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

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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