Petrov’s Flu
NYT Critic’s Pick | Unrated | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
In this fever dream of a movie by Kirill Serebrennikov, a Russian man wanders a wild urban landscape that he regularly hallucinates his way out of.

Semyon Serzin in “Petrov’s Flu,” by Kirill Serebrennikov, who has been best known abroad for his difficulties with the Russian government.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

My Imaginary Country
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Patricio Guzmán, Chile’s cinematic conscience, chronicles the uprising that shook the country starting in 2019.

A scene from “My Imaginary Country,” a documentary by Patricio Guzmán about protests in Chile.
By A.O. SCOTT

Carmen
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Valerie Buhagiar
After her priest brother dies, a woman masquerades as a village’s irreverent new spiritual leader in this delightful drama.

Natascha McElhone, right, with Steven Love in “Carmen.”
By TEO BUGBEE

Catherine Called Birdy
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Adventure | Directed by Lena Dunham
Bella Ramsey plays a 13th century adolescent in Lena Dunham’s winning film.

Bella Ramsey in “Catherine Called Birdy.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

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Nothing Compares
Documentary, Music | Directed by Kathryn Ferguson
This new documentary shows many faces of Sinead O’Connor and highlights her genuinely incomparable voice.
By GLENN KENNY

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
R | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War | Directed by Peter Farrelly
Zac Efron plays a man trying to deliver brewskis to his Vietnam War buddies in Peter Farrelly’s film.
By AMY NICHOLSON

Sidney
PG-13 | Documentary, Biography | Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Sidney Poitier is memorialized in this thorough, and thoroughly conventional, documentary.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

A Jazzman’s Blues
R | Drama | Directed by Tyler Perry
The writer-director returns to his first screenplay — a dark melodrama with soulful musical numbers — after two decades.
By LISA KENNEDY