The Boxtrolls

Director: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787474/

Review: Solidly put together with a well thought out story and great attention to detail.

Watch it if: You're ok with a little bit of grossness.

And if you liked: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, ParaNorman

Check this out: Here Be Monsters!

As Above, So Below

Director: John Erick Dowdle

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870612/

Review: A mix of strong moments and clichés that needed to go way further but makes a reasonably good case for itself nonetheless.

Watch it if: You can tolerate another found-footage film.

And if you liked: [Rec], Buried, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Goonies

Guardians of the Galaxy

Director: James Gunn

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/

Review: Refreshing and boisterous with unique characters and some genuinely moving sequences.

Watch it if: You like a movie that's not afraid to revel in weirdness sometimes.

And if you liked: Star Wars, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Raiders of the Lost Ark

Boyhood

Director: Richard Linklater

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065073/

Review: Does a lot with a little and is engaging and relatable all the way through.

Watch it if: You're ok with a film that just lets things happen.

And if you liked: Dazed & Confused, Elephant, Mud

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Director: Matt Reeves

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103281/

Review: A few thin characters but ultimately beautiful to look at with a complex plot and affecting action.

Watch it if: You're ok with a film that takes its time to build itself up.

And if you liked: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Last of Us, Day of the Dead

Obvious Child

Director: Gillian Robespierre

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910274/

Review: Perfectly performed with an honest centre that remains funny throughout while still taking its subject seriously.

Watch it if: You're ok with some crass humour here and there in aid of a larger whole.

And if you liked: Knocked Up, 50/50,

Check this out: Obvious Child

White Shadow

Director: Noaz Deshe

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3077150/

Review: A few interesting scenes but mostly far too long and repetitive with long dull sections.

Watch it if: You can handle a few discreet but visceral scenes of violence.

And if you liked: Only God Forgives, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Metalhead

Director: Ragnar Bragason

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2374902/

Review: Drags a little in the middle but picks up again and delivers as a touching and honest story.

Watch it if: You're ok with a lot of metal music in a film.

And if you liked: Hesher, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Persepolis

You're Next

Director: Adam Wingard

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1853739/

Review: Loses it a little bit towards the end but very effectively and inventively put together with good scares and a reasonable amount of laughs.

Watch it if: You'd enjoy seeing a fresh take on the genre.

And if you liked: The House of the Devil, Severance

The Campaign

Director: Jay Roach

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790886/

Review: Uneven and unfocused but still has a fair amount of laughs to carry it through.

Watch it if: You already have a fair amount of Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis good will built up.

And if you liked: The Other Guys, Trading Places