‘The Woman in the Window’ Review: Don’t You Be My Neighbor
Weekend, May 13
Amy Adams plays a reclusive psychologist who witnesses a crime in a glossy new Netflix thriller.
‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Review: Slicing Up Bad Apples
Weekend, May 13
This addition to the “Saw” universe stars Chris Rock as a misanthropic detective pitted against a Jigsaw copycat.
‘The Killing of Two Lovers’ Review: What Lies Beneath
Weekend, May 13
Under the veneer of an unusual marriage is an uncontrollable undercurrent to which everyone is susceptible.
‘Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm’ Review: Rockers Ripping It Up
Weekend, May 13
A documentary explores the Welsh farm-turned-studio, Rockfield, where Black Sabbath, the Stone Roses and others made music.
‘The Djinn’ Review: A Boy Whose Wish Comes True
Weekend, May 13
This film by David Charbonier and Justin Powell has the trappings of a fairy tale. Don’t be fooled.
‘High Ground’ Review: Two Worlds Collide in the Outback
Weekend, May 13
Directed by Stephen Johnson, this western set in Australia doesn’t follow the expected narrative.
‘The Perfect Candidate’ Review: Paving the Way
Weekend, May 13
Haifaa Al-Mansour crafts a story that’s part family drama and part parable of female activism, set in Saudi Arabia.
‘La Piscine’ Review: Pretty, Rich People Behaving Poorly
Weekend, May 13
Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and Jane Birkin are among the reasons this restoration of a French thriller is worth watching.
‘Enfant Terrible’ Review: I Can Sleep When I’m Dead
Weekend, May 13
The packed biographical film “Enfant Terrible” races to keep up with the blazing life of the filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
‘Riders of Justice’ Review: Just Give Me a Reason
Weekend, May 13
Mads Mikkelsen goes berserk in this gleefully violent, yet gold-hearted deconstruction of the revenge thriller.
‘Stop Filming Us’ Review: Wary of Their Close-Up
Weekend, May 13
The Dutch documentarian Joris Postema’s Congo-set film aims to reckon with neocolonialism.
‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’ Review: A Long-Deferred Duet
Weekend, May 13
In this documentary, two musician siblings — one who lives in Cuba, the other in the United States — get a chance to tour together.
‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Review: A Desperate Scramble to Survive
Weekend, May 13
This thriller starring Angelina Jolie takes its time but doesn’t waste any time.
‘Profile’ Review: Screen Sharing With Extremists
Weekend, May 13
Interactions between a journalist and a recruiter for the Islamic State play out over screens in this hackneyed thriller.
‘Oxygen’ Review: The Thrill of Claustrophobia
Weekend, May 12
Trapped in a cryogenic chamber with oxygen levels dwindling, a woman must learn how to team up with the machine in order to escape.
‘Wrath of Man’ Review: ‘H’ Has Some Fury
Weekend, May 6
Jason Statham plays H, a movie tough guy you don’t want to mess with, in Guy Ritchie’s action film.
‘State Funeral’ Review: Saying Goodbye to Stalin
Weekend, May 6
Sergei Loznitsa’s new found-footage documentary illuminates Soviet life in the immediate aftermath of the dictator’s death.
‘The Columnist’ Review: Confessions of a Female Troll Hunter
Weekend, May 6
A writer slaughters her online nemeses in this low-stakes serial killer movie from the Netherlands.
‘Paper Spiders’ Review: Maternal Melodramatics
Weekend, May 6
Lili Taylor plays a mother who spirals into madness in this unfortunately bland melodrama.
‘Silo’ Review: When Life on a Farm Is Far From Wholesome
Weekend, May 6
A mainstay of American agriculture, corn can become a suffocating trap when a human comes up against tons of it in a vertical storage bin.
‘The Paper Tigers’ Review: Reliving the Glory Days
Weekend, May 6
A trio of aging martial artists reunite in this fresh, if uneven, debut by the director Tran Quoc Bao.
‘Citizen Penn’ Review: A Portrait of Sean Penn as an Advocate
Weekend, May 6
The documentary follows the actor’s work helping Haiti, starting in 2010.
‘The Boy From Medellín’ Review: A Dizzying Week in J Balvin’s World
Weekend, May 6
A documentary about the reggaeton star from Colombia is a relatively sophisticated form of celebrity publicity.
‘Pink Skies Ahead’ Review: Partying Through Anxiety
Weekend, May 6
Kelly Oxford’s ’90s-set coming-of-age story follows a college dropout as she navigates a new romance and a new medical diagnosis.
‘The Water Man’ Review: Oyelowo Directs With a Touch of Magic
Weekend, May 6
As a newly transplanted family tries to adjust to the countryside, the son is desperately pulling strings to cure his seriously ill mother.
‘Monster’ Review: Teenager on Trial
Weekend, May 6
In this drama, a young man’s future is threatened when he is accused of participating in a deadly bodega stickup.
‘In Our Mothers’ Gardens’ Review: Creating Space for Black Women
Culture, May 6
The Netflix documentary sets out to show how maternal lineages have shaped generations of Black women.
