Saint Maud
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Directed by Rose Glass
A disturbed young nurse becomes obsessed with a dying artist in this exceptional horror movie debut from the director Rose Glass.

Morfydd Clark, mesmerizing as the title character in “Saint Maud.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Beginning
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Drama | Directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature ensnares its heroine in circles of religious and patriarchal persecution.

Ia Sukhitashvili in “Beginning.”
By DEVIKA GIRISH

Supernova
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Romance | Directed by Harry Macqueen
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play a longtime couple facing unpleasant facts in this spectacularly moving film from Harry Macqueen.

Colin Firth, left, and Stanley Tucci in “Supernova.”
By GLENN KENNY

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Finding ‘Ohana
PG | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family | Directed by Jude Weng
The adventure narrative in this Hawaii-set Netflix film distracts from a deeper story about cultural heritage and family dynamics.

From left, Lindsay Watson, Kea Peahu, Owen Vaccaro and Alex Aiono in “Finding Ohana.”
By KYLE TURNER

L’état sauvage
Drama, Western | Directed by David Perrault
French settlers flee the American Civil War in this heavily allegorical, yet strangely compelling drama.

Alice Isaaz and Kevin Janssen in “Savage State.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The Dig
PG-13 | Biography, Drama, History | Directed by Simon Stone
A small team makes a groundbreaking discovery in this fictionalized account of an actual archaeological expedition close to home.

Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in “The Dig.”
By GLENN KENNY

Palmer
R | Drama | Directed by Fisher Stevens
Justin Timberlake stars as an ex-convict who interrogates his gender biases after he comes to care for a young boy in this prosaic melodrama.

Justin Timberlake and Ryder Allen in “Palmer.”
By NATALIA WINKELMAN