NYT Critic’s Pick Movies
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lsandersonWildlife
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Drama Directed by Paul Dano
The film, directed by Paul Dano and starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, is a domestic drama both sad and terrifying.
By GLENN KENNY
Nigerian Prince
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Thriller Directed by Faraday Okoro
This engaging debut feature film by Faraday Okoro asks if there is an honest way for young people to thrive in a country like today’s Nigeria.
By HELEN T. VERONGOS
On Her Shoulders
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, Biography Directed by Alexandria Bombach
The documentary spotlights the hope and weariness of Murad, who was held captive by the Islamic State in Northern Iraq.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
The Guilty
NYT Critic’s Pick R Crime, Drama, Thriller Directed by Gustav Möller
Gustav Moller’s ingeniously lean thriller builds tension from little more than one police officer, two rooms and a frantic telephone call from a kidnapped woman.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Halloween
NYT Critic’s Pick Horror, Thriller Directed by John Carpenter
We didn’t review “Halloween” in 1978 because of a newspaper strike. Forty years later, our critic takes a new look at John Carpenter’s masterpiece.
By JASON ZINOMAN
A Season in France
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Dangerous uncertainty, and a bit of hope, hangs over a family seeking political asylum in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s latest feature.
By AISHA HARRIS
Can You Ever Forgive Me
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Comedy, Drama Directed by Marielle Heller
Marielle Heller directs a true story of literary fraud, set amid the bookstores and gay bars of early ’90s Manhattan.
By A.O. SCOTT
Charm City
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Marilyn Ness
Marilyn Ness’s documentary is dedicated to the memory of the more than 1,000 people said to be killed in Baltimore during the film’s making.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, Biography, Music Directed by John Anderson
A documentary explores the life of the blues musician who was prominent in the 1960s and ’70s.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Drama Directed by Paul Dano
The film, directed by Paul Dano and starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, is a domestic drama both sad and terrifying.
By GLENN KENNY
Nigerian Prince
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Thriller Directed by Faraday Okoro
This engaging debut feature film by Faraday Okoro asks if there is an honest way for young people to thrive in a country like today’s Nigeria.
By HELEN T. VERONGOS
On Her Shoulders
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, Biography Directed by Alexandria Bombach
The documentary spotlights the hope and weariness of Murad, who was held captive by the Islamic State in Northern Iraq.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
The Guilty
NYT Critic’s Pick R Crime, Drama, Thriller Directed by Gustav Möller
Gustav Moller’s ingeniously lean thriller builds tension from little more than one police officer, two rooms and a frantic telephone call from a kidnapped woman.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Halloween
NYT Critic’s Pick Horror, Thriller Directed by John Carpenter
We didn’t review “Halloween” in 1978 because of a newspaper strike. Forty years later, our critic takes a new look at John Carpenter’s masterpiece.
By JASON ZINOMAN
A Season in France
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Dangerous uncertainty, and a bit of hope, hangs over a family seeking political asylum in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s latest feature.
By AISHA HARRIS
Can You Ever Forgive Me
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Comedy, Drama Directed by Marielle Heller
Marielle Heller directs a true story of literary fraud, set amid the bookstores and gay bars of early ’90s Manhattan.
By A.O. SCOTT
Charm City
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Marilyn Ness
Marilyn Ness’s documentary is dedicated to the memory of the more than 1,000 people said to be killed in Baltimore during the film’s making.
By BEN KENIGSBERG
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, Biography, Music Directed by John Anderson
A documentary explores the life of the blues musician who was prominent in the 1960s and ’70s.
By GLENN KENNY
