What’s the point of a top 10 list if it rubber stamps the usual suspects and mimics so many others?

A Frankenstein fable that becomes a coming-of-age saga exploding societal conventions, particularly the physical kind. Nudity, explicit sex, and grotesqueries abound.

A film of tremendous unease that adults experience on behalf of children and children experience between themselves.

A massive earthquake tears through Seoul, yet somehow, one apartment complex manages to survive intact.

There’s no sophomore slump for Bradley Cooper’s career as a filmmaker. This biopic is the work of a multitalented here-to-stay artist testing limits and surpassing them.

Nick Broomfield chronicles the short life and tragic demise of the Rolling Stones’ founding member, guitarist Brian Jones.

A powerful and thoughtful study of coming to terms with mortality.

Madeleine Gavin’s documentary probably gives viewers the most complete—and harrowing—picture of the nightmare involved in fleeing North Korea.

Léa Seydoux completely immerses herself in this demented and sprawling epic romance about missed opportunities.