Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian ballerina whose career-ending injury compels her to become a secret agent whose body and allure are her greatest weapons in director Francis Lawrence’s RED SPARROW.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer pledges support for THE DEATH OF STALIN, Armando Iannucci’s pitch-black comedy about chaos at the top level of the Soviet Union’s government when the dictator dies unexpectedly. Paul Markoff suggests ITZHAK, director Alison Chernick’s documentary about violinist Itzhak