NYT Critic’s Pick Movies
Sep. 14th, 2018 10:47 amThe Land of Steady Habits
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Nicole Holofcener
In Nicole Holofcener’s movie, Ben Mendelsohn plays a sad Connecticut dad who blows up his life in the pursuit of something he can’t quite name.
By A.O. SCOTT
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by RaMell Ross
The director RaMell Ross has created a movie that is both a narrative of real lives and an inquiry.
By GLENN KENNY
The Public Image is Rotten
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Tabbert Fiiller
“The Public Image Is Rotten,” a documentary, looks at the post-Sex Pistols career of John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten.
By GLENN KENNY
Lizzie
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Directed by Craig William Macneill
Chloë Sevigny plays the famous mom-and-pop slayer as a woman desperate for liberation in 19th-century Massachusetts.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
-- Of possible Interest --
The Predator
R Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by Shane Black
Parody and fan service take precedence in this new entry in the franchise, starring Boyd Holbrook and Olivia Munn. Shane Black directed.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
Don't Leave Home
Thriller Directed by Michael Tully
Michael Tully’s woozy horror movie sends an American artist into a nightmarish Irish legend.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
I Think We're Alone Now
R Drama, Sci-Fi Directed by Reed Morano
The movie stars Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning as a pair of survivors in a post-apocalyptic America.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
-- Oscar Buzz --
Sure, It’s Only September, but the Oscar Race Is in Full Swing

From left, Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born” and Angela Bassett opposite Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther.”
By Kyle Buchanan
NYT Critic’s Pick Comedy, Drama Directed by Nicole Holofcener
In Nicole Holofcener’s movie, Ben Mendelsohn plays a sad Connecticut dad who blows up his life in the pursuit of something he can’t quite name.
By A.O. SCOTT
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by RaMell Ross
The director RaMell Ross has created a movie that is both a narrative of real lives and an inquiry.
By GLENN KENNY
The Public Image is Rotten
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Tabbert Fiiller
“The Public Image Is Rotten,” a documentary, looks at the post-Sex Pistols career of John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten.
By GLENN KENNY
Lizzie
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Directed by Craig William Macneill
Chloë Sevigny plays the famous mom-and-pop slayer as a woman desperate for liberation in 19th-century Massachusetts.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
-- Of possible Interest --
The Predator
R Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by Shane Black
Parody and fan service take precedence in this new entry in the franchise, starring Boyd Holbrook and Olivia Munn. Shane Black directed.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
Don't Leave Home
Thriller Directed by Michael Tully
Michael Tully’s woozy horror movie sends an American artist into a nightmarish Irish legend.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
I Think We're Alone Now
R Drama, Sci-Fi Directed by Reed Morano
The movie stars Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning as a pair of survivors in a post-apocalyptic America.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
-- Oscar Buzz --
Sure, It’s Only September, but the Oscar Race Is in Full Swing

From left, Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born” and Angela Bassett opposite Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther.”
By Kyle Buchanan