A Tuba to Cuba
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, History, Music Directed by T.G. Herrington, Danny Clinch, T.G. Herrington
This joyous documentary follows the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Cuba for a celebration of musical history and common bonds.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Fighting with My Family
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport Directed by Stephen Merchant
Dwayne Johnson helped produce this charming comedy about a family of professional wrestlers, their chops, drops and drama.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Clara’s Ghost
NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Comedy, Drama, Family, Thriller Directed by Bridey Elliott
This unhinged comedy shines a spotlight on a family’s maladjusted dynamics.
By TEO BUGBEE
Sorry Angel
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Romance Directed by Christophe Honoré
Set in early 1990s Paris, Christophe Honoré’s new film presents us with a middle-aged, H.I.V.-stricken writer falling, wearily, for a bookish 20-something.
By GLENN KENNY
Pájaros de verano
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra follow their Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent” with a saga of the drug trade set amid the Wayuu of northern Colombia.
By A.O. SCOTT
High Flying Bird
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama, Sport Directed by Steven Soderbergh
The director Steven Soderbergh teams up with Tarell Alvin McCraney and André Holland to take on the contradictions of modern sports culture.
By A.O. SCOTT
One Million American Dreams
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Brendan Byrne
This haunting documentary guides viewers through heartbreaking tales of the lost souls buried on Hart Island.
By GLENN KENNY
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019: Animation
NYT Critic’s Pick
This year’s Oscar-nominated shorts will make you cry, laugh, cry, think, cry, wonder, and cry some more. Have we mentioned they might also make you cry?
By BILGE EBIRI
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019: Documentary
NYT Critic’s Pick
This year’s Oscar-nominated shorts will make you cry, laugh, cry, think, cry, wonder, and cry some more. Have we mentioned they might also make you cry?
By BILGE EBIRI
Daughter of Mine
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Laura Bispuri
Ardent and primal, Laura Bispuri’s drama addresses complicated ideas with head-clearing simplicity.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Velvet Buzzsaw
NYT Critic’s Pick R Horror, Thriller Directed by Dan Gilroy
In this bilious satire, Jake Gyllenhaal plays an art critic on the edge of sanity as the paintings he covets turn murderous.
By GLENN KENNY
Never Fear
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Ida Lupino
“Never Fear,” a 1949 movie directed by Lupino that has been superbly restored, tells the story of a dancer felled by polio.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The Image Book
NYT Critic’s Pick Drama Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard’s latest film is a gloomy, lively essay on some disturbing history, cinema and himself.
By A.O. SCOTT
The 5 Browns
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Ben Niles
A new documentary tells the painful but ultimately hopeful story of a classical music quintet of siblings, three of whom were molested by their father.
By GLENN KENNY