I Wish I Knew

NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary, History Directed by Zhangke Jia
In this elegiac documentary, the director Jia Zhangke explores Shanghai through its people, stories and soaring cranes.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Zombi Child

NYT Critic’s Pick Fantasy Directed by Bertrand Bonello
A new film about a schoolgirl’s erotic obsession examines the social hierarchies of midcentury Haiti and present-day France.
By GLENN KENNY

Color Out of Space

NYT Critic’s Pick Unrated Horror, Sci-Fi Directed by Richard Stanley
Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson face an evil shade of lilac in this inventive sci-fi horror film directed by Richard Stanley.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS