NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

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Dead for A Dollar
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Thriller, Western | Directed by Walter Hill
Walter Hill’s lean, mean shoot-’em-up is a master class in B-movie craft.


From left, Rachel Brosnahan, Christoph Waltz and Warren Burke in Walter Hill’s new western, “Dead for a Dollar.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Hocus Pocus 2
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Directed by Anne Fletcher
The Sanderson sisters return, bringing the same spooky humor with some modern twists.


From left, Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker in “Hocus Pocus 2.”
By CLAIRE SHAFFER

What We Leave Behind
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Iliana Sosa
At 89, Julián Moreno began building a home in Mexico for his children who had immigrated to the U.S. His granddaughter made the poignant documentary “What We Leave Behind.”


Julián Moreno in the documentary “What We Leave Behind.”
By LISA KENNEDY

Smile
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Horror | Directed by Parker Finn
A young psychiatrist believes she’s being pursued by a malevolent force in this impressive horror feature debut.


Sosie Bacon in “Smile.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

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Bros
R | Comedy, Romance | Directed by Nicholas Stoller
Billy Eichner plays a moody podcaster who has sworn off relationships, but just might find himself in one anyway, in this gay romantic comedy.
By AMY NICHOLSON


God's Creatures
R | Drama | Directed by Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer
Emily Watson is terrific at telegraphing how a mother’s love grinds against her moral code in this atmospheric seaside drama.
By NATALIA WINKELMAN