NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

In the Same Breath
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Nanfu Wang
In her latest documentary, the director of “One Child Nation” revisits the pandemic as it unfolded in China as well as in the United States.


A scene from the documentary “In the Same Breath.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS

The Night House
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Horror, Thriller | Directed by David Bruckner
A sensational Rebecca Hall plays a grieving widow besieged by potentially occult forces in this superior creepout.


Rebecca Hall in “The Night House.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

On Broadway
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, History | Directed by Oren Jacoby
The neon lights are bright, and so is the spirit of this brief but loving history of Broadway.


Ian McKellen is one of the interview subjects of the documentary “On Broadway.”
By MAYA PHILLIPS

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Cryptozoo
Animation | Directed by Dash Shaw
This animated film is a rapturously hallucinogenic daydream for mature audiences.


A scene from the animated film “Cryptozoo.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZAH