Marthe, Michel, and their three children live an idyllic life in a remote house until the long-unused stretch of highway that passes their house is open to traffic in Home at NW Film Forum. Young Judith can’t sunbathe without being harassed and her younger siblings Julien and Marion can’t safely catch their school bus. Driven to madness, the family fights back.

The Grand Illusion screens Unmistaken Child, director Nati Baratz’s thoughtful documentary about the four year search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog, a search conducted by the deceased monk’s disciple at the direction of the Dali Lama himself.

The first time I saw The Usual Suspects was in a drafty, damp theater with no heat in Boston’s Davis Square. Although I was so cold that I had to keep buying cups of coffee simply to keep my hands from freezing together, I stayed for the whole film. It’s that good. You’ll get to see it in much happier surroundings at Central Cinema.

Midnight at the Egyptian: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the fabulously funny story of Hedwig, the would-be rock star, her tragic–and yet comedic–miseries and her uplifting victories.

Oscar time approaches and the Varsity is screening 2010′s nominated short films in two separate programs, animated and live action, so that you’ll be able to make your predictions for who takes home the trophies.