All We Imagine as Light NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDrama, RomanceDirected by Payal KapadiaIn Payal Kapadia’s extraordinary drama, three women in Mumbai search for connections amid the city’s vibrant and darkly alienating churn.By Manohla Dargis
Bogart: Life Comes in FlashesNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Kathryn FergusonA new documentary traces Humphrey Bogart’s development from stage actor to the embodiment of brooding cinematic cool.By Ben Kenigsberg
Red OnePG-13Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, MysteryDirected by Jake KasdanStarring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, this Christmas offering has the courage to ask: What if the Santa Claus story was like a Marvel movie?By Brandon Yu
Dream TeamNot RatedCrimeDirected by Whitney Horn, Lev KalmanNothing really makes sense in this homage to ’90s cable thrillers, but that’s sort of the point.By Alissa Wilkinson
Emilia PérezRComedy, Crime, Musical, ThrillerDirected by Jacques AudiardThe star of Jacques Audiard’s showy new musical about a trans Mexican drug lord, Karla Sofía Gascón, adds soul to the melodrama. Zoe Saldaña also shines.By Manohla Dargis
Hot FrostyNot RatedComedy, Fantasy, RomanceDirected by Jerry CiccorittiA hunky snowman comes to life in this Netflix holiday rom-com that strikes a certain muscle tone.By Amy Nicholson
Larger Than Life: Reign of the BoybandsNot RatedDocumentary, MusicDirected by Tamra DavisThe boy band stories in Tamra Davis’s documentary rarely intersect in a way that builds a meaningful or compelling perspective.By Chris Azzopardi
HippoNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Mark H. RapaportTrafficking in irreverence, the film follows a pair of stepsiblings with sexual tension.By Natalia Winkelman
Youth (Homecoming)Not RatedDocumentaryDirected by Wang BingIn the finale of Wang Bing’s nonfiction trilogy, garment-factory workers return to their families and wrestle with the questions all young people do.By Alissa Wilkinson
The Last RiflemanPG-13DramaDirected by Terry LoanePierce Brosnan plays a man who sneaks out of his retirement home to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in this charming, but corny drama.By Amy Nicholson
Meanwhile on EarthRAdventure, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Jérémy ClapinA bereaved young woman faces terrible choices in this dreamily uncertain blend of science fiction and moral philosophy.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Tyler TaorminaTyler Taormina’s third theatrical feature is a lightly nostalgic ensemble piece set on Long Island.By Ben Kenigsberg
Small Things Like These NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Drama, HistoryDirected by Tim MielantsCillian 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
HereticRHorror, ThrillerDirected by Scott Beck, Bryan WoodsIn wily, vamping style, the actor plays a friendly neighbor to two missionaries before turning his home into a horror-filled slaughterhouse.By Manohla Dargis
The Best Christmas Pageant EverPGAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, RomanceDirected by Dallas JenkinsThe film, based on a 1972 children’s book by Barbara Robinson, tells the story of an unlikely group of kids stunning a small town for the holidays.By Glenn Kenny
BirdRDramaDirected by Andrea ArnoldBarry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski star in a film about a preteen girl who longs for a stability she’s never experienced.By Alissa Wilkinson
ElevationRAction, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirected by George NolfiHumans flee monsters who refuse to surpass 8,000 feet in altitude in this “Quiet Place” copycat.By Natalia Winkelman
Meet Me Next ChristmasNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Rusty CundieffThis Netflix Christmas rom-com inexplicably wants to remind viewers that the group Pentatonix still exists.By Brandon Yu
Pedro PáramoRDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, WesternDirected by Rodrigo PrietoIn this grave adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s surreal novel, the living pray for salvation and the dead murmur regrets, but the filmmaking is oddly orthodox.By Natalia Winkelman
MarthaRDocumentaryDirected by R.J. Cutler“Martha,” from R.J. Cutler, argues that she was ahead of her time. But though she sits for a lengthy interview, this isn’t hagiography.By Alissa Wilkinson
Juror #2 NYT Critic’s PickPG-13ThrillerDirected by Clint EastwoodIn 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
The GraduatesNot RatedDramaDirected by Hannah PetersonIn this delicate drama set in Utah, three individuals deal with survivor’s guilt a year after a school shooting takes the life of a loved one.By Beatrice Loayza
Blitz NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Action, Drama, History, WarDirected by Steve McQueenSteve McQueen’s World War II drama may appear conventional on the surface, but don’t miss what it’s really doing.By Alissa Wilkinson
The GutterNot RatedComedyDirected by Isaiah Lester, Yassir LesterThis bowling comedy, co-directed by the standup comedian Yassir Lester and his brother Isaiah, has absurdity to spare.By Glenn Kenny
Chasing Chasing AmyNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Sav RodgersSav Rodgers sets out to define the legacy of Kevin Smith’s “Chasing Amy” in this documentary, which is elevated by one instructive interview.By Natalia Winkelman
AbsolutionRAction, Crime, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by Hans Petter MolandLiam Neeson plays a regretful gangster with a serious medical condition in this drab, downbeat action movie.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Youth (Hard Times) NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Wang BingIn 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
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by Johan GrimonprezA passionate and propulsive documentary about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba spins its web in many directions.By Alissa Wilkinson
A Real Pain NYT Critic’s PickRComedy, DramaDirected by Jesse EisenbergJesse Eisenberg directs and stars in a melancholic yet funny exploration of Jewish loss and belonging, with an outstanding Kieran Culkin.By Manohla Dargis
Lost on a Mountain in MainePGAdventure, Drama, FamilyDirected by Andrew Boodhoo KightlingerThe true story of a 12-year-old’s survival in a vast mountain wilderness for nine days in the 1930s.By Lisa Kennedy
