The challenges of Sorkin’s script—how self-contained it was, what a breathless exercise in language it was—were immensely appealing to me–Danny Boyle

After a whole decade of making lousy or mediocre films that were both critical flops and commercial disappointments, Ridley Scott is back on terra ferma with The Martian, an engaging sci-fi feature that’s visually stunning and emotionally satisfying.

A highlight of the 2015 Cannes Film fest, The Assassin finds the acclaimed Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien in top form with a ravishingly beautiful film that offers some of the most staggering imagery to be seen this year in any film.

The gifted director Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Incendies) has made a thriller that probes the intrigue, corruption, and moral mayhem of the borderland drug wars.