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The second feature film by Canadian director, writer, and actress Grace Glowicki brought me back to that feeling of being a kid looking at the horror section at Blockbuster, full of movies with outrageous covers I wasn’t allowed to check out.

Using familiar narrative tropes to tell a purposeful story about trans kids and their parents, Fia Perera’s Mermaid succeeds thanks to its touching central relationship.

This is an ambitious take on the kung fu martial arts film, made by an Italian team with character-driven drama that feels grand within the scope of a relatively modest budget.

Ian Tuason’s debut feature was made for just $500,000 and succeeds by using its budget limitations to its advantage.

Written, directed, scored, photographed, edited, and starring Jethro Waters, this deeply strange microbudget tale will definitely appeal to fans of quirky cult movies.

Truly a crowd pleaser, there’s something for everyone to love in Lord & Miller’s adaptation of the Andy Weir novel.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second feature as director is a deeply strange, out-there film that curb-stomps every Frankenstein adaptation to a bloody pulp with an outpouring of style and ideas.

This posthumous documentary spotlights the body modification and alternative BDSM queer culture from the 1950s onward, with performance artist Fakir Musafar at the center.

Rod Blackhurst’s Dolly may not reinvent the slasher horror movie, but its grindhouse feel, captivating villain, and tough-as-nails protagonist offer enough twists on the formula make for a very fun ride.

Get ready for one of the most unexpectedly tense and horrifying cinematic journeys in recent memory.

With a massive cast and grand desert vistas, Yuen Woo-ping’s latest showcases the wuxia genre on an epic scale and should deliver anything a fan wants.

John Patton Ford’s follow-up to Emily the Criminal is an enjoyable, often funny flick riding the current wave of late-stage capitalism cinema. Just don’t expect any real social commentary or airtight logic.