Over the course of four followups, Michael Bay set the bar for Transformers sequels so staggeringly low that it's almost sky-high praise to say that the series' two more recent prequels, neither of which Bay directed, aren't all that bad.

Lauded by The Atlantic as "brisk, precisely observed, and bracingly non-preachy in its examination of a very tricky subject," writer/director Céline Sciamma's French drama Tomboy enjoys a June 18 screening at Davenport's Figge Art Museum, this 2011 critical sensation the thirdof four award-winning independent films to be shown throughout June in recognition and celebration of Gay Pride Month.

With the Mexican drama described by Letras Libres as "a movie about what makes us human [and the] hope of a better tomorrow, no matter how hard it seems," writer/director Sergio Tovar Velarde's Four Moons will be screened at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on June 11, this 2014 critical hit the second of four award-winning independent films to be shown throughout June in recognition and celebration of Gay Pride Month.

A Golden Globe winner whose critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes calls the film "a poignant, well-acted (movie) that marries cultural specificity with universally relatable themes," writer/director Lulu Wang's comedic drama The Farewell will enjoy a Bettendorf Public Library screening on June 9 in conjunction with the summertime "Find Your Voice" series, a program focused on works about people from marginalized communities that have been historically underrepresented in film.