nytimes.comMovie Reviews️Thu Mar 20 2025SearchSelect MPA RatingSelect Genre NYT Critic’s PickLatest ArticlesResults sorted by Select sort orderMisericordia NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Crime, DramaDirected by Alain GuiraudieThe French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest.By Wesley MorrisLockedRHorror, ThrillerDirected by David YaroveskyThis gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and Anthony Hopkins sees a petty criminal fall victim to a vigilante’s trap.By Beatrice LoayzaBob Trevino Likes ItPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Tracie LaymonBarbie Ferreira shines as a young woman who befriends a stranger with her father’s name in this indie tear-jerker.By Natalia WinkelmanThe Alto KnightsRBiography, Crime, Drama, HistoryDirected by Barry LevinsonRobert De Niro plays the crime lords Vito Genovese and Frank Costello in this film about midcentury Mafia moves.By Glenn KennyThe AssessmentRDrama, Sci-FiDirected by Fleur FortuneA couple must endure a punishing evaluation process for permission to become parents in this sleek, hermetic science fiction.By Jeannette CatsoulisSnow WhitePGAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, RomanceDirected by Marc WebbThe new live-action version of Disney’s 1937 animated fairy tale has drawn (maddening) criticism for its casting and an updated story. But liberation only goes so far.By Manohla DargisMagazine DreamsRDramaDirected by Elijah BynumShown at Sundance two years ago, the film was shelved when its star, Jonathan Majors, was arrested and charged with assault and harassment of his girlfriend at the time.By Ben KenigsbergAshRHorror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by Flying LotusIn this sleek film by Flying Lotus, Eiza González plays a marooned explorer haunted by the killing of her crew mates.By Robert DanielsO'DessaPG-13Drama, Music, MusicalDirected by Geremy JasperSadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) rules this postapocalyptic musical with a guitar and an attitude.By Elisabeth VincentelliMeanwhileNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Catherine GundThe director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience.By Alissa WilkinsonYoung HeartsNot RatedDrama, FamilyDirected by Anthony SchattemanIn this coming-of-age drama from Belgium, a 14-year-old boy falls in love with his neighbor and questions his sexual identity.By Beatrice LoayzaNovocaineRAction, Comedy, ThrillerDirected by Dan Berk, Robert OlsenIn this gross-out action spectacle, Jack Quaid plays an unlikely action hero who, because of a genetic disorder, can’t feel any pain.By Brandon YuWho by FireNot RatedDramaDirected by Philippe LesageMen posture and peacock in the Québecois director Philippe Lesage’s ensemble drama set at an isolated house in a remote forest.By Manohla DargisOpusRDramaDirected by Mark Anthony GreenJohn Malkovich plays a ’90s pop star who emerges from retirement with a bloody agenda.By Ben KenigsbergThe Electric StatePG-13Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Anthony Russo, Joe RussoWho needs dystopian artificial intelligence to destroy faith in humanity when you can watch this sci-fi extravaganza?By Elisabeth VincentelliThe Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes MoviePGAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-FiDirected by Peter BrowngardtSubtitled “A Looney Tunes Movie,” this installment, directed by Peter Browngardt, takes bubble gum to a whole new level.By Glenn KennyAn Unfinished Film NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDramaDirected by Ye LouA drama full of unconventional touches recalls a time when all we had were our screens.By Alissa WilkinsonBlack Bag NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, ThrillerDirected by Steven SoderberghThe actors play a glamorous couple of spies in this latest sleek collaboration from the director Steven Soderbergh and the screenwriter David Koepp.By Manohla DargisThe ParentingRComedy, HorrorDirected by Craig JohnsonA family getaway turns ghastly when a demon is awakened in this juvenile, meanspirited horror-comedy.By Calum MarshThe Actor NYT Critic’s PickRCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Duke JohnsonAndré Holland plays an actor with amnesia in this wonderfully surreal and poignant mystery.By Jeannette CatsoulisLast Take: Rust and the Story of HalynaNot RatedDocumentary, Crime, DramaDirected by Rachel MasonThe Hulu documentary challenges ideas around who is responsible for the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”By Natalia WinkelmanHousewife of the YearNot RatedDocumentary, HistoryDirected by Ciaran CassidyCiaran Cassidy’s film revisits an Irish television show that judged stay-at-home moms on budgeting and appearance.By Alissa WilkinsonChaos: The Manson Murders NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentary, CrimeDirected by Errol MorrisErrol Morris returns to his main obsessions — evil and delusion — in a new Netflix documentary about the famous murders.By Alissa WilkinsonOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Rungano NyoniThe heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia.By Manohla DargisPicture ThisNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Prarthana MohanSimone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Pia, a talented photographer in London navigating business pressures with her wish for independence in this vivid rom-com.By Lisa KennedyThere's Still Tomorrow NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Paola CortellesiSet in Rome after World War II, this black-and-white feminist film directed by (and starring) Paola Cortellesi tells a nuanced story about domestic abuse.By Beatrice LoayzaSeven VeilsNot RatedDramaDirected by Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan’s latest film, starring Amanda Seyfried as a director of an opera, could only have come from him, in ways both good and bad.By Ben KenigsbergThe Rule of Jenny PenRHorror, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by James AshcroftA bully with a baby doll makes life distressing for all.By Glenn KennyRule BreakersPGDramaDirected by Bill GuttentagBased on a true story, this wholesome movie centers on four girls who make it to a worldwide competition in Washington, despite the odds.By Sheri LindenQueen of the RingPG-13Biography, Drama, SportDirected by Ash AvildsenA waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke.By Natalia Winkelman
