Portrait of a Lady on Fire

NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama, Romance Directed by Céline Sciamma
In Céline Sciamma’s new film, Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant play an aristocrat and an artist falling in love in 18th-century France.
By A.O. SCOTT

The Aeronauts

NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance Directed by Tom Harper
Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne reach for the skies in this charming Victorian ballooning adventure.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

In Fabric

NYT Critic’s Pick R Comedy, Horror Directed by Peter Strickland
Peter Strickland’s fourth feature is a horror story about, yes, a garment, but it’s his most engrossing work yet.
By GLENN KENNY

Midnight Family

NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, Action, Crime, Drama Directed by Luke Lorentzen
In this outstanding documentary, a family of emergency medical workers struggles both to save lives and to make a living.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

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Little Joe

Drama, Sci-Fi Directed by Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner’s new sci-fi film about a flower engineered to release a potent antidepressant evokes “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
By GLENN KENNY