NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

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I Used to Be Funny
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Ally Pankiw
The film, which stars Rachel Sennott as a stand-up comedian, looks at the aftereffects of trauma on a character who wields quips as both weapon and shield.


Rachel Sennott in “I Used to Be Funny.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

Tuesday
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Fantasy | Directed by Daina Oniunas-Pusic
Julia Louis-Dreyfus journeys from denial to acceptance in this imaginative fantasy-drama about grief and motherhood.


Julia Louis-Dreyfus in “Tuesday.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
In their latest buddy cop movie, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are still speeding through Miami. The franchise has rarely felt so assured, relaxed and knowingly funny.


Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.
By ROBERT DANIELS