NYT Critic’s Pick Movies

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The Eyes of Orson Welles
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Mark Cousins
With an unapologetically personal approach, Mark Cousins finds new things to say about a filmmaker whose work has already prompted volumes.
By GLENN KENNY

Knife+Heart
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Romance, Thriller Directed by Yann Gonzalez
The film, directed by Yann Gonzalez, is a not-quite-nostalgic evocation of dangerous gay living in the pre-AIDS era.
By GLENN KENNY

The Juniper Tree
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Fantasy Directed by Nietzchka Keene
Nietzchka Keene wrote, directed and edited the movie, which was adapted from a Brothers Grimm tale.
By GLENN KENNY

Ash Is Purest White
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Romance Directed by Zhangke Jia
In Jia Zhangke’s enthralling new feature, Zhao Tao and Liao Fan portray an underworld power couple at the mercy of time and fate.
By A.O. SCOTT