Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up

Jafar Panahi has been banned from making movies by the Iranian government. Which just makes his latest film all the more astonishing, writes Mark Kermode

Fire in the Blood – review

Philip French admires a devastating documentary about the fight to get life-saving drugs to people with HIV and Aids

Mama – review

A stylish supernatural horror from the Guillermo del Toro stable doesn't transcend its easy shocks, writes Philip French

Pier Paolo Pasolini: No saint

Champion of the disinherited of postwar Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini's masterworks reveal an obsession with martyrdom that foreshadowed his own wretched death. By Ian Thomson

Madame de… – review

Max Ophüls's penultimate film, now re-released, is as perfect as ever, writes Philip French

Reign of Assassins – review

A hit woman attempts to go straight, but her past soon catches up with her, writes Philip French

Mughal-e-Azam: royally glossing over history’s true colours

Alex von Tunzelmann: K Asif's tale of a dastardly prince who turns against his father buries widely accepted truths under layers of embellishments

No – review

A fascinating study of Chile in the last days of the Pinochet regime puts a witty twist on traditional political dramas, writes Philip French

I Wish – review

A feelgood family movie about Japanese brothers has a truly magical conclusion, writes Philip French

Why the Iranian film industry is like Hollywood before 1969

Every year, Iran turns out dozens of bland romantic dramas – but why?

No – review

Pablo Larraín's film about Chilean democracy is simple and direct, heartfelt and involving, writes Peter Bradshaw

I Wish – review

Forget all those phoney Oscar-bait films – this complex, delicate drama about two young boys living through their parents' split is the real deal, and deeply satisfying, writes Peter Bradshaw

The Nymphomaniac: when the first still is an anticlimax

Lars von Trier's avowedly hardcore film The Nymphomaniac has released its first image – but does it really whet appetites for what has promised to be one of the most controversial films ever?