The Pollinators

NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Peter Nelson

Colorful close-ups of thriving bees and interviews with experts show the trials that the bees and the food supply face in the United States.
By TEO BUGBEE

Mr. Jones

NYT Critic’s Pick | Biography, Drama, Thriller | Directed by Agnieszka Holland

In Agnieszka Holland’s historically informed drama, a Welsh journalist travels to 1933 Ukraine, then in the grip of famine.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Wasp Network

NYT Critic’s Pick | Thriller | Directed by Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas has created his most mainstream film yet, a spy story replete with double-crosses and romance.
By GLENN KENNY

Miss Juneteenth

NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples

The debut feature from Channing Godfrey Peoples explores how black women and girls support each other in a world that often fails them.
By LOVIA GYARKYE