NYT Critic’s Pick Movies

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Roll Red Roll
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Nancy Schwartzman
Nancy Schwartzman’s bone-chilling documentary is a tough but essential watch.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Maze
NYT Critic’s Pick Adventure, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller Directed by Stephen Burke
A controlled thriller that invents an intimate subtext for the 1983 escape of imprisoned Irish Republican Army fighters from the fortresslike Maze.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Us
NYT Critic’s Pick R Horror, Thriller Directed by Jordan Peele
The director of “Get Out” returns with a horror movie about a family terrorized by weird doubles. A dazzling Lupita Nyong’o heads up the terrific cast.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Buddy
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Heddy Honigmann
The director Heddy Honigmann uses her documentary skills — and her humanity — to illuminate the relationships between service animals and their people.
By WESLEY MORRIS