The "lost film" is a winning comedy with meta commentary to boot. Shelved by Warner Bros. as a tax write-off and rescued by an independent buyer, Coyote vs. Acme turns out to be sharp, funny and unexpectedly profound.

Los Javis' historical epic is a poetic modern classic. A sweeping, formally daring meditation on queer erasure, historical memory and the cost of repression, anchored by a revelatory Guitarricadelafuente.

Zach Cregger's take is a compact and enjoyable survivalist horror. Austin Abrams carries a lean, atmospheric zombie thriller that finally cracks the video game adaptation curse, even if the humor occasionally breaks the spell.

Rodrigo Sorogoyen's heartwrenching latest delivers two masterful performances. Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo are extraordinary in a father-daughter drama that refuses the comfort of reconciliation.

David Robert Mitchell returns with a vapid creature feature. An original concept and a strong cast can't rescue The End of Oak Street from lazy writing and a finale that undercuts everything before it.

One viewing only: a tepid rom-com with an intriguing premise. Monica Barbaro carries what she can, but Will Gluck's rom-com squanders a genuinely clever setup on generic dialogue and muddled stakes.