Our movie critic's weekend selections

What We Do in the Shadows. From Eagle vs Shark and Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, a mock documentary about vampires who share a house in Wellington, New Zealand, and argue over whose turn it is to do the dishes. Cheerfully horrific, and there are even werewolves to contend with. No MPAA rating

Leviathan. A stirring Jobian tale set on the bleak, beautiful coast of Russia's Barents Sea, this foreign-language best picture Oscar nominee is about political and spiritual corruption, about men and women accustomed to power, and others fighting against it. A man struggles to save his house and land from a mayor determined to seize it. Director Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return) lets it all unfurl in searing detail. R

2015 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated and Live-Action. Separate programs of the Academy Award nominated short subjects. For the first time in quite a while, the live-action selection is the stronger of the two, with three standouts, "Aya," "Butter Lamp," and Parvaneh." But the 'toons are well worth watching, too. No MPAA rating