North by Current
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax
In this documentary, the filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax reckons with the loss of his niece, his vibrant sister’s rocky recoveries and being transgender in a traditional, Mormon environment.

A scene from the documentary “North by Current,” Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax.
By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Spencer
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Biography, Drama, Romance | Directed by Pablo Larraín
Kristen Stewart stars as an anguished, rebellious Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s answer to “The Crown.”

Kristen Stewart stars as Princess Diana in “Spencer.”
By A.O. SCOTT

A Man Named Scott
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, Music | Directed by Robert Alexander
This film about Kid Cudi is that rare musician-focused documentary, one as sensitive, fully formed and noble in its intentions as the artist himself.

Kid Cudi in the documentary “A Man Named Scott.”
By CHRIS AZZOPARDI

All Is Forgiven
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
A father with a drug problem tries to reconnect with his daughter.

Victoire Rousseau and Paul Blain in “All Is Forgiven,” Directed by Mia Hansen-Love.
By GLENN KENNY

Beans
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Tracey Deer
A middle school student comes of age during a standoff between the police and Mohawk residents during the 1990 Oka crisis in Canada.

Kiawentiio as Beans and Rainbow Dickerson as Lily, her mother, in “Beans.”
By TEO BUGBEE

Mark, Mary & Some Other People
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy | Directed by Hannah Marks
In this romantic comedy, a couple opens their relationship to prove they can be married and modern.

Hayley Law, left, with Ben Rosenfield in “Mark, Mary & Some Other People.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

Simple as Water
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Megan Mylan
Filmed in five separate countries, this documentary follows, with ambitious scope and devastating intimacy, Syrian families displaced by war.

Yasmin, right, with her daughter, Faten, in the documentary “Simple as Water.”
By CLAIRE SHAFFER

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Eternals
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Directed by Chloé Zhao
A pleasing cast and the director Chloé Zhao, who won a best picture Oscar for “Nomadland,” give Marvel’s latest a steady heartbeat.

The gang’s all here: from left, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry and Barry Keoghan.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Finch
PG-13 | Drama, Sci-Fi | Directed by Miguel Sapochnik
Tom Hanks, a dog and two robots take a post-apocalyptic road trip in this unexciting drama from Apple TV+.

Tom Hanks plays a character with a robot friend in “Finch.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS