Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, Music | Directed by Garret Price
An HBO documentary examines a music festival that went so far off the rails that it defined an era.

The Woodstock 99 festival, which is the subject of a documentary by Garret Price.
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

Ailey
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Documentary | Directed by Jamila Wignot
Jamila Wignot explores the life of Alvin Ailey in a new documentary that brings a choreographer to life through movement and words.

The choreographer Alvin Ailey as seen in “Ailey,” a documentary about his life, directed by Jamila Wignot.
By GIA KOURLAS

Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri
The film follows the lives of two individuals in Nigeria who dream of immigrating to Europe to better their prospects.

Jude Akuwudike in “Eyimofe (This Is My Desire).”
By DEVIKA GIRISH

Holy Beasts
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán
Geraldine Chaplin offers a commanding performance in this sleek tropical thriller.

Geraldine Chaplin in “Holy Beasts.”
By TEO BUGBEE

The Hidden Life of Trees
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG | Documentary | Directed by Jörg Adolph, Jan Haft
Jörg Adolph uses the sensorial capacities of cinema to thrillingly visualize a German forester’s contention that trees are social, sentient beings.

A scene from the documentary “The Hidden Life of Trees.”
By DEVIKA GIRISH

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Documentary | Directed by Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville’s sharp and vividly compelling documentary tries to pin down a brilliant, troubled man.

Anthony Bourdain, the subject of the documentary “Roadrunner.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Tom Hurwitz, Rosalynde LeBlanc
A striking new documentary explores the enduring legacy of a dance piece created by Bill T. Jones at the height of the AIDS crisis.

A still from the documentary “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters.”
By GLENN KENNY

Pig
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama, Thriller | Directed by Michael Sarnoski
Nicolas Cage plays a reclusive truffle hunter in this fiercely controlled character drama.

Nicolas Cage in “Pig.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

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No Ordinary Man
Documentary | Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt
This documentary sheds light on a prominent jazz musician whose death became a spectacle when it was discovered he was transgender.

Billy Tipton, center, in the documentary “No Ordinary Man.”
By TEO BUGBEE

The Woman Who Ran
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Sang-soo Hong
Hong Sangsoo’s latest film is a concise trilogy of awkward visits.

Kim Minhee, left, and Song Seonmi in Hong Sangsoo’s “The Woman Who Ran.”
By A.O. SCOTT

The Witches of the Orient
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, Sport | Directed by Julien Faraut
This experimental documentary shows the anime-worthy triumphs of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team.

Yoko Shinozaki, foreground, and Kinuko Tanida, two members of the 1964 Japanese Olympic women’s volleyball team, as seen in “The Witches of the Orient.”
By TEO BUGBEE

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Black Widow
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Directed by Cate Shortland
Scarlett Johansson plays the latest Avenger to get her own movie, but she’s overshadowed by Florence Pugh in this Cate Shortland-directed entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Scarlett Johansson, left, and Florence Pugh as sisters in “Black Widow.”
By MAYA PHILLIPS

Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story
NYT Critic’s Pick | TV-14 | Documentary | Directed by Laura Fairrie
This dishy, affectionate portrait of the famous writer finds grit beneath the glitz.

The writer Jackie Collins in 1995.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Lydia Lunch: the War Is Never Over
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Beth B
Beth B’s documentary tells the story of an iconic underground New York City misfit and her durable career.

Lydia Lunch as seen in “Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over.”
By GLENN KENNY

White on White
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Théo Court
This striking, slow-burn portrait of a 19th-century Argentine archipelago considers a photographer’s involvement in the horrors of colonialism.

Esther Vega Pérez Torres in “White on White.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

Till Death
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Horror, Thriller | Directed by S.K. Dale
Megan Fox leads this straightforward, but gleefully chaotic thriller about a woman handcuffed to the corpse of her husband.

Megan Fox in “Till Death.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

Cousins
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith
This sprawling drama breathes cinematic life into the 1992 novel by Patricia Grace about the diverging paths of three Maori cousins in New Zealand.

The first face we encounter is Mata’s (Tanea Heke) in “Cousins.”
By DEVIKA GIRISH

Being a Human Person
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Fred Scott
This documentary on the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson takes an unexpected turn.

Roy Andersson in the documentary “Being a Human Person.”
By GLENN KENNY

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No.7 Cherry Lane
Animation | Directed by Yonfan
This nostalgic animated film follows a taboo love triangle.

