RRR
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Action, Drama | Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Scenes of glorious excess make the screen hum with energy in S.S. Rajamouli’s action epic set in British colonial India.

N.T. Rama Rao Jr. in “RRR.”
By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Donbass
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Sergey Loznitsa
Sergei Loznitsa’s film, completed in 2018, presents an absurd, horrific tableau of cruelty and corruption.

A scene from “Donbass,” Directed by Sergei Loznitsa.
By A.O. SCOTT

The Girl and the Spider2
NYT Critic’s Pick | Unrated | Drama | Directed by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
The twin brothers Ramon and Silvan Zürcher have created a wonderfully discombobulating feature about an apartment move.

Henriette Confurius, left, and Sabine Timoteo in “The Girl and the Spider.”
By BEN KENIGSBERG

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Sonic the Hedgehog 22
PG | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Directed by Jeff Fowler
Jim Carrey’s reprised role as a villainous weirdo helps this fast-paced, family-friendly video-game-movie sequel maintain a refreshing silliness.
By AMY NICHOLSON