Superlative acting by Eddie Redmayne in the lead, and especially Felicity Jones as his wife, Jane Wilde, positions “The Theory of Everything” as a prestige picture for discerning arthouse viewers, perhaps even an Oscar contender in major categories.

This tense and violent actioner boasts a strong and smart performance from Dan Stevens, still best known for the TV series Downtown Abbey, but likely to become a big star.

Reese Witherspoon stars in this fact-inspired tale of Sudanese refugees emigrating to America, a social issue film that may be too conventional and safe for its problems but is also graceful and touching.

The Oscar nomination opened this space where Indonesia could for the first time talk about what happened in 1965 as a crime that needs to be examined, as opposed to something that was justified.

An original, Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson makes idiosyncratic films that display his unique philosophical and filmic vision. His latest feature, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, which is just as unclassificable as his former works, was honored with the Golden Lion Award, the top kudo at the 2014 Venice Film Fest.