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• NYT Critic’s Pick
• Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
• Directed by Alice Rohrwacher

In her latest dreamy movie, the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher follows a tomb raider, played by Josh O’Connor, who’s pining for a lost love.

By Manohla Dargis

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
• Directed by Adam Wingard

The latest in the Warner Bros. Monsterverse franchise shows signs of an anemic imagination.

By Alissa Wilkinson

On the Adamant

• Documentary
• Directed by Nicolas Philibert

This documentary by Nicolas Philibert drifts along, with unnamed patients and their caretakers, on a large houseboat in Paris.

By Beatrice Loayza

• Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Directed by Luc Besson

An electrifying Caleb Landry Jones plays the damaged heart of this oddly wonderful tale of resilience and revenge.

By Jeannette Catsoulis

Lousy Carter

• Directed by Bob Byington

A college professor gets a grim diagnosis in this comedy from Bob Byington.

By Amy Nicholson

The Beautiful Game

• Drama, Sport
• Directed by Thea Sharrock

This heart-string-tugging Netflix movie about a homeless soccer team, featuring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward, puts the emphasis on play and uplift.

By Glenn Kenny

Asphalt City

• Drama, Thriller
• Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Sean Penn plays a flinty paramedic showing a rookie the ropes in this maddening drama about emergency medical workers in New York.

By Natalia Winkelman

Wicked Little Letters

• Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley elevate a comedy about a weird true tale of defamation and dirty words.

The Listener

• Directed by Steve Buscemi

Tessa Thompson’s still and luminous performance makes this post-Covid drama about loneliness, directed by Steve Buscemi, worth watching.

By Lisa Kennedy

The Truth vs. Alex Jones

• Directed by Dan Reed

Directed by Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”), the documentary offers a lesson in how conspiracy theories work and shows how parents confronted Jones in court.

By Ben Kenigsberg

• Action, Thriller
• Directed by Doug Liman

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a pro fighter turned bouncer at a juke joint in the Florida Keys, taking on Patrick Swayze’s role in the original.

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

• Directed by Radu Jude

In Radu Jude’s shambling, acidly funny movie set in Bucharest, a foul-mouthed gofer named Angela tours the troubled heart and soul of her country.

You Can Call Me Bill

• Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe

A documentary on the “Star Trek” actor unboldly goes where other profile movies have gone before.

• Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
• Directed by Ivan Sen

Long on atmosphere and short on plot, this stylish Australian noir pulls through thanks to a haunted performance by Simon Baker.

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

Riddle of Fire

• Action, Adventure, Comedy
• Directed by Weston Razooli

Three children embark on a mystical journey in this charming but shapeless first feature.

• Directed by Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping

In this white-knuckle thriller set in London, a drag performer seduces his attacker, an intensely closeted hustler played by George MacKay.

• Directed by Ryan Martin Brown

Colin Burgess carries this comedy by Ryan Martin Brown about a 20-something who quits his job and finds that life without work isn’t all that thrilling.

• Biography, Drama, History
• Directed by John Ridley

This staid biopic of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, is less interested in what she did than what she represented.

By Devika Girish

Late Night With the Devil

• Directed by Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes

An occult-obsessed nation is nimbly captured in this found-footage horror film about a late night show gone horribly wrong.

• Directed by Michael Mohan

The actress stars as a fresh-faced nun who, by the end of this erotic thriller-horror mash-up, runs amok in her convent.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

• Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
• Directed by Gil Kenan

This overstuffed entry in the franchise is an eclectic, enjoyable barrage of nonsense.

• Directed by Sarah Gibson

A new documentary on Stormy Daniels traces how fame, frenzy and legal battles involving a former president upended her life.

The American Society of Magical Negroes

• Comedy, Fantasy
• Directed by Kobi Libii

Kobi Libii’s satirical comedy, starring Justice Smith, tries to explore the trope but leans too hard on the conventions of superhero tales and rom-coms.

By Nicolas Rapold

• Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
• Directed by Janeen Damian

Lindsay Lohan plays a book editor whose romantic dream comes true in this Netflix rom-com. But then Ed Speleers shows up in a red sports car.

The Tuba Thieves

• Documentary, Drama
• Directed by Alison O'Daniel

In this film, the artist Alison O’Daniel uses the theft of tubas from Southern California high schools as a central hub in a wheel with many spokes.

Knox Goes Away

• Directed by Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton is quietly compelling as a beleaguered hit man in this downbeat thriller.

Snack Shack

• Directed by Adam Rehmeier

Performances from the two main characters elevate this boisterous teen comedy to the level of raunchy art.

By Calum Marsh

French Girl

• Directed by James A. Woods, Nicolas Wright

In this romantic comedy featuring Zach Braff and Vanessa Hudgens, a New York man heads to Quebec City with his French Canadian girlfriend. Shenanigans ensue.

Arthur the King

• Directed by Simon Cellan Jones

Wahlberg stars in this drama directed by Simon Cellan Jones, based on the true story of a Swedish adventure racer and his beloved adopted dog.

The Shadowless Tower

• Directed by Lu Zhang

Zhang Lu’s quiet film follows a man touched by nostalgia and loss, lending a melancholic air to this modern city of steel and glass.

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