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The Unbreakable Boy
PG
Drama
Directed by Jon Gunn
This family drama by Jon Gunn, based on a true story, is told from the perspective of a young boy with autism.
By Sheri Linden
Compensation
NYT Critic’s Pick
Not Rated
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis
Finally getting a theatrical run, Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 film about two Black couples in Chicago in two different eras earns its landmark status.
By Lisa Kennedy
The Quiet Ones
Not Rated
Action, Crime
Directed by Frederik Louis Hviid
Inspired by a real heist, this Danish thriller has more moving parts than it can keep track of.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Old Guy
R
Action, Comedy
Directed by Simon West
Christoph Waltz plays an aging hit man begrudgingly training his replacement in Simon West’s stale action movie.
By Natalia Winkelman
Millers in Marriage
R
Drama
Directed by Edward Burns
Three siblings navigate midlife crises in Edward Burns’s glossy look at marriages in transition.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
Ex-Husbands
Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by Noah Pritzker
In this Griffin Dunne dramedy, a father and his sons face different kinds of relationship troubles at the same time.
By Nicolas Rapold
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
In this straightforward documentary, the acclaimed cartoonist reflects on his Holocaust memoir, “Maus,” and other masterworks of subversion.
By Manohla Dargis
The Monkey
R
Horror
Directed by Osgood Perkins
A gruesome horror comedy adapted from a Stephen King story mixes nihilism, fatherhood and carnage.
By Alissa Wilkinson
The Strike
Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by Lucas Guilkey, JoeBill Muñoz
The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security prisons.
By Alissa Wilkinson
The Annihilation of Fish
NYT Critic’s Pick
R
Romance
Directed by Charles Burnett
The director Charles Burnett’s deeply humane, singular film from 1999, starring James Earl Jones, is finally receiving a theatrical release.
By Manohla Dargis
The Gorge
PG-13
Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy don’t exactly meet cute in this action movie, but they do find romance as well as horror.
By Glenn Kenny
Notes on Displacement
Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by Khaled Jarrar
The artist and director Khaled Jarrar accompanies a group of people from Syria on their way to Germany in this documentary.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Paddington in Peru
PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Directed by Dougal Wilson
The genial bear embarks on an Amazonian journey of self discovery in this movie, which cannot measure up to “Paddington 2” despite its charms.
By Natalia Winkelman
Universal Language
NYT Critic’s Pick
Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by Matthew Rankin
A lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)
Not Rated
Documentary, Music
Directed by Questlove
Questlove’s new documentary aims to dissect the forward-looking brilliance of Sly Stone and his band, but mostly it traces their downward arc.
By Wesley Morris
La Dolce Villa
Not Rated
Comedy, Romance
Directed by Mark Waters
A light as air romantic comedy about a cheap villa in a fictional town capitalizes on the “Emily in Paris” model, with pasta.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
NYT Critic’s Pick
R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Michael Morris
The madcap Londoner returns in a third sequel that is just as deliciously satisfying as the first movie in the series — maybe even more.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Becoming Led Zeppelin
NYT Critic’s Pick
PG-13
Documentary, Music
Directed by Bernard MacMahon
A new documentary looks back at the band’s early years, featuring interviews with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in retrospective mode.
By Manohla Dargis
Captain America: Brave New World
PG-13
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Directed by Julius Onah
The latest Marvel movie introduces a new Captain America in the form of a political thriller.
By Brandon Yu
Paint Me a Road Out of Here
Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by Catherine Gund
In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Love Hurts
R
Action, Comedy
Directed by Jonathan Eusebio
Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose play reunited former associates from a criminal outfit. Sparks don’t exactly fly.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Heart Eyes
R
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Directed by Josh Ruben
Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding meet cute, then meet killer in this rom-com masquerading as a horror movie.
By Erik Piepenburg
Bring Them Down
R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by Chris Andrews
Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan are beleaguered sheep farmers at war in this gory drama.
By Glenn Kenny
Kinda Pregnant
R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by Tyler Spindel
Amy Schumer plays a jealous best friend who fakes her own pregnancy in this Netflix comedy filled with dopey men and miserable women.
By Natalia Winkelman
Parthenope
R
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and spirituality.
By Beatrice Loayza
Armand
R
Drama
Directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Renate Reinsve stars in a drama about an insular community that is intermittently interesting.
By Alissa Wilkinson
The Fishing Place
Not Rated
Drama
Directed by Rob Tregenza
Rob Tregenza’s latest film, set in a German-occupied Norwegian village, follows a housekeeper dispatched to spy on a priest.
By Manohla Dargis
No Other Land
Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
A team of Palestinian and Israeli directors take a daring approach to the subject. But the Oscar-nominated film could not find a U.S. distributor.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Love Me
NYT Critic’s Pick
R
Drama, Sci-Fi
Directed by Andrew Zuchero, Sam Zuchero
Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in a marvelously inventive sci-fi romance that spans eons yet pokes at a simple question.
By Alissa Wilkinson

Movie Reviews

Latest Articles

Results sorted by Select sort order

The Unbreakable Boy

Compensation

The Quiet Ones

Old Guy

Millers in Marriage

Ex-Husbands

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

The Monkey

The Strike

The Annihilation of Fish

The Gorge

Notes on Displacement

Paddington in Peru

Universal Language

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)

La Dolce Villa

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Becoming Led Zeppelin

Captain America: Brave New World

Paint Me a Road Out of Here

Love Hurts

Heart Eyes

Bring Them Down

Kinda Pregnant

Parthenope

Armand

The Fishing Place

No Other Land

Love Me

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