President
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Camilla Nielsson
In a riveting new documentary, Camilla Nielsson follows the first democratic election in Zimbabwe since 1980.

Nelson Chamisa, center, is the subject of the documentary “President.”
By CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN

The Novice
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Thriller | Directed by Lauren Hadaway
The obsessive ambitions of a college rower are masterfully orchestrated in a debut feature by the writer-director Lauren Hadaway.

Isabelle Fuhrman as the rower Alex Dall in “The Novice.”
By TEO BUGBEE

The Hand of God
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino’s autobiographical drama about growing up in Naples is sensual, sad and occasionally sublime.

A scene from Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God,” which keeps company with recent memoir-like movies.
By A.O. SCOTT

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Spider-Man: No Way Home
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Directed by Jon Watts
In the latest installment of the “Spider-Man” series, Tom Holland faces the past and a very secure franchise future.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Last Words
Drama, Sci-Fi | Directed by Jonathan Nossiter
In this post-apocalyptic drama, a young man meets the grizzled last guardian of a cinematic archive, played by Nick Nolte.
By GLENN KENNY

Mother/Android
R | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Mattson Tomlin
In this sci-fi thriller, a pregnant woman and her boyfriend try to outrun hordes of vengeful robots.
By LENA WILSON

Swan Song
R | Drama, Sci-Fi | Directed by Benjamin Cleary
In this future-set drama, Mahershala Ali plays an ailing father who decides whether or not to clone himself for the sake of his family.
By NICOLAS RAPOLD