lsanderson | NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Quo vadis, Aida?
NYT Critic’s Pick | Approved | Drama, History, War | Directed by Jasmila Zbanic
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscar entry is the harrowing and rigorous story of a U.N. translator’s fight to save her family from slaughter.

Jasna Djuricic is Aida, a high school teacher turned U.N. translator, in Jasmila Zbanic’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?"
By A.O. SCOTT

The Inheritance
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Ephraim Asili
In this feature, a Black collective becomes a site of robust intellectual exchange, inspired artistry, joy and humor.

From left, Chris Jarrell, Nozipho Mclean and Eric Lockley in “The Inheritance.”
By LOVIA GYARKYE

On-Gaku: Our Sound
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Animation, Drama, Musical | Directed by Kenji Iwaisawa
The anime film, which took seven years to produce, combines groovy musical vibes with delightfully deadpan humor.