Armageddon Time
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by James Gray
New York in 1980 is the setting for James Gray’s brooding, bittersweet story of family conflict and interracial friendship.

Jaylin Webb, left, as Johnny and Banks Repeta as Paul in “Armageddon Time,” from the director James Gray.
By A.O. SCOTT

The Novelist’s Film
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Hong Sang-soo
In Hong Sang-soo’s latest study in small moments and chance encounters, a visit to an old friend prompts a writer in crisis to try something new.

Kim Min-hee in “The Novelist’s Film.”
By AUSTIN CONSIDINE