MELISSA ANDERSON | DAVID FEAR | JOSHUA ROTHKOPF

Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite): Considering how gaga we are over José Padhila's last movie—the harrowing Bus 174—we can't wait to see what the director does with this fictional tale of corruption in a crack Brazilian crime-fighting unit. The fact that it just won the Golden Bear at Berlin only ups the anticipation.

Milosevic on Trial: This Danish documentary about the Hague's attempt to convict the slippery Serbian dictator of war crimes promises a fascinating look at one of the more confusing, confounding media circuses of the past decade.

Night Tide: Everybody we know who's caught Curtis Harrington's 1961 low-budget tale of a sailor (Dennis Hopper) who falls for a mermaid has called it pure Poverty Row poetry. We're dying to see if this cult film lives up to the hype.

An Omar Broadway Film: If you've ever been curious as to what life in one of the nation's toughest prisons is really like, this first-person doc (filmed on the sly by a hard-core gang member) offers an unvarnished account of life behind bars. We plan on being scared straight.

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy: Taken from the hours of footage Robert Drew had shot of John F. Kennedy over the years, this doc on the President's brief tenure in the White House seems like a must-see for political-history junkies.

Quiet Chaos: Italy's one-man film industry Nanni Moretti (The Son's Room) once again tackles the subject of grief, playing a man dealing with the loss of his wife. Since Moretti isn't writing or directing this time—he's just a hired gun—we won't need to worry about the talented actor's usual self-indulgence behind the camera.

The Secret of the Grain: French-Tunisian filmmaker Abdel Kechiche (L'Esquive) delivers another rich tale of familial drama and culture clash. The movie picked up a slew of Césars (the French equivalent to the Oscars), and discerning festival hounds have said that this confirms that Kechiche is one to watch.

Somers Town: This British comedy about the friendship between a Midlands teen and a Polish immigrant had us the minute we read "the new Shane Meadows film." As far as we're concerned, anything this spiky auteur from the U.K. brings to our shores is worth a look.

Theater of War: A behind-the-scenes look at the star-studded Public Theater production ofBrecht's Mother Courage? With plenty of peeks into the creative processes of Meryl Streep, Tony Kushner and George Wolfe? Seriously, what gods did we please?!?

War, Inc.: John Cusack cowrote and costars in this black comedy about a paid assassin who helps the U.S. organize a war with "freelancers" instead of the military. The movie star has a penchant for biting wit, so something tells us this will be a cut above your usual sociopolitical satire.