NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

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Ad Astra
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller Directed by James Gray
The latest from the director James Gray centers on an astronaut whose mission into deep space becomes a voyage of self-discovery.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Diego Maradona
NYT Critic’s PickDocumentary, Biography, SportDirected by Asif Kapadia
The filmmaker Asif Kapadia (who won an Oscar for “Amy”) cuts through the filler of conventional sports documentaries.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

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Downton Abbey
PG Drama Directed by Michael Engler
From its spectacularly detailed aesthetic to the characters’ march down well-worn personality paths, the movie argues insistently for the status quo.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Britt-Marie Was Here
Comedy, Drama, Sport Directed by Tuva Novotny
In this Swedish comedy, a woman’s humdrum life changes when she takes on a job as a youth soccer coach.
By TEO BUGBEE

Where's My Roy Cohn?
PG-13 Documentary Directed by Matt Tyrnauer
A documentary traces the life and times of a notorious lawyer whose career stretched from Joseph McCarthy to Donald J. Trump.
By A.O. SCOTT

Corporate Animals
R Comedy, Horror Directed by Patrick Brice
Demi Moore plays the unpleasant boss of unpleasant people trying to survive after a cave collapses on a company retreat.
By GLENN KENNY

Loro
Biography, Drama Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Toni Servillo plays the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Paolo Sorrentino’s extravagant portrait.
By A.O. SCOTT