Everything Everywhere All at Once
NYT Critic’s Pick } R | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Michelle Yeoh stars as a stressed-out laundromat owner dragged into cosmic battle and genre chaos.
From left, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, who play a beleaguered family in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
By A.O. SCOTT
You Are Not My Mother
NYT Critic’s Pick } Drama, Horror | Directed by Kate Dolan
A lonely teenager is traumatized by her mother’s volatile behavior in this impressive horror debut.
Hazel Doupe and Ingrid Craigie in “You Are Not My Mother.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Wood and Water
NYT Critic’s Pick } Drama | Directed by Jonas Bak
In this elegant feature debut about modern alienation, the German writer-director Jonas Bak casts his real-life mother as a retired secretary who travels to Hong Kong to visit her estranged son.
Anke Bak and Patrick Lo in “Wood and Water.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA
Superior
NYT Critic’s Pick } Drama, Thriller | Directed by Erin Vassilopoulos
Two identical sisters reunite under mysterious circumstances in a compelling debut feature from Erin Vassilopoulos.
Ani Mesa in “Superior.”
By AMY NICHOLSON
— Of Possible Interest —
The Lost City
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance | Directed by Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and a vamping Brad Pitt run around in a romantic adventure that you have seen before and will see again.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Mothering Sunday
R | Drama, Romance | Directed by Eva Husson
A fine British cast is featured in this mildly transgressive love story set in the aftermath of World War I.
By A.O. SCOTT
— And Now for Something Completely Different —
THE PROJECTIONIST
Oscars 2022 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress?
In an interesting year with a duel for the top award and some wide-open races, here’s how our expert is marking his ballot.
By Kyle Buchanan