Justin Chang

This latest Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan collaboration is set in 1930s Mississippi — it's awash in gorgeous music, turbulent romance, pan-African spiritualism and, by the end, buckets of blood.

The new movie "Warfare" was inspired by the true story of a squad of U.S. Navy SEALs who found themselves under fire in Iraq in 2006. The film, which opens in theaters this week, was codirected by Ray Mendoza, a former SEAL who was part of that squad, and Alex Garland, the British filmmaker behind such thrillers as "Civil War" and Ex Machina."

Our film critic, Justin Chang, says the new French thriller "Misericordia" is one of the most enjoyable and surprising films he's seen so far this year. It tells the story of a man whose return to his hometown sets off unsettling shockwaves. "Misericordia" is now in select theaters.