NYT Critics' Picks Plus Two of Possible Interest (One Based on a Heinlein) and an Oscar Babble

Seeking Solace Elsewhere, Before Encountering It at Home
‘Valley of Saints,’ Directed by Musa Syeed
NYT Critics' Pick

Finding Her Way Back in Small, Slow Steps
‘Something, Anything’ Stars Ashley Shelton
NYT Critics' Pick

Tripping Over the Hazy Line Between Fiction and Reality
‘La Última Película’ Riffs on a Dennis Hopper Film
NYT Critics' Pick

-- Of Possible Interest --

When Traveling Through Time, Pack a Change of Identities
‘Predestination,’ Starring Ethan Hawke

Death Watch on a Dutch Farm
‘It’s All So Quiet,’ Directed by Nanouk Leopold

Don’t Hack the Envelope, Please
Amid Oscar Race, Shrinking Screens and Stolen Studio Email
By MANOHLA DARGIS and A. O. SCOTT

World's Safest Airlines

Okay, so flying is incredibly safe, but what’s the safest airline? Based on accident records, operational history, and international safety audits, AirlineRatings.com said Qantas leads the pack; the Aussie flag carrier is famous for its fatality-free history as a jet airline. Rounding out the rest of the top 10, in alphabetical order:

Air New Zealand
British Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
EVA Air
Finnair
Lufthansa
Singapore Airlines

AirlineRatings.com editors also named the ten safest low-cost airlines. In alphabetical order:

Aer Lingus
Alaska Airlines
Icelandair
JetBlue
Jetstar (subsidiary of Quantas)
Kulula (South Africa)
Monarch Airlines (UK)
Thomas Cook (UK)
TUI Fly (Germany)
WestJet (Canada)

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