DEAR WHITE PEOPLE: Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, Dear White People is a social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive black-face party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America while weaving a universal story of forging one’s unique path in the world. Starring Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson and Dennis Haysbert. Directed by Justin Simien. (R)

MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN: Men, Women and Children follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. The film attempts to stare down social issues such as video game culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting, and the proliferation of illicit material on the Internet. As each character and each relationship is tested, we are shown the variety of roads people choose – some tragic, some hopeful – as it becomes clear that no one is immune to this enormous social change that has come through our phones, our tablets, and our computers. Starring Adam Sandler, Judy Greer, Jennifer Garner, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt and Ansel Elgort. Directed by Jason Reitman. (R)

LISA LAMPANELLI: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: In Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board, the comedienne’s fifth stand-up special, the world’s edgiest insult comic is new, improved, and funnier than ever. This equal opportunity offender not only has a radically different look after her over 100-pound weight loss and funky haircut, she’s newly divorced and has re-started her life as an over-50 single “girl.” Lisa combines deeply personal bits about her recent life challenges with her trademark audience insults, and the result is a hilarious, insightful blend that is her most revealing, clever and hysterical stand-up special yet. (TV-MA)