The Bird – review
Yves Caumon's study of a woman's disintegrating life unspools calmly and gently, writes Yves Caumon
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
Gael GarcÍa Bernal is back to his best in an emotionally engaging political drama, writes Mark Kermode
Jackpot – review
An enjoyable Scandinavian thriller from the pen of Jo Nesbø recalls Fargo and The Usual Suspects, says Philip French
The Forgiveness of Blood – review
A family feud in rural Albania turns nasty, in a movie that feels authentic but lacks momentum, says Philip French
The Forgiveness of Blood – review
The American director Joshua Marston's film about Albanian blood feuds is sensitive and claustrophobic, writes Phil Hoad
A Simple Life – review
This tearjerker about a man who puts his family's nanny in a Hong Kong care home has an intriguingly anti-sentimental dimension, writes Peter Bradshaw
The Flowers of War fails to bloom for Chinese film industry
Despite having a huge budget, global aspirations and Christian Bale, the harrowing Chinese film The Flowers of War bombed in the US. Will the setback deter China's ambitious film-makers?
Red Desert – review
Antonioni spiritually enters the 60s with this fascinating experimental movie about the malaise of industrial society, writes Peter Bradshaw
In Your Hands – review
Kristin Scott Thomas adds to her recent Francophone transgressive sex canon – but this one runs out of ideas, says Peter Bradshaw
Why Bruce Lee and kung fu films hit home with black audiences
Phil Hoad: As new documentary I Am Bruce Lee shows, black audiences in the US have long embraced eastern martial arts films
The Prey – review
A rough diamond con on the trail of a serial killer can't outrun this French thriller's weight of familiarity, writes Xan Brooks
Soul of Flies – review
The mix of deadpan humour and flowery voiceovers doesn't always work but this is a charming road movie, writes Andrew Pulver
The Giants – review
Bouli Lanners' coming-of-age tale gets a bit aimless in the middle – and that's no bad thing, says Xan Brooks
Nostalgia for the Light – review
Astronomy provides release from Chile's traumas in a stunning documentary, writes Peter Bradshaw
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is utterly mesmerising, writes Mark Kermode