NYT Critic’s Pick Movies

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Have a Nice Day


This wittily animated feature by Liu Jian works as a gangster thriller and a commentary on modern materialism.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
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Director Jian Liu
Writer Jian Liu
Running Time 1h 17m
Genres Animation, Comedy, Crime


The Last Family


The difficult family life of the Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski makes for an often funny but also harrowing and heartbreaking film.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Jan P. Matuszynski
Writer Robert Bolesto
Stars Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra, Zofia Perczynska
Running Time 2h 3m
Genres Biography, Drama


Shot in the Dark


The documentary, set in Chicago, follows the Orr Academy High School Spartans as they fight for success on and off the court.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
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Stars Tyquone Greer, Kriz Chris Henri Harriz
Running Time 1h 20m
Genre Documentary

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