Lingui
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
In this electric liberation story from Chad, a mother struggles to protect her daughter’s future and finds both herself and a world of possibility.

Rihane Khalil Alio, left, and Achouackh Abakar Souleymane in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s “Lingui, the Sacred Bonds.”
By MANOHLA DARGIS

The Worst Person in the World
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Directed by Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve stars in Joachim Trier’s funny-sad story of a woman on the verge of figuring herself out.

Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie in “The Worst Person in the World,” from the director Joachim Trier.
By A.O. SCOTT

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, Biography, Music | Directed by Celeste Bell, Paul Sng
In this new documentary, Poly Styrene’s daughter grapples tenderly with the legacy of her punk rock mother.

Poly Styrene as seen in the new documentary “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché.”
By LISA KENNEDY

Jackass Forever
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Documentary, Action, Comedy | Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Sharp cinematography and enviable camaraderie continue to hoist Johnny Knoxville and friends above their many imitators in this deceptively kindhearted sequel.

Clockwise from left: Johnny Knoxville, Rachel Wolfson, Steve-O and Sean McInerney in “Jackass Forever.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

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Moonfall
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Directed by Roland Emmerich
Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson save the world from a rogue moon in the latest disaster movie from the director of “Independence Day.”
By BEN KENIGSBERG