Northwest review – Danish crime thriller with gritty documentary style
Michael Noer portrayal of small-time crooks drawn into a criminal empire is convincing but hardly original, writes Mark Kermode
Branded to Kill review – deserved re-release for extreme Japanese thriller
Seijun Suzuki's crazed masterpiece got him fired by his studio, but it remains a striking blend of sex, violence and surrealism, writes Mark Kermode
Smart Ass review – so-so French drama about sex and money
Kim Chapiron's drama has an intriguing setup – a trio of business school grads applying market theory to hookup culture – but it's not very funny or sexy writes Leslie Felperin
Branded to Kill review – genuinely bizarre Japanese thriller
A dreamlike metaphysical thriller with a 60s vibe, Seijin Suzuki's cult classic pulls no punches when it comes to sudden violence, writes Peter Bradshaw
Alain Robbe-Grillet: Six Films 1963-74 – Philip French on a master of the nouveau roman
Philip French on six films, including L'Immortelle and Trans-Europ-Express, from one of the key nouvelle vague writer-directors
Grand Central review – atomically charged Tahar Rahim-Léa Seydoux romance
An erotic drama set in a nuclear power plant uses its unusual setting to irradiate Tahar Rahim and Léa Seydoux with ardour, writes Peter Bradshaw
Jealousy review – New Wavey fifth collaboration between Philippe and Louis Garrel
Philip Garrel directs his son Louis as a jobbing actor with relationship problems in the dullest of their many collaborations, writes Leslie Felperin
Norte, The End of History review – agony and ecstasy in the Philippines
The torture of life caught between right and wrong paths is captured blazingly by Lav Diaz in an epic and ambitious film worthy of Dostoyevsky, writes Peter Bradshaw
Cycling With Molière review – flippantly erudite
This French comedy about two thesps rehearsing The Misanthrope is frothy but enjoyable, writes Mark Kermode
Cycling With Molière review – bittersweet middle-aged bromance
This tale about two actors rekindling their old friendship is lightweight, but still enjoyable, writes Peter Bradshaw
Love Eternal review – odd but entrancing
Some plot points are so far-fetched as to tip the whole thing into the realm of black comedy, writes Mike McCahill
The Year and the Vineyard review –a playful dig at Spain’s hellish past
This absurdist time-travel diversion might have been pitched as Bill and Ted's Land and Freedom, writes Mike McCahill
Miss Violence review – fear and loathing at home
This portrait of a well-to-do Greek family with hellish secrets is hard to watch, writes Mark Kermode
Camille Claudel 1915 review – the artist’s life in an asylum
Juliette Binoche is magnificent in this French biopic of the troubled sculptor's later years, writes Mark Kermode
Chinese Puzzle review – pregnancy, parenthood and Schopenhauer
The third instalment in Cédric Klapisch's romantic comedy is a light but charming meditation on life, writes Mark Kermode