New York Times Critic's Picks

New York Times Critic's Picks

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New York Times Critic's Picks
  • Underground

    Directed by Emir Kusturica • Arthouse • 1997 • Federal Republic of Yugosolavia • Serbian, German, French, Russian with English subtitles
    Starring Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic

    Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or, "Underground" is a visionary masterpiece where hope, ...

  • Victoria

    Directed by Sebastian Schipper • Arthouse • 2015 • Germany • English, German with English subtitles
    Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski

    Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and shot in a single, uninterrupted take, “Victoria” stars a runaway party girl from Madrid...

  • Violette

    Directed by Martin Provost • Drama • 2013 • France • French with English subtitles
    Starring Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet

    "Violette" is a finely nuanced portrait of Violette Leduc, one of the foremost French writers of the 20th century. Superb performances by Emmanuelle D...

  • Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

    Directed by Ada Ushpiz • Documentary • 2015 • Israel, Canada • English, Hebrew, German with English subtitles
    Featuring Alison Darcy, Angela Winkler

    This spirited and thought-provoking documentary about German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt dives into rare, archival footage to offer a portrait...

  • What Will People Say

    Directed by Iram Haq • Drama • 2018 • Norway, Sweden, Germany • Urdu, Norwegian with English subtitles
    Starring Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain, Rohit Saraf

    Sixteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life. When out with her friends, she's a regular Norwegian teenager. At home with her family, she is the ...

  • Wife of a Spy

    Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa • Thriller • 2021 • Japan • English, Japanese with English subtitles
    Starring Yu Aoi, Issey Takahashi, Ryota Bando

    Master filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for this riveting, gorgeously crafted, old-school Hitchockian thriller...