NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

[lsanderson]

Inside Out 2
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy | Directed by Kelsey Mann
Anxiety meets Joy in Pixar’s eager, predictably charming sequel to its innovative 2015 hit. Sadness is still around, too, as are Fear and Disgust.


Joy (Amy Poehler) and Anxiety (Maya Hawke) are two of the voices in the head of Riley, who is turning 13 and acquiring the feelings that come with it.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Tiger Stripes
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Horror | Directed by Amanda Nell Eu
Myth and the changes of puberty combine in Amanda Nell Eu’s fierce, funny debut feature.


From left, Deena Ezral, Zafreen Zairizal, and Piqa in “Tiger Stripes.”
By ALISSA WILKINSON

Summer Solstice
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Noah Schamus
A triumph of sensitivity, Noah Schamus’s debut feature tracks a rural reunion between old friends struggling to recover their bond.


Marianne Rendón and Bobbi Salvör Menuez in “Summer Solstice.”
By NATALIA WINKELMAN

Comments

[calimac]

Not planning to see Inside Out 2. My review of #1: "It would have made an absolutely marvelous 30-minute cartoon special, but stretched out to feature length became unbearably rambling and tedious."

Well!

[lsanderson]

Not one of their bests. I think I made it to the end, but that's about all I will say about it.