Are we laughing with Brüno or at him?

Outside the megaplex (and even outdoors), there are films that do not involve gun-toting guinea pigs and jive-talking robots. Five film options for the more discerning filmgoer.

Guerrilla comic Sacha Baron Cohen takes riotous aim at homophobia. Plus, the even more subversive Humpday.

The legendary First Amendment lawyer and his documentarian daughter visit the family’s old candy store in the Bronx. Weeping ensues.

Visceral and addictive, The Hurt Locker is one hell of a war film. Plus, Agnès Varda’s enchanting memoir.

Even though no one’s yet read Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice, we’re already expecting the movie adaptation to sweep the Oscars, circa 2012.

After years of TV sitcoms, then dark and quirky film roles, the actor stars in his first romantic comedy, 500 Days of Summer—a love story for his generation.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is not worth running down a flight of subway-station stairs for. And Woody’s latest …

Nine-year-old Emma Kenney made a short movie about a vampire named Francesca. It got accepted into an international film festival.

A comparison of Pelham eras.