The Other Side of the Wind
NYT Critic’s Pick R Comedy, Drama Directed by Orson Welles
Welles’s last project is something of a seductive tease, a film that at times entrances and delights and at times offends and embarrasses.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

A Private War
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Drama, War Directed by Matthew Heineman
Rosamund Pike’s powerhouse lead performance anchors Matthew Heineman’s raw, moving portrait of the war correspondent.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Searching for Ingmar Bergman
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Felix Moeller, Margarethe von Trotta, Bettina Böhler
A new documentary featuring interviews with collaborators and critics makes clear that Bergman, for all his depth, was also an entertainer.
By GLENN KENNY

Maria by Callas
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Documentary, Biography Directed by Tom Volf
The film proposes a corrective to the notion that Callas was a diva both onstage and off.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Bodied
NYT Critic’s Pick R Comedy, Drama, Music Directed by Joseph Kahn
Joseph Kahn’s outrageously smart film uses the battle rap scene to grab P.C. culture by the neck and squeeze.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The Grief of Others
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Patrick Wang
Patrick Wang’s film, getting a long-overdue theatrical release, looks at a troubled family’s inability to mourn.
By BILGE EBIRI

— Of Possible Interest —

Boy Erased
R Biography, Drama Directed by Joel Edgerton
Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe star in a true story about a discredited (but still practiced) “treatment” for homosexuality.
By A.O. SCOTT

Bohemian Rhapsody
PG-13 Biography, Drama, Music Directed by Bryan Singer
Rami Malek wears prosthetic choppers in a by-the-book biopic of Freddie Mercury and Queen.
By A.O. SCOTT