PavementsNot RatedDocumentary, Biography, MusicDirected by Alex Ross PerryPart spoof and part serious, the film is about mythmaking as much as it is about music. The result is delightfully destabilizing.By Alissa Wilkinson
RustNot RatedWesternDirected by Joel SouzaDuring every scene of this western, I couldn’t stop thinking about the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on set in an entirely preventable tragedy.By Manohla Dargis
Vulcanizadora NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDramaDirected by Joel PotrykusTwo midlife losers reckon with past mistakes on a despairing and oddly haunting trip into the woods and out of their heads.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Words of WarRDrama, ThrillerDirected by James StrongThe Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is the subject of a film that honors her bravery.By Ben Kenigsberg
The SurferRThrillerDirected by Lorcan FinneganNicolas Cage plays the title role in this punishing beach drama, where an aggressive group of surfers advise him the spot is for “locals only.”By Glenn Kenny
Lavender MenNot RatedComedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Lovell HolderA writer rethinks queer history through Abraham Lincoln’s political ambitions, but needs a few present-day edits.By Chris Azzopardi
A DesertNot RatedHorror, ThrillerDirected by Joshua ErkmanA washed-up photographer finds himself embroiled in an eerie mystery in Joshua Erkman’s strange, singular thriller.By Calum Marsh
Bonjour Tristesse NYT Critic’s PickRDrama, RomanceDirected by Durga Chew-BoseDurga Chew-Bose boldly reimagines a work once adapted by Otto Preminger in her beguiling first film set on the French Riviera.By Natalia Winkelman
Another Simple FavorRComedy, Crime, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Paul FeigThe sequel to the deranged 2018 comedy finds Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick feuding in the Italian sun.By Alissa Wilkinson
ElectraNot RatedThrillerDirected by Hala MatarIn Hala Matar’s stylish if somewhat vacant drama, flair trumps grief.By Lisa Kennedy
Thunderbolts*PG-13Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirected by Jake SchreierThe actress is the main attraction in Marvel’s latest, about a group of ragtag super-types who join forces to (spoiler alert!) save the world.By Manohla Dargis
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
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
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
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
The Legend of OchiPGAdventure, Family, FantasyDirected by Isaiah SaxonA 1980s throwback movie about a teenager who sets out on a journey with a mysterious being.By Alissa Wilkinson
