lsanderson | NYT Critic’s Pick Movies Plus Several of Possible Interest

NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Roland Vranik
This Hungarian film is a careful, compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience.
By GLENN KENNY

Under the Tree

NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
In this pitch-black Icelandic farce, a suburban feud over a lovely old tree threatens to destroy two families.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible
Stephen Nomura Schible’s film is an uncommonly engaging artist portrait.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

-- Of Possible Interest --

A Skin So Soft
Documentary, Sport Directed by Denis Côté
Denis Côté’s latest documentary is an artfully surreal study of dedicated musclemen.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Constructing Albert
Documentary Directed by Laura Collado, Jim Loomis
Filmmakers follow the Spanish chef Albert Adrià as he works to open the restaurant Enigma in Barcelona.
By GLENN KENNY

Bleeding Steel
R Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by Leo Zhang
It’s a ridiculous movie, but Jackie Chan is still the most talented and witty athlete in cinema.
By GLENN KENNY

Ant-Man and the Wasp
PG-13 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Directed by Peyton Reed
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and a host of other familiar faces join this latest Marvel adventure.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

The First Purge
R Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by Gerard McMurray
This prequel to the popular franchise outlines the events preceding the annual slash-a-thon and wonders: What if you held a massacre and hardly anyone came?
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or The Bottom?
Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi Directed by Akiyuki Shimbô, Nobuyuki Takeuchi
From a producer of “Your Name,” “Fireworks” doesn’t realize its potential, our critic writes.
By BEN KENIGSBERG