Film-Forward

Stardust

An intimate portrait, zeroing in on a slice of a rock star’s life, not unlike the underrated Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy.

Zappa

Even if you aren’t a fan of Frank Zappa and his music, this is still a portrait of an utterly fascinating man.

Insert Coin

The documentary takes viewers back to a simpler time in video game history—the late 1980s to 1990s—when the arcade machine reigned supreme.

Princess of the Row

A teenage girl runs away from foster homes to Los Angeles’s Skid Row, where she tends to her homeless father in this gritty drama.

Uncle Frank

Writer/director Alan Ball takes a big risk with an open appeal to the heart and succeeds in creating a moving portrait of a family.

Collective

A taut, thrilling documentary that looks closely at power games, pain, and the search for truth.

The Twentieth Century

Writer-director Matthew Rankin’s first feature is a raunchy look back at Canadian history through a psychedelic and psychosexual lens.

Embattled

A father and son rivalry set in the brutal world of mixed martial arts fighting.

Belushi

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