A scene from “No. 7 Cherry Lane.”
By ISABELIA HERRERA

Legend of the Underground
TV-MA | Documentary | Directed by Giselle Bailey, Nneka Onuorah
In this stylish documentary, young men discuss their country’s laws criminalizing gay sex.

A scene from the documentary “The Legend of the Underground.”
By TEO BUGBEE

The Forever Purge
R | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Everardo Gout
This newest installment in the dystopian franchise, set in a Texan town, pits white supremacists against immigrants and their allies.

Tenoch Huerta in “The Forever Purge.”
By LENA WILSON

Let Us In
Horror, Sci-Fi | Directed by Craig Moss
Disappearing teens and mysterious strangers fuel this generic blend of urban legend and science fiction.

O’Neill Monahan and Makenzie Moss in “Let Us In.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The Tomorrow War
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Chris McKay
Chris Pratt leaps to 2051 to save our planet from aliens in this hyperventilating sci-fi spectacle.

When will the sun come out? Chris Pratt in “The Tomorrow War.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Documentary, Music | Directed by Questlove
Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples and others shine in a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival from Questlove.

The Fifth Dimension performing at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, in the documentary “Summer of Soul” from Ahmir Thompson, better known as Questlove.
By WESLEY MORRIS

I Carry You with Me
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Heidi Ewing
The documentary filmmaker Heidi Ewing dramatizes a gay immigrant love story in this empathetic portrait.

Armando Espitia, left, and Christian Vázquez in “I Carry You With Me.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The Birthday Cake
NYT Critic’s Pick | RCrime, Thriller | Directed by Jimmy Giannopoulos
This mob drama folds family secrets and fading power into a story of operatic vengeance.

Shiloh Fernandez in “The Birthday Cake.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Documentary | Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera
This paean to the trailblazing Puerto Rican actress is also a case study in the highs and lows of showbiz for a woman of color.

Rita Moreno, as seen in the documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

Luca
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Pixar takes a trip to the Italian coast in this breezy, charming sea-monster story.

Alberto (left, voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) and Luca (Jacob Tremblay) are sea monsters who seek adventures on dry land in “Luca,” the new Pixar movie.
By A.O. SCOTT

The Sparks Brothers
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Documentary, Music | Directed by Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright knows Sparks and you will too, once you see his documentary about this singular cultural phenomenon.

The brothers Russell and Ron Mael, from left, in “The Sparks Brothers,” a documentary film | | Directed by Edgar Wright.
By GLENN KENNY

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Summer of 85
Drama | Directed by François Ozon
A gay teenagers’s fleeting romance goes off the rails in this coming-of-age story from the French director François Ozon.

Félix Lefebvre and Benjamin Voisin in “Summer of 85.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

In the Heights
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13Drama, Music, Musical, Romance | Directed by Jon M. Chu
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical comes to the screen as an exuberant and heartfelt party, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Anthony Ramos.

Anthony Ramos and Melissa Barrera in “In the Heights,” directed by Jon M. Chu.
By A.O. SCOTT

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Queen Bees
PG-13 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Directed by Michael Lembeck
Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine and Ann-Margret rule their senior community in this conventional comedy-drama that doesn’t waste its cast.

Ann-Margret and Loretta Devine rule the cafeteria and card room in “Queen Bees.”
By GLENN KENNY

The Ancient Woods
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Mindaugas Survila
This entrancing nature film shot in Lithuania understands the wonder and the eeriness of a forest, enveloping us in its sights and sounds.

A scene from the documentary “The Ancient Woods.”
By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Undine
NYT Critic’s Pick | Unrated | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance | Directed by Christian Petzold
Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski, who made an impression in 2019’s “Transit,” are reunited by the director Christian Petzold for this adaptation of a European myth.

Paula Beer in “Undine.”
By GLENN KENNY

Slow Machine
NYT Critic’s Pick | Thriller | Directed by Joe Denardo, Paul Felten
Joe DeNardo and Paul Felten craft a mysterious New York thriller with mumblecore sensibilities.

Stephanie Hayes in “Slow Machine.”
By KRISTEN YOONSOO KIM

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The Paper Tigers
PG-13 | Action, Comedy | Directed by Quoc Bao Tran
A trio of aging martial artists reunite in this fresh, if uneven, debut by the director Tran Quoc Bao.

Alain Uy as Danny, a washed-up kung-fu fighter, in “The Paper Tigers.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA