NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Belle
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi | Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
In this gorgeous anime, a high school student journeys into a virtual world and finds herself amid cute, kooky and menacing fellow users.


Magical U: A scene from “Belle,” directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Documentary | Directed by Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
In a documentary constructed around a lecture from 2018, the lawyer Jeffery Robinson presents a persuasive look at United States history.


Jeffery Robinson in the documentary “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.”
By BEN KENIGSBERG