Out this week, a period possession movie starring Sarah Paulson, a chef-driven supernatural thriller starring Ariana DeBose and more.By Erik Piepenburg
Food and CountryNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Laura Gabbert“Food and Country” argues that our food production systems don’t work and offers potential solutions.By Alissa Wilkinson
Joker: Folie à DeuxRCrime, Drama, Musical, ThrillerDirected by Todd PhillipsTodd Phillips’s “Joker” sequel stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga who sing and dance like crazy kids, but the movie is seriously un-fun.By Manohla Dargis
Blink NYT Critic’s PickPGDocumentaryDirected by Daniel Roher, Edmund StensonIn this travel documentary, two parents take their children on a spectacular world tour before a rare genetic condition may cause blindness.By Nicolas Rapold
Daaaaaali!Not RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Quentin DupieuxThe French absurdist director Quentin Dupieux did not make a biopic of Salvador Dalí — he adopted the Surrealist painter’s approach to deliver a particularly loopy tale.By Elisabeth Vincentelli
White BirdPG-13Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, WarDirected by Marc ForsterA boy starts a new school and gets a history lesson from his grandmother, played by Helen Mirren.By Glenn Kenny
It's What's InsideRComedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by Greg JardinA limp body-swapping comedy doesn’t really know what makes its subgenre so funny.By Alissa Wilkinson
The Outrun NYT Critic’s PickRDramaDirected by Nora FingscheidtSaoirse Ronan gives another stunning performance in a story about an alcoholic in search of healing.By Alissa Wilkinson
Intercepted NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Oksana KarpovychIn leaked phone calls home, Russian soldiers grapple with the war they’re waging. This new documentary sets the calls’ swagger and anguish against images of the invasion’s devastation.By Manohla Dargis
Patrice: The MovieNot RatedDocumentary, Biography, HistoryDirected by Ted PassonThe emotional core of this crowd-pleasing documentary concerns a couple who cannot marry without jeopardizing their disability benefits.By Ben Kenigsberg
Will & HarperRDocumentaryDirected by Josh GreenbaumWill Ferrell and Harper Steele, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, use a road trip to navigate their relationship now that she is out as a trans woman.By Alissa Wilkinson
Megalopolis NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, Sci-FiDirected by Francis Ford CoppolaThe director’s latest is a great-man story about an architect, played by Adam Driver, driven by ideals and big plans. It’s a personal statement on an epic scale.By Manohla Dargis
The Wild Robot NYT Critic’s PickPGAnimation, Adventure, Sci-FiDirected by Chris SandersChris Sanders’s movie about a robotic assistant and the gosling she raises is defined by dazzling visuals and frank ideas about the circle of life.By Natalia Winkelman
Killer HeatRCrime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, ThrillerDirected by Philippe LacôteJoseph Gordon-Levitt plays a detective running from his past in a murder mystery that is mostly a stiff slog to get through.By Brandon Yu
The Universal TheoryNot RatedDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Timm KrögerA physicist becomes embroiled in a conspiracy throughout this German meta-thriller. Shot in black-and-white, the film pays homage to Hollywood classics.By Beatrice Loayza
Rez BallPG-13Drama, SportDirected by Sydney FreelandThis inspirational sports movie follows a high school basketball team in New Mexico with deep Native American heritage.By Nicolas Rapold
LeeRBiography, Drama, History, WarDirected by Ellen KurasKate Winslet embodies the tenacity of the photographer Lee Miller, who documented World War II for British Vogue.By Lisa Kennedy
Sleep NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Jason YuA taut and thrilling thriller about sleep issues is also a clever drama about early marriage.By Alissa Wilkinson
Saturday NightRBiography, Comedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Jason ReitmanWhen it debuted 50 years ago, “S.N.L.” was chaotic, rangy, even offensive. But nothing’s wild or crazy in Jason Reitman’s fictional reimagining of its first episode.By Manohla Dargis
Apartment 7ARHorror, ThrillerDirected by Natalie Erika JamesA lackluster prequel to the 1968 horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby” doesn’t have much to add.By Alissa Wilkinson
We Will Dance AgainNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Yariv MozerIn this documentary by Yariv Mozer, Israelis who attended the Nova music festival near the Gaza border describe how they survived the attack last year.By Ben Kenigsberg
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia FieldNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Michael Selditch“Happy Clothes” covers her work on “Emily in Paris” and “Sex and the City,” as well as her time as a tastemaker in the 1970s and ’80s underground.By Alissa Wilkinson
Never Let GoRDrama, Horror, ThrillerDirected by Alexandre AjaHalle Berry plays the ultimate helicopter parent in this new horror movie, where evil lurks in the trees beyond the family cabin.By Glenn Kenny
In the SummersNot RatedDramaDirected by Alessandra Lacorazza SamudioThe film, by Alessandra Lacorazza, follows two siblings as they visit their father, played by Residente, in New Mexico.By Ben Kenigsberg
The FeatherweightNot RatedBiography, Drama, SportDirected by Robert KolodnyIn this biopic, a documentary crew follows the boxer Willie Pep during his 1960s comeback.By Lisa Kennedy
EurekaNot RatedDramaDirected by Lisandro AlonsoThis intriguingly languorous Western by the Argentine director Lisandro Alonso explores the existential plight of Indigenous Americans in three separate timelines.By Beatrice Loayza
All Shall Be Well NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDramaDirected by Ray YeungThe indignity of being someone’s spouse while they are alive and merely a friend after their death is the theme of this extraordinarily moving Hong Kong drama.By Natalia Winkelman
WolfsRCrime, ThrillerDirected by Jon WattsThey play underworld fixers in this trifle of a movie, though really they’re here to look enviably fabulous.By Manohla Dargis
Transformers OnePGAnimation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirected by Josh CooleyAn animated prequel maps out a tidy mythology while indulging in the toy-smashing thrills of the ’80s cartoons.By Brandon Yu
The Substance NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, HorrorDirected by Coralie FargeatDemi Moore stars in an absurdly gory tale of an aging actress who discovers a deadly cure for obscurity.By Alissa Wilkinson
