- Frances Henderson’s intricate debut documentary investigates a suicide, raising plenty of questions, including one about its own ethics.
By Lisa Kennedy
The Marvels
- PG-13
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Directed by Nia DaCosta
Brie Larson stars alongside two Disney+ stars in this trope-ridden franchise installment, the 33rd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
By Manohla Dargis
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
- Not Rated
- Documentary, Biography
- Directed by Rob Reiner
This actor, comic, writer and director is seen in a cinematic retrospective that celebrates his talent, but not always in a critically discerning way.
By Calum Marsh
Youth (Spring)
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Wang Bing
The documentarian Wang Bing examines the cloistered world of young textile workers in China.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Dream Scenario
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- R
- Comedy, Horror
- Directed by Kristoffer Borgli
Nicolas Cage plays a mild-mannered professor who inexplicably wanders into others’ dreams in this wonderfully weird dark comedy.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
Manodrome
- R
- Drama, Thriller
- Directed by John Trengove
An unemployed dad-to-be is seduced by a misogynist group who call themselves “the guys” in this sensationalizing drama starring Jesse Eisenberg.
By Beatrice Loayza
Journey to Bethlehem
- PG
- Adventure, Family, Musical
- Directed by Adam Anders
It’s no “Home Alone” or “Jesus Christ Superstar,” but it does have Antonio Banderas as a song-slinging Herod and Lecrae as a quavering Angel Gabriel.
By Glenn Kenny
A Still Small Voice
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Luke Lorentzen
This absorbing documentary follows a chaplain at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
By Amy Nicholson
Orlando, My Political Biography
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Paul B. Preciado
The filmmaker Paul B. Preciado shares the title role with 20 trans and nonbinary performers to make a point about the cage of identity.
By Manohla Dargis
The Killer
- R
- Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Directed by David Fincher
Michael Fassbender stars as a loquaciously dull hit man in David Fincher’s latest film about bloody exploits.
By Manohla Dargis
You Were My First Boyfriend
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, Sarah Enid Hagey
In this documentary, Cecilia Aldarondo relives her high school trauma by directing cinematic re-enactments of her adolescent years.
By Claire Shaffer
What Happens Later
- R
- Comedy, Romance
- Directed by Meg Ryan
The rom-com queen directs and stars opposite David Duchovny in this two-hander about former lovers who reconnect after 25 years.
By Claire Shaffer
The Marsh King's Daughter
- R
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Directed by Neil Burger
Neil Burger’s thriller aims to capture a mother pushed to protect her family from her past.
By Robert Daniels
Subject
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera
Filmmaking principles come under scrutiny in “Subject,” a documentary about the making of documentaries.
By Calum Marsh
Nyad
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- PG-13
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad as a woman who doesn’t pity herself. Neither does the film.
By Amy Nicholson
Quiz Lady
- R
- Comedy
- Directed by Jessica Yu
Sandra Oh shines in this road trip buddy comedy about a pair of sisters getting on a TV quiz show to pay the ransom for their stolen dog.
By Brandon Yu
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- Not Rated
- Documentary, Comedy, Horror, Music
- Directed by Toby Amies
Toby Amies’s documentary dives into the history of the British progressive rock band King Crimson and its chief disciplinarian, Robert Fripp.
By Glenn Kenny
Sly
- R
- Documentary, Biography
- Directed by Thom Zimny
This documentary from Thom Zimny tracks Sylvester Stallone’s life and career, though focuses too much on “Rocky” and “Rambo.”
By Nicolas Rapold
Radical
- PG-13
- Drama
- Directed by Christopher Zalla
A vaguely unconventional teacher galvanizes disadvantaged sixth graders in this highly conventional drama.
By Natalia Winkelman
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- PG
- Drama
- Directed by Raven Jackson
Raven Jackson’s film offers a rich portrait of growing up in rural Mississippi and heralds a fresh, poetic talent.
By Lisa Kennedy
Beyond Utopia
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- PG-13
- Documentary, Biography, History, News
- Directed by Madeleine Gavin
This film, directed by Madeleine Gavin, documents the experiences of defectors from North Korea.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Fingernails
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- R
- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Directed by Christos Nikou
Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed play confused lonely-hearts torn between science and emotion in this adorable near-future romance.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
The experimental documentary is punctuated by Giovanni’s poetry, read both by her and the actress Taraji P. Henson. But the film offers only what the poet is willing to give.
By Concepción de León
Wingwomen
- Not Rated
- Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Directed by Mélanie Laurent
A feisty Adèle Exarchopoulos does the heavy lifting in this otherwise uninspired action-comedy set in France.
By Beatrice Loayza
Five Nights at Freddy's
- PG-13
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Directed by Emma Tammi
This adaptation of a video game franchise is more interested in unpacking childhood trauma than packing in jump scares.
By Natalia Winkelman
The Holdovers
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- R
- Comedy, Drama
- Directed by Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne’s jaunt to the past, with Paul Giamatti playing a curmudgeonly instructor at a 1970s boarding school, is crackling with pungent life.
By Wesley Morris
After Death
- PG-13
- Documentary
- Directed by Stephen Gray, Chris Radtke
A documentary about near-death experiences crescendos with redemptions and literal come-to-Jesus moments.
By Nicolas Rapold
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Lee Hyuk-rae
This documentary is both a look at a small, obsessive film club that formed in the early ’90s in South Korea and an origin story of the director Bong Joon Ho, who was in the group.
By Brandon Yu
Deep Rising
- NYT Critic’s Pick
- Not Rated
- Documentary
- Directed by Matthieu Rytz
Matthieu Rytz’s documentary about the bounty at the bottom of the sea examines the fight over whether to reap these riches or preserve them.
Is Bow Lake worth it?
Bow Lake is a brilliant gem along the Icefields Parkway and one of the park's largest lakes. The impressive rock walls, hanging glaciers, and roaring waterfalls around the lake add to its grandeur. It's a great spot for a canoe, picnic, or hike as the nearby Bow Falls is one of the best hikes in the park.