3. End of Watch
David Ayer's best cop thriller since Training Day, End of Watch is powered by energetic, urgent camerawork and two powerful performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena.
2. Hello I Must Be Going
Melanie Lynskey makes a strong bid for Oscar consideration with her subtle and tender performance as a struggling divorcee who enters into a reckless relationship with a man barely half her age.
1. The Master
P.T. Anderson can simply do no wrong. Marking his sixth incredible film in a row, The Master is a serious, thought-provoking character study with two Oscar-worthy performances. Whether you take it as an indictment of Scientology or not, it's a film that remains engrossing from start to finish.
DVD Pick of the Week: The Cabin in the Woods
After a delay that had many thinking it'd never see the light of day, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods emerged and turned the horror genre upside down. Shattering horror cliches while smartly building whole new ones, the film follows a group of teenagers stereotypes who get more than they bargained for while camping out in a rundown cabin. Beware of spoilers and make sure you pick up the Blu-Ray now!
