The Personal History of David Copperfield
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci’s souped-up, trimmed-down adaptation of the Dickens novel is an exuberant, heartfelt delight.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Ghost Tropic
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Bas Devos

Bas Devos captures the sleeping outer portions of Brussels in this drama about a hard-working woman who finds herself stranded.
By GLENN KENNY

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, Biography | Directed by Werner Herzog

Herzog honors the writer and explorer Bruce Chatwin in this stimulating and visually overwhelming documentary.
By GLENN KENNY

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Bill & Ted Face the Music
PG-13 | Adventure, Comedy, Music, Sci-Fi | Directed by Dean Parisot

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter travel through time to save reality and redeem the honor of Generation X.
‘That’s too strong a word [genius] to apply to “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” which like its predecessors is winningly modest and harmlessly silly. I don’t know if it made me feel young or old, but it was all in all a most non-bogus experience.’
By A.O. SCOTT