film is a quiet knife-twister in which atmosphere and performance are everything.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Jamie M. Dagg
Writers Benjamin China, Paul China
Stars Jon Bernthal, Imogen Poots, Christopher Abbott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Abrahamson
Rating R
Running Time 1h 33m
Genres Drama, Thriller

A Fantastic Woman


Facing a lover’s death and a society’s intolerance, in a film by Sebastián Lelio.
By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Sebastián Lelio
Writers Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza
Stars Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra
Rating R
Running Time 1h 44m
Genre Drama

-- Of Possible Interest --

Justice League


In this superhero jamboree, the Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg sign on with the DC Comics team leaders Batman and Wonder Woman. (Psst … where’s Superman?)
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Director Zack Snyder
Writers Chris Terrio, Joss Whedon
Stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Robin Wright
Rating PG-13
Running Time 2h 0m
Genres Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi