The Other Lamb

Director Malgorzata Szumowska and screenwriter C.S. McMullen concern themselves with the power dynamics of a cult. The gender norms one sees in western society finds amplification in this arthouse horror feature. In a small self-sufficient commune out in the middle of wooded nowhere, Shepherd (Michiel Huisman) is the sole luminary atop a throng of women and children, each either his wife or his daughter. The all-female clan shuns technology and isolates themselves from the civilized world, all for him. Among them is the strong-minded Selah (Raffey Cassidy), pure and pious. As womanhood (and consummation with Shepherd) draws closer and she gets a glimpse of how age devalues the wives, Selah enters a crisis of faith and identity.

Director: Malgorzata Szumowska

Sonic the Hedgehog

Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, it tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. Sonic, a magical critter who can run fast, teams up with nice guy/small-town cop Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) to regain a pouch of gold rings that open portals to any destination Sonic can think of — that will help him to escape goony mad scientist Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey), who wants to dissect Sonic. So Tom and Sonic go on a cross-country road trip from fictional Green Hills to San Francisco.

Director: Charlie Buhler

Hope Gap

This film charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on their only grown son (Josh O’Connor). Unraveled and feeling displaced in her small seaside town, Grace ultimately regains her footing and discovers a new, powerful voice.

Director: William Nicholson