King Richard
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Biography, Drama, Sport | Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis play the parents of Venus and Serena Williams in a warm, exuberant, old-fashioned sports drama.

From left, Demi Singleton as Serena, Saniyya Sidney as Venus and Will Smith as the future tennis stars’ father, Richard Williams, in “King Richard.”
By A.O. SCOTT

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama | Directed by Radu Jude
A viral video scandal ensnares a Bucharest schoolteacher in Radu Jude’s biting, bawdy and brilliant Covid-age fable.

Katia Pascariu as Emi in “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn,” from the Romanian director Radu Jude.
By A.O. SCOTT

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
PG-13 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Directed by Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman, son of the original “Ghostbusters” director, delivers a toothless film with Paul Rudd as a love interest and plenty of cutesy ghosts.

In “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” the main characters are adorable, wide-eyed children, played by, from left, Celeste O’Connor, Finn Wolfhard, Logan Kim and Mckenna Grace.
By MANOHLA DARGIS