1. The Manchurian Candidate - Denzel Washington stars in a gripping overhaul of the classic 1962 political thriller. New, improved in some regards, and definitely worth seeing.
2. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - The heavy metal rock 'n' roll idols have crumbling feet of clay, exposed in a superb documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.
3. Before Sunset - Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy make artful conversation in a sequel far superior to its predecessor, 1995's Before Sunrise.
4 The Bourne Supremacy - Another worthwhile sequel, starring Matt Damon as an amnesiac CIA assassin framed for a counterintelligence crime and not happy about it.
5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle - Think all teen comedies are mindless trash? Well, this trash has an artful quality that, along with its no-holds-barred humor, makes it a benchmark of the genre.
