NYT Critic’s Pick Movies

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El mar la mar


This fascinating experimental documentary concerns migration in the Sonoran Desert.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
NYT Critic’s Pick
Directors Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki
Running Time 1h 34m
Genre Documentary

The Young Karl Marx


Raoul Peck’s new film is a buddy movie about the founders of Communism.
By A. O. SCOTT
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Raoul Peck
Writers Pascal Bonitzer, Raoul Peck Stars August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps, Olivier Gourmet, Hannah Steele
Running Time 1h 58m
Genres Biography, Drama, History


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Annihilation


R Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by Alex Garland
In the new movie from Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”), Natalie Portman plays a biologist who tries to unlock the mysteries of an extraterrestrial whatsit.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Director Alex Garland
Stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong, Sonoya Mizuno
Rating R
Running Time 1h 55m
Genres Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller