What the Constitution Means to Me
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Marielle Heller
The timing could not be better for Heidi Schreck’s affecting play about the Constitution’s impact on our daily lives, now streaming on Amazon.

ByHeidi Schreck in “What the Constitution Means to Me.” Credit…Joan Marcus/Amazon ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

Synchronic
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | Directed by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
The filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead bend reality in this drug-fueled sci-fi horror.

Jamie Dornan, left, and Anthony Mackie in “Synchronic.” Credit…Well Go Usa
By GLENN KENNY

Ham on Rye
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Tyler Taormina
Tyler Taormina’s debut film starts in the vein of classic high-school comedies until it turns toward a dark surrealism.

From left, Haley Bodell, Gabriella Herrera and Audrey Boos in “Ham on Rye.” Credit…Carson Lund/Factory 25
By GLENN KENNY

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The Witches
PG | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery | Directed by Robert Zemeckis
In this new take on the Roald Dahl book, Robert Zemeckis sets loose his cameras, and Octavia Spencer side-eyes Anne Hathaway.

Jahzir Bruno in “Roald Dahl’s The Witches,” | Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Credit…HBO MAX
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Friendsgiving
R | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Nicol Paone
Nicol Paone’s film takes a surprisingly charming and hilarious approach to a traditional holiday.

Malin Akerman, left, and Kat Dennings in “Friendsgiving.” Credit…Elko Weaver/Lionsgate
By LOVIA GYARKYE

Over the Moon
PG | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi | Directed by Glen Keane, John Kahrs
This animated Netflix adventure falters once its tween heroine touches down on a gaudy moonscape.

Fei Fei, voiced by Cathy Ang, with Gobi, voiced by Ken Jeong, in “Over the Moon.” Credit…Netflix
By NATALIA WINKELMAN

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
R | Comedy | Directed by Jason Woliner
It’s an amusingly harebrained scheme, but there’s nothing in this moviefilm that matches the elegant social experiment of the first.
By DEVIKA GIRISH