lsanderson | NYT Critic’s Pick Movies Plus One of Possible Interest

This documentary-essay about Baltimore reveals its relationship between infestations and economic inequity.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Theo Anthony
Writer Theo Anthony
Stars Theo Anthony, Dan Deacon
Running Time 1h 22m
Genre Documentary

Woodpeckers

José María Cabral’s drama concerns a male and female convict in adjacent penitentiaries who use a sign language — “woodpecking” — in order to connect.
By ANDY WEBSTER
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director José María Cabral
Writer José María Cabral
Stars Orestes Amador, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Carlota Carretero, Jose Cruz, Gilberto Hernández
Running Time 1h 46m
Genre Drama

Indivisible

In Edoardo De Angelis’s ‘Indivisible,’ Italian twins, their bodies joined, try to go their separate ways.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Edoardo De Angelis
Writers Nicola Guaglianone, Barbara Petronio, Edoardo De Angelis
Stars Angela Fontana, Marianna Fontana, Antonia Truppo, Toni Laudadio, Peppe Servillo
Running Time 1h 40m
Genre Drama

The Future Perfect

A young Chinese immigrant in Buenos Aires picks up more than grammar when she learns Spanish.
By GLENN KENNY

Ex Libris: New York Public Library

In his magnificent documentary, “Ex Libris: The New York Public Library,” Frederick Wiseman takes his camera into the halls where people read, learn and seek a perfect union.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Frederick Wiseman
Running Time 3h 17m
Genre Documentary

-- Of Possible Interest --

Review: Love of Il Maestro Drives ‘In Search of Fellini’

IN SEARCH OF FELLINI
By MONICA CASTILLO
Director Taron Lexton
Writers Nancy Cartwright, Peter Kjenaas
Stars Maria Bello, Ksenia Solo, Beth Riesgraf, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Evans
Rating R
Running Time 1h 33m
Genres Adventure, Drama