Drop Dead CityNot RatedDocumentary, HistoryDirected by Michael Rohatyn, Peter YostThis surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie’s conclusions remain relevant today.By Alissa Wilkinson
HavocNot RatedAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Gareth EvansTom Hardy is a crooked cop looking to make amends in Gareth Evans’s action-packed film.By Robert Daniels
Until DawnRDrama, HorrorDirected by David F. SandbergBased on a video game, this movie is done in by mediocre monsters and muddled time loops.By Erik Piepenburg
The Trouble with JessicaNot RatedComedyDirected by Matt WinnThis British black comedy, starring Indira Varma, centers on a group of wealthy middle-aged friends with fraught histories.By Beatrice Loayza
Magic FarmNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Amalia UlmanAmalia Ulman’s playful second feature follows an American television crew that lands in rural Argentina.By Natalia Winkelman
Cheech & Chong's Last MovieRDocumentaryDirected by David BushellThe comedy duo celebrates a partnership that they just can’t quit in this celebratory documentary.By Glenn Kenny
On Swift HorsesRDramaDirected by Daniel MinahanDaisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi lead a melancholic drama about love and longing in the 1950s.By Alissa Wilkinson
Blue Sun Palace NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDrama, RomanceDirected by Constance TsangA gorgeously intimate debut feature explores the lives of Chinese immigrants in a massage parlor in Queens.By Alissa Wilkinson
AprilNot RatedDramaDirected by Dea KulumbegashviliIn this, her second feature, the Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili takes on the risks faced by an obstetrician who performs kitchen-table abortions.By Manohla Dargis
The Accountant 2RAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Gavin O'ConnorAffleck returns as a brilliant C.P.A. who moonlights as a mysterious, gun-toting fixer and gets help from his little bro, played by Jon Bernthal.By Manohla Dargis
Pangolin: Kulu's JourneyPGDocumentaryDirected by Pippa EhrlichIn this heartfelt wildlife documentary, a volunteer conservationist and an endangered critter develop a parent-child connection.By Jeannette Catsoulis
1-800-on-Her-OwnNot RatedDocumentary, DramaDirected by Dana FlorThe film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist.By Alissa Wilkinson
The Ugly Stepsister NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Drama, HorrorDirected by Emilie BlichfeldtThis deliciously nasty reworking of the Cinderella fairy tale imagines how far one of the stepsisters would go to marry her prince.By Jeannette Catsoulis
The Wedding Banquet NYT Critic’s PickRComedy, RomanceDirected by Andrew AhnA retelling of Ang Lee’s classic of queer cinema comes at the same farcical situation in a new way.By Alissa Wilkinson
Sinners NYT Critic’s PickRAction, Drama, Horror, ThrillerDirected by Ryan CooglerThe director goes boldly out there in his fifth feature, a genre-defying, mind-bending shoot-em-up that stars Michael B. Jordan as twins.By Manohla Dargis
The ShroudsRDrama, Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by David CronenbergThe director’s latest stars Vincent Cassel as an entrepreneur who mourns the death of his wife by inventing technology that surveils her entombed body.By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Queens of DramaNot RatedComedy, Musical, RomanceDirected by Alexis LangloisAlexis Langlois’s musical romance is an unruly story of a love-hate relationship between two ambitious musicians.By Lisa Kennedy
The President's WifeNot RatedBiography, Comedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Léa DomenachCatherine Deneuve plays the former French first lady Bernadette Chirac in this puckish, highly fictionalized biopic with a pop-feminist edge.By Beatrice Loayza
InventionNot RatedDramaDirected by Courtney StephensIn this strange experimental feature from Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez, a grieving daughter investigates the mysterious gadget her father left behind.By Ben Kenigsberg
PetsNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Bryce Dallas HowardThe movie, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, celebrates animals while planting a seed of interest in rescue operations.By Alissa Wilkinson
G20RAction, ThrillerDirected by Patricia RiggenDavis raises the bar on sheer brawniness in this action film where an American president has to fight Australian crypto-terrorists.By Beatrice Loayza
Warfare NYT Critic’s PickRAction, Drama, WarDirected by Alex Garland, Ray MendozaIn Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s film about an American platoon in Iraq, there is no admirably staged bloodshed or witty repartee. That’s the point.By Manohla Dargis
The UninvitedRComedy, DramaDirected by Nadia ConnersHollywood types get skewered in this comedy of manners, starring Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Reaser.By Glenn Kenny
The TeacherA legal procedural, a family tragedy, a romance and a kidnapping plot are a lot to hang on one character in this debut film by Farah Nabulsi.By Ben Kenigsberg
SacramentoRComedyDirected by Michael AngaranoIn this warmly funny indie comedy, two friends with a complicated past confront their grief and anxieties on a California road trip.By Brandon Yu
One to One: John & Yoko NYT Critic’s PickRDocumentary, BiographyDirected by Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-EdwardsKevin Macdonald’s immersive documentary follows the couple from their heady first days in New York to their galvanizing concert at Madison Square Garden in 1972.By Manohla Dargis
The King of KingsPGAnimation, FamilyDirected by Seong-ho JangThe story of Jesus, told through the eyes of Charles Dickens, that nobody asked for.By Alissa Wilkinson
DropPG-13Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Christopher LandonA first date turns hellish when a terrified woman’s phone is cloned by an anonymous psycho in this stylishly silly thriller.By Jeannette Catsoulis
The AmateurPG-13Action, ThrillerDirected by James HawesRami Malek stars in a spy movie that struggles with its conspiratorial angle.By Alissa Wilkinson
Thank You Very MuchNot RatedDocumentary, Biography, ComedyDirected by Alex Braverman“Thank You Very Much,” directed by Alex Braverman, uses archival footage and interviews to explore the appeal of a stand-up who didn’t tell jokes.By Alissa Wilkinson
