Pain and Glory
NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Antonio Banderas plays a filmmaker in crisis in Pedro Almodóvar’s movie about loss, love, imagination and memory.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Celebration
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Olivier Meyrou
There’s little joy in this documentary, despite its title. But the movie is both revealing and beguiling.
By GLENN KENNY

The Irishman
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller Directed by Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s monumental, elegiac tale of violence, betrayal, memory and loss. It’s the opening-night movie at the New York Film Festival.
By A.O. SCOTT

— Of Possible Interest —

Joker
R Crime, Drama, Thriller Directed by Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips’s supervillain origin story starring Joaquin Phoenix is stirring up a fierce debate, but it’s not interesting enough to argue about.
By A.O. SCOTT

Lucy in the Sky
R Drama, Sci-Fi Directed by Noah Hawley
A story that captured the public imagination (it’s the one with the diapers) makes for a messy movie.
By MANOHLA DARGIS