NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

The Truffle Hunters
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Documentary | Directed by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
An enchanting documentary about men and their best friends combing the northern Italian forests for an unlikely delicacy.


Aurelio Conterno and Birba in Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s documentary “The Truffle Hunters.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Lost Course
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Jill Li
A 2011 revolt in Wukan, China, is the subject of a sobering, sprawling documentary.


A protest in the documentary “Lost Course.”
By BEN KENIGSBERG

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Coming 2 America
PG-13 | Comedy | Directed by Craig Brewer
More than 30 years later, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reunite for a return trip from Zamunda to New York.


Eddie Murphy returns as Akeem in the genial sequel “Coming 2 America.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Raya and the Last Dragon
PG | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Directed by Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, John Ripa
A new Disney princess from Southeast Asia battles factionalism and her own trust issues.


A scene from “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
PG | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family | Directed by Tim Hill
This new franchise installment, “Sponge on the Run,” wants to be clever in nodding toward genre conventions. But its execution is poor.


SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) in “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.”
By MAYA PHILLIPS

Chaos Walking
PG-13 | Adventure, Sci-Fi | Directed by Doug Liman
Daisy Ridley plays the only woman to arrive on a planet full of men, whose thoughts are visibly on display, in this sci-fi thriller.


Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland and his thoughts in “Chaos Walking.”
By GLENN KENNY

Boss Level
Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Joe Carnahan
Frank Grillo gets to die another day — again and again and again — in the time-loop action comedy.


Frank Grillo and Naomi Watts in “Boss Level.”
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI