Film-Forward

The Samurai and the Prisoner

Kiyoshi Kurosawa finally ventures into the samurai genre for the first time, though in a far less conventional fashion than its impeccable production design and lavish craftsmanship initially suggest.

I Want Your Sex

Olivia Wilde creates a kind of sexy monster who may well become one of the most memorable characters you see this year.

Wild Inside

The absorbing documentary explores how an owl that has spent its life in captivity finds itself in the wild and urgently needs to learn basic skills to survive.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Despite juggling a few too many characters and Marvel callbacks, this is ultimately—if not spectacularly—still an exhilarating web-slinging adventure.

Motor City

When it’s not Steve Jablonsky’s original score, you’ll regularly be listening to classic ’70s songs straight out of James Gunn’s favorite soundtracks.

Sheep in the Box

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest offering could hardly feel less Hollywood in either spirit or execution.

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

A timely reminder of the power of art to dramatize history.

The Odyssey

More than just a commentary on leadership and hubris, The Odyssey is an adventure film, a romance story, a coming-of-age tale, and a Greek tragedy all rolled into one.

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

This is The Wizard of Oz, only with transactional sex, gangsters, Hollywood misfits, countless pop culture references, and surprise celebrity cameos.

Reading Lolita in Tehran

The adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s best-selling memoir of her life in post-revolutionary Iran, where she shared forbidden Western books with seven female students.