Ferris Bueller, Sloane and Cameron at the Chicago Art Institute

BEING FERRIS

It’s hard to believe that a three-decade-old film about skipping school could hold the key to a brighter, happier, life — but what if it did?

Surfer Laird Hamilton in Riding Giants

RIDING GIANTS

Riding Giants turns a doter's lens on the pioneers of big wave surf and translates sun-drenched subculture into pop philosophy.

Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear dodge danger in The Matador

THE MATADOR

Brosnan is a globe-trotting assassin. Kinnear is a salesman from the Midwest. If you think you know what you're going to get from this killer thriller, you're in for a few surprises.

Angsty zombies of In the Flesh

IN THE FLESH

This British series flips the typical zombie narrative and turns it into a sensitive family drama, also managing to throw some biting social commentary into the mix.

Antony Starr sheriffs between criminal and cop in Banshee

BANSHEE

Gritty, violent and sexy (possibly to a fault), Banshee blends the heist-driven hard boil of Richard Stark's Hunter books with the high octane action of McG's Fast & the Furious.

Watercolor of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman by a campfire

MEET … EWAN MCGREGOR

The award-winning actor, known for his cheekiness, saddles up to ride his motorbike overland from the most northern point of Scotland to the Cape of South Africa — it wasn't the trip he expected.