‘Triumph’ Review: Going to the Mat
Weekend, April 30
The film tells the story of an aspiring high school wrestler with cerebral palsy.
‘Marighella’ Review: Battle for Brazil
Weekend, April 29
Wagner Moura’s provocative feature debut chronicles the armed struggle led by Carlos Marighella against Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1960s.
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Review: When Bots Attack
Weekend, April 29
A family of lovable kooks are the last hope against a robot apocalypse in this hilarious animated Netflix film.
‘The Virtuoso’ Review: A Paid Killer, Hitting Bum Notes
Weekend, April 29
Anson Mount plays the title character, who gets his assignments from Anthony Hopkins. But he keeps messing things up.
‘Things Heard & Seen’ Review: Another Real Estate Nightmare
Weekend, April 29
Amanda Seyfried and James Norton move into a haunted house in this busy, creaky Netflix thriller.
‘About Endlessness’ Review: Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Weekend, April 29
Roy Andersson’s latest feature is a somber, exhilarating collection of self-defeating human specimens.
‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ Review: Reframing an Urban Classic
Weekend, April 29
Burhan Qurbani’s film reinterprets a classic German novel into the story of a 21st-century immigrant from Guinea-Bissau surviving under the thumb of a brutal drug dealer.
‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ Review: A Routine Mission
Weekend, April 29
Aside from a few set pieces, this action film, starring Michael B. Jordan, is a surprisingly dull adaptation of Clancy’s 1993 novel.
‘The Outside Story’ Review: Brooklyn as No One Has Ever Known It
Weekend, April 29
In this listless comedy by Casimir Nozkowski, a moping homebody locks himself out, but the resulting interaction with others helps to change his outlook.
‘Four Good Days’ Review: Repairing a Mother-Daughter Relationship
Weekend, April 29
In this drama, Mila Kunis plays a heroin addict and Glenn Close the mother trying to help her get clean.
‘Cliff Walkers’ Review: Double Crosses and Double Agents
Weekend, April 29
Zhang Yimou turns his hand to a fast-paced spy thriller set during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria.
‘Eat Wheaties!’ Review: Chasing Ms. Banks
Weekend, April 29
In this film, Tony Hale plays a man whose obsession with Elizabeth Banks almost ruins his life.
‘Lucy, the Human Chimp’ Review: Far From Home
Weekend, April 29
A domesticated chimpanzee is disastrously relocated to the wild in this deeply troubling documentary.
‘Limbo’ Review: A Musician in Exile Tunes Out
Weekend, April 29
A Syrian refugee deposited on a remote Scottish isle seeks meaning in his isolated surroundings, with wryly funny results.
‘Percy vs Goliath’ Review: Growing Pains
Weekend, April 29
Christopher Walken plays a beleaguered farmer in this understated environmental drama.
‘Best Summer Ever’ Review: Not Just Another Song and Dance
Culture, April 27
A largely disabled cast leads this charming teen musical.
‘Mortal Kombat’ Review: Battered and Bloody
Weekend, April 22
The latest screen adaptation of the video game shows again that trying to construct a coherent plot around these characters is a fatal trap.
‘Sisters With Transistors’ Review: How Women Pioneered Electronic Music
Weekend, April 22
This far-reaching documentary from Lisa Rovner looks back at the female composers and artists who shaped modern music.
‘Tu Me Manques’ Review: Traces of a Lost Love
Weekend, April 22
A conservative father who could not accept his son’s sexuality is led on a contemplative tour of queer life in New York in this Bolivian film.
‘Wet Season’ Review: Teacher’s Pet
Weekend, April 22
An immigrant schoolteacher finds solace in a relationship with one of her students in this suggestive drama from Singapore.
‘Paris Calligrammes’ Review: Recalling the 1960s With Fondness and Passion
Weekend, April 22
The German artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger takes us on an unhurried journey through her past.
‘My Wonderful Wanda’ Review: The Secret Life of a Caretaker
Weekend, April 22
The writer/director Bettina Oberli weaves a satirical family drama knotted with infidelity, among other complications.
‘Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street’ Review: Making of a Sunny Day
Weekend, April 22
Even nostalgia-resistant viewers can learn something from this documentary version of a book on the making of the show.
‘Together Together’ Review: A Conceivable Plan
Weekend, April 22
A man and his surrogate navigate a bumpy road to fatherhood in this endearing dramatic comedy.
‘8 Billion Angels’ Review: Giving Earth Top Billing
Weekend, April 22
This documentary about climate injustice feels defanged by its unfocused structure.
‘Stowaway’ Review: An Outer-Space Drama, Lacking Gravity
Weekend, April 22
This Netflix film pushes a crew of space explorers to moral and physical extremes when an unexpected passenger accidentally compromises their oxygen supply.
‘Red Moon Tide’ Review: A Village Paralyzed in Grief
Culture, April 20
Subjects stand frozen against majestic landscapes in Lois Patiño’s meditation on how Galician mythology intersects with a village’s search for souls lost at sea.
‘The Marijuana Conspiracy’ Review: Grass Fed
Weekend, April 20
Five young women find that getting paid to get high isn’t quite as much fun as they imagined.