Film-Forward

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Simply put, this is a moving film with a riveting lead performance by Riz Ahmed.

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.