NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Ric Burns
A new documentary explores the fascinating and sometimes troubled life of the famed neurologist.


Oliver Sacks knew he was dying when he spoke about his life and work in “Oliver Sacks: His Own Life.”
By GLENN KENNY

Bird Island
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Sergio Da Costa, Maya Kosa
This compact, whimsical film about a bird rehabilitation center in Switzerland is perched wryly between fiction and documentary.


A scene from “Bird Island,” Directed by Sergio Da Costa and Maya Kosa.
By DEVIKA GIRISH

Kajillionaire
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Crime, Drama | Directed by Miranda July
Miranda July’s third feature follows a family of small-scale swindlers in a deceptively sunny Los Angeles.


Evan Rachel Wood in “Kajillionaire.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

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Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
Documentary | Directed by Laura Gabbert
This documentary follows the star chef Yotam Ottolenghi as he assembles a crack team to make sweets for an event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


Yotam Ottolenghi as seen in “Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles.”Credit...Ifc Films
By GLENN KENNY

The Trial of the Chicago 7
R | Drama, History, Thriller | Directed by Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin and an all-star cast re-enact a real-life ’60s courtroom drama with present-day implications.


Jeremy Strong as the Yippie Jerry Rubin in the docudrama from Aaron Sorkin
By A.O. SCOTT