The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Tris Prior (Woodley) is on the run in this sequel to 2014's science fiction hit "Divergent." In this film about a civil war among the various factions controlling a futuristic Chicago, Tris and her friend Four (James) go into hiding as the Erudite forces who betrayed the long-standing social order try to hunt them down. As the Erudite's noose grows tighter, Tris and Four head for Factionless territory, a place where none of the powerful factions hold sway in the dystopian city. The pair find friends among the Factionless, but with more allies needed if they're to succeed in taking on the rebellious Erudite, they travel to the city district controlled by the Candor faction. Still haunted by the death of her family, Tris must discover what it was her parents died protecting if she's to have any hope of surviving -- and of, ultimately, changing the fate of her entire world.

Director: Robert Schwentke. Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer. 2015. 119 min. Sci-Fi.

Child 44

It is 1953, and Stalin's grip on the Soviet Union is supreme. The myth of a Communist "paradise" is the official doctrine, and any dissent from that official line will not be tolerated. When Leo (Hardy), a secret police officer, starts to raise questions about a number of murdered young boys, he and his wife (Rapace) are exiled to a remote provincial town. There, Leo manages to convince his new boss (Oldman) that the system might not be perfect and that a serial killer is on the loose. Together, they secretly launch an investigation into the mysterious murders and wind up uncovering a massive coverup that puts everything they hold dear at risk.

Director: Daniel Espinosa. Stars: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent Cassel. 2015. 137 min. Thriller.

Madame Bovary

Based on the classic novel by Gustave Flaubert, follow along as a young farmer's daughter named Emma (Wasikowska) looks for fulfillment when she marries a small-town doctor, Charles Bovary (Lloyd-Hughes). The beautiful Emma yearns for romance, quickly finding her new provincial life very tiresome, and engages in adulterous love affairs, all in the hopes of chasing a happiness she has yet to find.

Director: Sophie Barthes. Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Paul Giamatti, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller, Laura Carmichael. 2014. 118 min. Drama.