nytimes.comMovie Reviews️Fri Feb 14 2025SearchSelect MPAA RatingSelect Genre NYT Critic’s PickLatest ArticlesResults sorted by Select sort orderThe StrikeNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Lucas Guilkey, JoeBill MuñozThe 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 WilkinsonThe Annihilation of Fish NYT Critic’s PickRRomanceDirected by Charles BurnettThe director Charles Burnett’s deeply humane, singular film from 1999, starring James Earl Jones, is finally receiving a theatrical release.By Manohla DargisThe GorgePG-13Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance, Sci-FiDirected by Scott DerricksonMiles 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 KennyNotes on DisplacementNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Khaled JarrarThe artist and director Khaled Jarrar accompanies a group of people from Syria on their way to Germany in this documentary.By Ben KenigsbergPaddington in PeruPGAdventure, Comedy, Family, MysteryDirected by Dougal WilsonThe 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 WinkelmanUniversal Language NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Matthew RankinA lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave.By Alissa WilkinsonSly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)Not RatedDocumentary, MusicDirected by QuestloveQuestlove’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 MorrisLa Dolce VillaNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Mark WatersA light as air romantic comedy about a cheap villa in a fictional town capitalizes on the “Emily in Paris” model, with pasta.By Alissa WilkinsonBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy NYT Critic’s PickRComedy, Drama, RomanceDirected by Michael MorrisThe 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 VincentelliBecoming Led Zeppelin NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Documentary, MusicDirected by Bernard MacMahonA 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 DargisCaptain America: Brave New WorldPG-13Action, Adventure, Sci-FiDirected by Julius OnahThe latest Marvel movie introduces a new Captain America in the form of a political thriller.By Brandon YuPaint Me a Road Out of HereNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Catherine GundIn this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.By Alissa WilkinsonLove HurtsRAction, ComedyDirected by Jonathan EusebioKe Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose play reunited former associates from a criminal outfit. Sparks don’t exactly fly.By Ben KenigsbergHeart EyesRComedy, Horror, MysteryDirected by Josh RubenOlivia Holt and Mason Gooding meet cute, then meet killer in this rom-com masquerading as a horror movie.By Erik PiepenburgBring Them DownRDrama, ThrillerDirected by Chris AndrewsChristopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan are beleaguered sheep farmers at war in this gory drama.By Glenn KennyKinda PregnantRComedy, DramaDirected by Tyler SpindelAmy Schumer plays a jealous best friend who fakes her own pregnancy in this Netflix comedy filled with dopey men and miserable women.By Natalia WinkelmanParthenopeRDrama, FantasyDirected by Paolo SorrentinoDirected by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and spirituality.By Beatrice LoayzaArmandRDramaDirected by Halfdan Ullmann TøndelRenate Reinsve stars in a drama about an insular community that is intermittently interesting.By Alissa WilkinsonThe Fishing PlaceNot RatedDramaDirected by Rob TregenzaRob Tregenza’s latest film, set in a German-occupied Norwegian village, follows a housekeeper dispatched to spy on a priest.By Manohla DargisNo Other LandNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel SzorA 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 WilkinsonLove Me NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, Sci-FiDirected by Andrew Zuchero, Sam ZucheroKristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in a marvelously inventive sci-fi romance that spans eons yet pokes at a simple question.By Alissa WilkinsonMarcello MioNot RatedComedyDirected by Christophe HonoréChiara Mastroianni enacts a warped sort of paternal cosplay in this French farce, also starring her mother, Catherine Deneuve.By Natalia WinkelmanGreen and GoldNot RatedDramaDirected by Anders LindwallCraig T. Nelson plays a stubborn farmer in Wisconsin whose devotion to the Green Bay Packers could save his business.By Glenn KennyCompanion NYT Critic’s PickRSci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by Drew HancockA lakeside getaway becomes a battleground for couples in this fast, furious and exceptionally fun horror-comedy.By Jeannette CatsoulisYou're Cordially InvitedRComedyDirected by Nicholas StollerWill Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star in a romantic comedy about double-booked weddings that never quite hits its stride.By Alissa WilkinsonDog ManPGAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirected by Peter HastingsA police officer and a dog get fused into one crime-fighter in this antic, enjoyable adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s comic series.By Ben KenigsbergEternal YouNot RatedDocumentary, DramaDirected by Hans Block, Moritz RiesewieckExamining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.By Alissa WilkinsonFlight RiskRAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirected by Mel GibsonMel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark Wahlberg that feels pulled out of an earlier era.By Alissa WilkinsonLiza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Bruce David KleinThe fizzy, determinedly upbeat documentary charts how Liza Minnelli survived Hollywood. It’s inspiring, jaw-dropping and conspicuously incomplete.By Manohla Dargis
The StrikeNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Lucas Guilkey, JoeBill MuñozThe 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 PickRRomanceDirected by Charles BurnettThe director Charles Burnett’s deeply humane, singular film from 1999, starring James Earl Jones, is finally receiving a theatrical release.By Manohla Dargis
The GorgePG-13Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance, Sci-FiDirected by Scott DerricksonMiles 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 DisplacementNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Khaled JarrarThe 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 PeruPGAdventure, Comedy, Family, MysteryDirected by Dougal WilsonThe 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 PickNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Matthew RankinA 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 RatedDocumentary, MusicDirected by QuestloveQuestlove’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 VillaNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Mark WatersA 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 PickRComedy, Drama, RomanceDirected by Michael MorrisThe 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 PickPG-13Documentary, MusicDirected by Bernard MacMahonA 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 WorldPG-13Action, Adventure, Sci-FiDirected by Julius OnahThe latest Marvel movie introduces a new Captain America in the form of a political thriller.By Brandon Yu
Paint Me a Road Out of HereNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Catherine GundIn this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.By Alissa Wilkinson
Love HurtsRAction, ComedyDirected by Jonathan EusebioKe Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose play reunited former associates from a criminal outfit. Sparks don’t exactly fly.By Ben Kenigsberg
Heart EyesRComedy, Horror, MysteryDirected by Josh RubenOlivia Holt and Mason Gooding meet cute, then meet killer in this rom-com masquerading as a horror movie.By Erik Piepenburg
Bring Them DownRDrama, ThrillerDirected by Chris AndrewsChristopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan are beleaguered sheep farmers at war in this gory drama.By Glenn Kenny
Kinda PregnantRComedy, DramaDirected by Tyler SpindelAmy 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
ParthenopeRDrama, FantasyDirected by Paolo SorrentinoDirected by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and spirituality.By Beatrice Loayza
ArmandRDramaDirected by Halfdan Ullmann TøndelRenate Reinsve stars in a drama about an insular community that is intermittently interesting.By Alissa Wilkinson
The Fishing PlaceNot RatedDramaDirected by Rob TregenzaRob 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 LandNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel SzorA 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 PickRDrama, Sci-FiDirected by Andrew Zuchero, Sam ZucheroKristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in a marvelously inventive sci-fi romance that spans eons yet pokes at a simple question.By Alissa Wilkinson
Marcello MioNot RatedComedyDirected by Christophe HonoréChiara Mastroianni enacts a warped sort of paternal cosplay in this French farce, also starring her mother, Catherine Deneuve.By Natalia Winkelman
Green and GoldNot RatedDramaDirected by Anders LindwallCraig T. Nelson plays a stubborn farmer in Wisconsin whose devotion to the Green Bay Packers could save his business.By Glenn Kenny
Companion NYT Critic’s PickRSci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by Drew HancockA lakeside getaway becomes a battleground for couples in this fast, furious and exceptionally fun horror-comedy.By Jeannette Catsoulis
You're Cordially InvitedRComedyDirected by Nicholas StollerWill Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star in a romantic comedy about double-booked weddings that never quite hits its stride.By Alissa Wilkinson
Dog ManPGAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirected by Peter HastingsA police officer and a dog get fused into one crime-fighter in this antic, enjoyable adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s comic series.By Ben Kenigsberg
Eternal YouNot RatedDocumentary, DramaDirected by Hans Block, Moritz RiesewieckExamining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.By Alissa Wilkinson
Flight RiskRAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirected by Mel GibsonMel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark Wahlberg that feels pulled out of an earlier era.By Alissa Wilkinson
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Bruce David KleinThe fizzy, determinedly upbeat documentary charts how Liza Minnelli survived Hollywood. It’s inspiring, jaw-dropping and conspicuously incomplete.By Manohla Dargis
