nytimes.comMovie Reviews️Fri Feb 07 2025SearchSelect MPAA RatingSelect Genre NYT Critic’s PickLatest ArticlesResults sorted by Select sort orderPaint 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 DargisRoseNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Aurélie SaadaThe French New Wave veteran Françoise Fabian plays a widow who discovers that it’s not too late to be delighted.By Ben KenigsbergStar Trek: Section 31PG-13Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Olatunde OsunsanmiThis made-for-streaming Star Trek adventure starring Michelle Yeoh is an exhausting gallop of nonstop chatter and nonhuman abilities.By Jeannette CatsoulisPresence NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, Horror, ThrillerDirected by Steven SoderberghSteven Soderbergh’s new chiller takes place in one of the most troubled of all movie locations: an outwardly normal family home.By Manohla DargisInheritanceRThrillerDirected by Neil BurgerShot on an iPhone, this globe-trotting drama fails to deliver on its promises.By Alissa WilkinsonThe Colors WithinPGAnimation, Drama, MusicDirected by Naoko YamadaThis anime, directed by Naoko Yamada, pales in comparison to the vivid vision of Totsuko, who experiences the spirits of her bandmates as colors.By Maya PhillipsGrand Theft HamletRDocumentaryDirected by Sam Crane, Pinny GryllsThe film captures two players staging the classic within an online video game, raising fascinating questions about community and connection.By Alissa WilkinsonBack in ActionPG-13Action, ComedyDirected by Seth GordonCameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx star as former agents, now parents, who must protect their children. You can guess the rest.By Ben KenigsbergAlarumRAction, Crime, ThrillerDirected by Michael PolishSylvester Stallone briefly stabilizes this artless action movie about a rogue agent and his wife on the run.By Jeannette CatsoulisNight CallNot RatedAction, ThrillerDirected by Michiel BlanchartAn ordinary locksmith undergoes an action-hero transformation in this snappy thriller set in Brussels during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests.By Beatrice LoayzaWolf ManRHorrorDirected by Leigh WhannellJulia Garner stars as a weary wife to Christopher Abbott, who might be transforming into a savage animal, in this cabin-in-the-woods thriller.By Jeannette CatsoulisOne of Them Days NYT Critic’s PickRComedyDirected by Lawrence LamontKeke Palmer and SZA play short-on-cash roommates on a mad dash across Los Angeles in this exhilarating comedy.By Natalia WinkelmanWish You Were HerePG-13RomanceDirected by Julia StilesA tepid romance follows familiar genre lines, but lacks some fundamental appeal.By Alissa Wilkinson
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
RoseNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Aurélie SaadaThe French New Wave veteran Françoise Fabian plays a widow who discovers that it’s not too late to be delighted.By Ben Kenigsberg
Star Trek: Section 31PG-13Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Olatunde OsunsanmiThis made-for-streaming Star Trek adventure starring Michelle Yeoh is an exhausting gallop of nonstop chatter and nonhuman abilities.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Presence NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, Horror, ThrillerDirected by Steven SoderberghSteven Soderbergh’s new chiller takes place in one of the most troubled of all movie locations: an outwardly normal family home.By Manohla Dargis
InheritanceRThrillerDirected by Neil BurgerShot on an iPhone, this globe-trotting drama fails to deliver on its promises.By Alissa Wilkinson
The Colors WithinPGAnimation, Drama, MusicDirected by Naoko YamadaThis anime, directed by Naoko Yamada, pales in comparison to the vivid vision of Totsuko, who experiences the spirits of her bandmates as colors.By Maya Phillips
Grand Theft HamletRDocumentaryDirected by Sam Crane, Pinny GryllsThe film captures two players staging the classic within an online video game, raising fascinating questions about community and connection.By Alissa Wilkinson
Back in ActionPG-13Action, ComedyDirected by Seth GordonCameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx star as former agents, now parents, who must protect their children. You can guess the rest.By Ben Kenigsberg
AlarumRAction, Crime, ThrillerDirected by Michael PolishSylvester Stallone briefly stabilizes this artless action movie about a rogue agent and his wife on the run.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Night CallNot RatedAction, ThrillerDirected by Michiel BlanchartAn ordinary locksmith undergoes an action-hero transformation in this snappy thriller set in Brussels during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests.By Beatrice Loayza
Wolf ManRHorrorDirected by Leigh WhannellJulia Garner stars as a weary wife to Christopher Abbott, who might be transforming into a savage animal, in this cabin-in-the-woods thriller.By Jeannette Catsoulis
One of Them Days NYT Critic’s PickRComedyDirected by Lawrence LamontKeke Palmer and SZA play short-on-cash roommates on a mad dash across Los Angeles in this exhilarating comedy.By Natalia Winkelman
Wish You Were HerePG-13RomanceDirected by Julia StilesA tepid romance follows familiar genre lines, but lacks some fundamental appeal.By Alissa Wilkinson