Misericordia NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Crime, DramaDirected by Alain GuiraudieThe French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest.By Wesley Morris
LockedRHorror, ThrillerDirected by David YaroveskyThis gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and Anthony Hopkins sees a petty criminal fall victim to a vigilante’s trap.By Beatrice Loayza
Bob Trevino Likes ItPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Tracie LaymonBarbie Ferreira shines as a young woman who befriends a stranger with her father’s name in this indie tear-jerker.By Natalia Winkelman
The Alto KnightsRBiography, Crime, Drama, HistoryDirected by Barry LevinsonRobert De Niro plays the crime lords Vito Genovese and Frank Costello in this film about midcentury Mafia moves.By Glenn Kenny
The AssessmentRDrama, Sci-FiDirected by Fleur FortuneA couple must endure a punishing evaluation process for permission to become parents in this sleek, hermetic science fiction.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Snow WhitePGAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, RomanceDirected by Marc WebbThe new live-action version of Disney’s 1937 animated fairy tale has drawn (maddening) criticism for its casting and an updated story. But liberation only goes so far.By Manohla Dargis
Magazine DreamsRDramaDirected by Elijah BynumShown at Sundance two years ago, the film was shelved when its star, Jonathan Majors, was arrested and charged with assault and harassment of his girlfriend at the time.By Ben Kenigsberg
AshRHorror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by Flying LotusIn this sleek film by Flying Lotus, Eiza González plays a marooned explorer haunted by the killing of her crew mates.By Robert Daniels
O'DessaPG-13Drama, Music, MusicalDirected by Geremy JasperSadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) rules this postapocalyptic musical with a guitar and an attitude.By Elisabeth Vincentelli
MeanwhileNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Catherine GundThe director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience.By Alissa Wilkinson
Young HeartsNot RatedDrama, FamilyDirected by Anthony SchattemanIn this coming-of-age drama from Belgium, a 14-year-old boy falls in love with his neighbor and questions his sexual identity.By Beatrice Loayza
NovocaineRAction, Comedy, ThrillerDirected by Dan Berk, Robert OlsenIn this gross-out action spectacle, Jack Quaid plays an unlikely action hero who, because of a genetic disorder, can’t feel any pain.By Brandon Yu
Who by FireNot RatedDramaDirected by Philippe LesageMen posture and peacock in the Québecois director Philippe Lesage’s ensemble drama set at an isolated house in a remote forest.By Manohla Dargis
OpusRDramaDirected by Mark Anthony GreenJohn Malkovich plays a ’90s pop star who emerges from retirement with a bloody agenda.By Ben Kenigsberg
The Electric StatePG-13Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Anthony Russo, Joe RussoWho needs dystopian artificial intelligence to destroy faith in humanity when you can watch this sci-fi extravaganza?By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes MoviePGAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-FiDirected by Peter BrowngardtSubtitled “A Looney Tunes Movie,” this installment, directed by Peter Browngardt, takes bubble gum to a whole new level.By Glenn Kenny
An Unfinished Film NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDramaDirected by Ye LouA drama full of unconventional touches recalls a time when all we had were our screens.By Alissa Wilkinson
Black Bag NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, ThrillerDirected by Steven SoderberghThe actors play a glamorous couple of spies in this latest sleek collaboration from the director Steven Soderbergh and the screenwriter David Koepp.By Manohla Dargis
The ParentingRComedy, HorrorDirected by Craig JohnsonA family getaway turns ghastly when a demon is awakened in this juvenile, meanspirited horror-comedy.By Calum Marsh
The Actor NYT Critic’s PickRCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Duke JohnsonAndré Holland plays an actor with amnesia in this wonderfully surreal and poignant mystery.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Last Take: Rust and the Story of HalynaNot RatedDocumentary, Crime, DramaDirected by Rachel MasonThe Hulu documentary challenges ideas around who is responsible for the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”By Natalia Winkelman
Housewife of the YearNot RatedDocumentary, HistoryDirected by Ciaran CassidyCiaran Cassidy’s film revisits an Irish television show that judged stay-at-home moms on budgeting and appearance.By Alissa Wilkinson
Chaos: The Manson Murders NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentary, CrimeDirected by Errol MorrisErrol Morris returns to his main obsessions — evil and delusion — in a new Netflix documentary about the famous murders.By Alissa Wilkinson
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Rungano NyoniThe heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia.By Manohla Dargis
Picture ThisNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Prarthana MohanSimone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Pia, a talented photographer in London navigating business pressures with her wish for independence in this vivid rom-com.By Lisa Kennedy
There's Still Tomorrow NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Paola CortellesiSet in Rome after World War II, this black-and-white feminist film directed by (and starring) Paola Cortellesi tells a nuanced story about domestic abuse.By Beatrice Loayza
Seven VeilsNot RatedDramaDirected by Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan’s latest film, starring Amanda Seyfried as a director of an opera, could only have come from him, in ways both good and bad.By Ben Kenigsberg
The Rule of Jenny PenRHorror, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by James AshcroftA bully with a baby doll makes life distressing for all.By Glenn Kenny
Rule BreakersPGDramaDirected by Bill GuttentagBased on a true story, this wholesome movie centers on four girls who make it to a worldwide competition in Washington, despite the odds.By Sheri Linden
Queen of the RingPG-13Biography, Drama, SportDirected by Ash AvildsenA waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke.By Natalia Winkelman
