Critic’s Pick
‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ Review: Home for the Holidays
Tyler Taormina’s third theatrical feature is a lightly nostalgic ensemble piece set on Long Island.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Critic's Picks
A collection of Critic's Picks from The Times, including movies, music, restaurants and more.
A collection of Critic's Picks from The Times, including movies, music, restaurants and more.
Critic’s Pick‘Small Things Like These’ Review: The Fears of a Watchful Father
Cillian Murphy of “Oppenheimer” fame plays an Irishman interrogating a system of abuse and forced labor, despite everyone’s warnings to look the other way.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Critic’s PickReview: Seven Dancers, a Mosaic of Movement
Netta Yerushalmy’s “Movement” at N.Y.U. Skirball comes from a patchwork of sources: TikTok, television, marching band practice and more.
By Siobhan Burke
Critic’s PickReview: A Vocally Splendid ‘Ragtime’ Raises the Roof
Joshua Henry stars in an exhilarating gala revival of the 1998 musical about nothing less than the harmony and discord of America.
By Jesse Green
Critic’s Pick‘Juror #2’ Review: Clint Eastwood Hands Down a Tough Verdict
In his latest (and perhaps last) movie as a director, Eastwood casts a skeptical eye at the criminal justice system in a mystery starring Nicholas Hoult.
By Manohla Dargis
Critic’s Pick‘Blitz’ Review: Love in the Ruins
Steve McQueen’s World War II drama may appear conventional on the surface, but don’t miss what it’s really doing.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Critic’s Pick‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Review: What Lies Beneath
A passionate and propulsive documentary about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba spins its web in many directions.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Critic’s Pick‘Youth (Hard Times)’ Review: Working Till They Drop
In Wang Bing’s riveting new documentary about Chinese garment workers, a generation asks: What good is money when you have no rights?
By Nicolas Rapold
Critic’s Pick‘A Real Pain’ Review: Mourning as an Act of Survival
Jesse Eisenberg directs and stars in a melancholic yet funny exploration of Jewish loss and belonging, with an outstanding Kieran Culkin.
By Manohla Dargis
Critic’s Pick‘Bad Kreyòl’ Review: Dueling Cultural Identities Make for a Weighty Comedy
Dominique Morisseau’s new play explores the tensions between a Haitian American woman and her Haitian-born cousin.
By Juan A. Ramírez
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