NYT Critic’s Pick Movies

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Watergate
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Charles Ferguson
Charles Ferguson delivers a comprehensive documentary about the not-so-distant past, with its eye very much on the present.
By A.O. SCOTT

Barbara
NYT Critic’s Pick Biography, Drama, Music Directed by Mathieu Amalric
It’s a film of scenes rather than of one unified narrative, but each scene is a showcase for the magnificent talents of its star.
By GLENN KENNY

Over the Limit
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, Sport Directed by Marta Prus
Margarita Mamun endures injury and abuse in Marta Prus’s brilliantly constructed documentary.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The Kindergarten Teacher
NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama Directed by Sara Colangelo
Maggie Gyllenhaal is riveting as a dissatisfied teacher who’s obsessed with her 5-year-old pupil’s poetic talent.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Classical Period
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Ted Fendt
This highly original feature is technically in English, but it might as well be in liberal-arts-speak.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

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First Man
PG-13 Biography, Drama, History Directed by Damien Chazelle
Damien Chazelle’s sweeping and intimate yet underwhelming film revisits the first lunar landing, with Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong.
By A.O. SCOTT

The Happy Prince
R Biography, Drama Directed by Rupert Everett
Written and directed by Rupert Everett, who also stars, the film opens as Wilde is released from prison after serving two years for gross indecency.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS