NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)
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NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation is an equally sweeping and intimate take on Frank Herbert’s future-shock epic.
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in “Dune.” Paul is considerably less complicated and conflicted onscreen than he is on the page, our critic writes.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Biography, Drama, History | Directed by Will Sharpe
Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British artist who found love, both human and feline, and became famous as the man who drew cats.
Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” directed by Will Sharpe.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
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Warning
R | Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Agata Alexander
Agata Alexander directs this contemplative collection of science fiction shorts set in the near future.
Thomas Jane in “Warning.”
By AMY NICHOLSON
Minyan
Unrated | Drama | Directed by Eric Steel
This queer and Jewish coming-of-age drama builds up a vision of neighbors who speak through gestures of care and affection.
From left, Ron Rifkin, Samuel H. Levine and Christopher McCann in “Minyan.”
By TEO BUGBEE
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama, Romance | Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
In three stories, men and women circle one another as they casually and cruelly share intimacies, express desires and voice doubts.
Shouma Kai, top, and Katsuki Mori in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The Velvet Underground
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Documentary | Directed by Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes’s documentary paints a jagged, revelatory portrait of the New York avant-garde scene of the 1960s.
From left, the band members Maureen Tucker, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed as seen in “The Velvet Underground,” a documentary directed by Todd Haynes.
By A.O. SCOTT
Bergman Island
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
In Mia Hansen-Love’s new film, Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth play filmmakers on the rocks in the Baltic Sea.
Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth as a filmmaking couple in “Bergman Island.”
By A.O. SCOTT
Noroît
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | Directed by Jacques Rivette
When this unusual film, made in 1976 by the French director Jacques Rivette, opens in New York this week, it will be making its official debut here.
Kika Markham, foreground, in red, and Geraldine Chaplin, back, far left, in “Noroît,” a 1976 film directed by Jacques Rivette.
By GLENN KENNY
V/H/S/94
NYT Critic’s Pick | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Directed by Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Jennifer Reeder, Timo Tjahjanto
This lo-fi horror omnibus is a grisly, gory gem.
A scene from the “Holy Hell” segment of “V/H/S/94.”
By CALUM MARSH
The Last Duel
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Action, Drama, History | Directed by Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott and his all-star cast rip the moldy fig leaf off chivalric romance in a he-said, he-said, she-said spectacle.
Adam Driver, left, and Matt Damon in Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Son of Monarchs
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Alexis Gambis
This lush Mexican drama tells a story about climate change and cultural identity using the allegory of monarch butterflies’ migration.
By ISABELIA HERRERA
Fever Dream
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Directed by Claudia Llosa
Claudia Llosa’s adaptation of Samanta Schweblin’s novel casts a spell, evoking more than it explains.
From left, María Valverde and Dolores Fonzi in Claudia Llosa’s “Fever Dream.”
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Lamb
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson
A strange birth on an Icelandic farm bodes ill for a grieving couple in this eerie debut feature.
Hilmir Snaer Gudnason and Noomi Rapace in “Lamb.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Jacinta
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Jessica Earnshaw
This haunting documentary by Jessica Earnshaw traces the journey of a young woman struggling with addiction after her release from prison.
Jacinta, left, and her mother, Rosemary, pictured in 2016 at Maine Correctional Center in the documentary “Jacinta.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation is an equally sweeping and intimate take on Frank Herbert’s future-shock epic.
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in “Dune.” Paul is considerably less complicated and conflicted onscreen than he is on the page, our critic writes.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Biography, Drama, History | Directed by Will Sharpe
Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British artist who found love, both human and feline, and became famous as the man who drew cats.
Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” directed by Will Sharpe.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
-- Of Possible Interest --
Warning
R | Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Agata Alexander
Agata Alexander directs this contemplative collection of science fiction shorts set in the near future.
Thomas Jane in “Warning.”
By AMY NICHOLSON
Minyan
Unrated | Drama | Directed by Eric Steel
This queer and Jewish coming-of-age drama builds up a vision of neighbors who speak through gestures of care and affection.
From left, Ron Rifkin, Samuel H. Levine and Christopher McCann in “Minyan.”
By TEO BUGBEE
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama, Romance | Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
In three stories, men and women circle one another as they casually and cruelly share intimacies, express desires and voice doubts.
Shouma Kai, top, and Katsuki Mori in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The Velvet Underground
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Documentary | Directed by Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes’s documentary paints a jagged, revelatory portrait of the New York avant-garde scene of the 1960s.
From left, the band members Maureen Tucker, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed as seen in “The Velvet Underground,” a documentary directed by Todd Haynes.
By A.O. SCOTT
Bergman Island
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
In Mia Hansen-Love’s new film, Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth play filmmakers on the rocks in the Baltic Sea.
Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth as a filmmaking couple in “Bergman Island.”
By A.O. SCOTT
Noroît
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | Directed by Jacques Rivette
When this unusual film, made in 1976 by the French director Jacques Rivette, opens in New York this week, it will be making its official debut here.
Kika Markham, foreground, in red, and Geraldine Chaplin, back, far left, in “Noroît,” a 1976 film directed by Jacques Rivette.
By GLENN KENNY
V/H/S/94
NYT Critic’s Pick | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Directed by Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Jennifer Reeder, Timo Tjahjanto
This lo-fi horror omnibus is a grisly, gory gem.
A scene from the “Holy Hell” segment of “V/H/S/94.”
By CALUM MARSH
The Last Duel
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Action, Drama, History | Directed by Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott and his all-star cast rip the moldy fig leaf off chivalric romance in a he-said, he-said, she-said spectacle.
Adam Driver, left, and Matt Damon in Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Son of Monarchs
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Alexis Gambis
This lush Mexican drama tells a story about climate change and cultural identity using the allegory of monarch butterflies’ migration.
By ISABELIA HERRERA
Fever Dream
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Directed by Claudia Llosa
Claudia Llosa’s adaptation of Samanta Schweblin’s novel casts a spell, evoking more than it explains.
From left, María Valverde and Dolores Fonzi in Claudia Llosa’s “Fever Dream.”
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Lamb
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson
A strange birth on an Icelandic farm bodes ill for a grieving couple in this eerie debut feature.
Hilmir Snaer Gudnason and Noomi Rapace in “Lamb.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Jacinta
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Jessica Earnshaw
This haunting documentary by Jessica Earnshaw traces the journey of a young woman struggling with addiction after her release from prison.
Jacinta, left, and her mother, Rosemary, pictured in 2016 at Maine Correctional Center in the documentary “Jacinta.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA
