The Dead Don’t Hurt
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Western | Directed by Viggo Mortensen
Mortensen gives his film a nested, at times unnecessarily complicated structure, but with performances this good, it’s hard to mind much.

Viggo Mortensen not only stars in “The Dead Don’t Hurt” but also wrote it, directed it and composed the score.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

The Great Lillian Hall
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Drama | Directed by Michael Cristofer
Jessica Lange is ideally cast as a grande dame of the theater who is facing a reckoning in this well-crafted melodrama by Michael Cristofer.

Jessica Lange in “The Great Lillian Hall,” with Jesse Williams, standing behind her, reflected in the mirror.
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

In a Violent Nature
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Directed by Chris Nash
Chris Nash’s ultraviolent horror movie is an unexpectedly serene, almost dreamlike meditation on a murderous psyche.

Ry Barrett in “In a Violent Nature.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Robot Dreams
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Animation, Drama, Family, Music | Directed by Pablo Berger
This animated film from Pablo Berger is a silent wonder that says everything about love.

The happy dog-robot pair in the animated film “Robot Dreams.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

Handling the Undead
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Directed by Thea Hvistendahl
A zombie movie is wrapped in a gentle tale of mourning and love.

Renate Reinsve in “Handling the Undead.”
By ALISSA WILKINSON

MoviePass, MovieCrash
NYT Critic’s Pick | Not Rated | Documentary, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Directed by Muta’Ali Muhammad
An illuminating documentary about the ill-fated (though now-revived) subscription service finds an unexpected story.

“MoviePass, MovieCrash,” a new documentary by Muta’Ali, premiering Wednesday on HBO, answers a lot of questions about what, exactly, happened to the to-good-to-be-true subscription company.
By ALISSA WILKINSON

— Of Possible Interest —

Backspot
Not Rated | Drama | Directed by D.W. Waterson
This queer high school movie, starring Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood, channels an after-school special without the coming-out trauma.
By LISA KENNEDY