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Belushi

Director R.J. Cutler assembles a poignant, loving, and (of course) funny tribute, based on the oral biography of the same name.

Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band

Polish Holocaust survivors Saul Dreier and Ruby Sosnowicz, move with more energy than most men half their ages. The same can be said for their music.

Born to Be

Its main subject has to be one of the most badass, real-life doctors to grace the screen in recent memory.

Wolfwalkers

The main reason to watch this is its stellar animation. Even if there were Disney films out as competition—be they 2-D or 3-D—this movie would still look refreshing by comparison.

Divine Love

A complex political parable that, ironically, empathizes with the “wrong side of history.”

Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds

Though the matters are weighty and the content complex, co-director Werner Herzog never forgets his sense of humor.

I Am Greta

When the documentary analyzes the obvious mental stress of a young girl on the international stage, it becomes insightful.

18 to Party

The year is 1984, the place is upstate New York, school has just started, and a group of eighth graders are waiting to get inside a nightclub.

David Byrne’s American Utopia

This highly choreographed concert features Byrne as an elder statesman of rock, with a relaxed and genial presence.