Chez jolie coiffure
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
‘The Two Faces of a Bamileke Woman’ and ‘Chez Jolie Coiffure’ offer Cameroonian women the chance to speak for themselves.
By TEO BUGBEE

The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
‘The Two Faces of a Bamileke Woman’ and ‘Chez Jolie Coiffure’ offer Cameroonian women the chance to speak for themselves.
By TEO BUGBEE

The Elephant Queen
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Documentary, Family Directed by Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone
In footage shot over several years, this documentary follows a herd of elephants across the Kenyan savanna.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI

By the Grace of God
NYT Critic’s Pick Crime, Drama Directed by François Ozon
The often irreverent French director François Ozon gets serious with a fact-based story about a group of men who were childhood victims of a pedophile priest.
By GLENN KENNY

The Cave
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Documentary Directed by Feras Fayyad
Feras Fayyad’s new documentary takes viewers into a subterranean Syrian hospital, as warplanes rumble overhead and bombings rattle the walls.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

— Of Possible Interest —

Zombieland: Double Tap
R Action, Comedy, Horror Directed by Ruben Fleischer
After 10 years, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin are still murdering the pop-culture clichés.
By A.O. SCOTT

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
PG Adventure, Family, Fantasy Directed by Joachim Rønning
Angelina Jolie returns as the powerful, dangerous fairy in this tame, disappointing follow-up to the 2014 revisionist hit.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Jojo Rabbit
PG-13 Comedy, Drama, War Directed by Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi’s new film mixes farce, fantasy and drama in a Nazi-era coming-of-age story.
By A.O. SCOTT