NYT Critic’s Pick Movies

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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Pamela B. Green
This lively documentary shows how a founder of two national cinemas — director, producer and studio boss — was almost forgotten.
By A.O. SCOTT

If the Dancer Dances
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Maia Wechsler
Maia Wechsler’s documentary goes backstage with dancers in a revival of Merce Cunningham’s “RainForest” as they learn to move from those who knew the groundbreaking choreographer.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Queen of Diamonds
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Nina Menkes
Nina Menkes’s 1991 film, debuting in a new restoration, keeps a tight frame on the accumulating indignities of capitalism in Las Vegas.
By GLENN KENNY

Carmine Street Guitars
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Ron Mann
The Greenwich Village guitar shop at the heart of Ron Mann’s documentary is one the last redoubts of a fast-disappearing bohemian Manhattan.
By GLENN KENNY

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Avengers: Endgame
PG-13 Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Captain America and other stars settle scores, tie up loose ends and take a long victory lap in the final chapter of this cycle.
By A.O. SCOTT

Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
A putrid but at times oddly amiable exercise from the director Lloyd Kaufman.
By GLENN KENNY

The White Crow
R Biography, Drama Directed by Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes directs this biographical look at the ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s early life, including his 1961 defection to the West.
By MANOHLA DARGIS