Family relations and cross-cultural mishaps might be the stuff of Hollywood cliche, but Delpy whisks it all into a delightful comedy, writes Steve Rose
Sacha Baron Cohen's film joins Team America and The Producers in depicting despots as one-dimensional buffoons. But why are we obsessed with satirising tyrants – and is it right to find them funny?
Ben Child: The US director has made four featurettes for his new film, which is set to open the Cannes film festival tomorrow night. Do they whet your appetite for the final cut?
David Cox: In their latest film, the Duplass brothers give us an unconventionally positive view of the expanding generation of overgrown adults who still live with their parents
Catherine Shoard: It may be a home-grown offering, but Sacha Baron Cohen's film about an Arabic despot is firmly embedded in the language of one culture … US comedy
Phil Hoad: It seems every country wants a piece of zombie-film action and as new Cuban zombie satire Juan of the Dead proves, this well-worn genre is showing no signs of dying out