Film-Forward

Comedy

Mister America

The humor here is so dry, it’s arid.

The Death of Dick Long

A dark screwball comedy set in backwoods Alabama.

Sword of Trust

The entire film hinges on Marc Maron, and he makes it worth seeing.

Family

Taylor Schilling plays a career-obsessed woman with no personal life challenged with watching her awkward niece.

Wild Nights with Emily

Director and writer Madeleine Olnek has a hoot sending up and tearing down Emily Dickinson’s priggish image.

Relaxer

Distinctly odd and way out of the mainstream. If you are on its wavelength, it’s cinematic gold. If not, you simply don’t know what the hell you’re watching.

The Little Hours

Throw in some lesbianism, witchcraft, and supporting performances by Fred Armisen, Adam Pally, and Molly Shannon and you have one of the year’s funniest films.

Punching Henry

A meta comedy about a singing comedian named Henry Phillips, played by comedian Henry Phillips, who in real life sings as part of his act.

My Blind Brother

Nick Kroll stars as a mid-30s slacker who acts as his blind brother’s Seeing Eye dog and sports trainer, rolled up in one resentful package.