Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Winner of Sundance Film Fest Jury and Audience Awards

The title of this impressive indie, which debuted to great acclaim at the 2015 Sundance Film Fest, winning both the jury and the audience awards, may be too literal for its own good but it is also accurate.

Spy: Spoof Thriller Starring Melissa McCarthy

The third collaboration between rapidly rising star Melissa McCarthy and director Paul Feig, simply called Spy, is an extremely broad comedy in terms of story and jokes, but it provides yet another opportunity for McCarthy to demonstrate her charismatic appeal and (not to underestimate) her box-office bankability.

Inside Out: Pixar’s Magical Animation–Best Film at Cannes Film Fest?

Boldly audacious in concept and risky in experimental in design, Inside Out, Pixar’s 15th animation, is easily their most fully realized and enjoyable picture since WALL-E and Up.

Cannes Film Fest 2015: Dheepan by Jacques Audiard Wins Palme d’Or

French auteur Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan,” an intimately observed, emotionally powerful drama about a makeshift family of Sri Lankan refugees in Paris, was the unexpected winner of the Palme d’Or.

Amy: Kapadia’s Engaging, Revelatory. Engrossing Docu of Jazz Singer Amy Winehouse

Amy, Kapadia’s fascinating, revelatory documentary, captures vividly the life of the brilliant but troubled jazz singer Amy Winehouse, who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the young age of 27.