Black Gold – review
If there's going to be a cinematic Arab Spring, Jean-Jacques Annaud's clunky oil epic isn't it, writes Andrew Pulver
The Adopted – review
Inglourious Basterds star Mélanie Laurent's debut directorial feature might be strangely familiar to fans of Cold Feet, writes Peter Bradshaw
ID:A – review
Why has this sluggishly paced and dull Danish thriller got a release in the UK, asks Peter Bradshaw
Position Among the Stars – review
A highly watchable and witty documentary about an Indonesian family leaves Peter Bradshaw wondering if the director has set things up a touch
Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls – review
This documentary about middle-aged Kiwi lesbian siblings failed to stir Catherine Shoard's soul
Hadewijch – review
Bruno Dumont is back on form with this mysterious and unsettling film about a fiercely devout twentysomething, writes Peter Bradshaw
House of Tolerance – review
A drama about life in a Parisian brothel at the turn of the 20th century revels in la belle époque but has no illusions about its subject matter, writes Philip French
House of Tolerance – review
Bertrand Bonello seems about as jaded and contemptuous of his Paris brothel setting as the clientele, writes Peter Bradshaw
L’Atalante – review
Jean Vigo's 1934 tale of the marital problems of a bargee and his wife is simply a masterpiece, writes Philip French
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
Kevin Smith's anarchic tale of renegade fundamentalists is a punchy return to form, says Mark Kermode
John Akomfrah: migration and memory
Akomfrah's Handsworth Songs attracted a huge audience when shown in the wake of last summer's riots. His new film, The Nine Muses, uses Homer to explore mass migration to Britain. By Sukhdev Sandhu
L’Atalante review – Jean Vigo’s feature-length film is a masterpiece of technique and human feeling
Vigo’s only full length film is an urban pastoral set aboard a barge, with a pair of honeymooners joined by eccentric seadog Michel Simon
Demanding a refund because The Artist is silent? I know who’s to blame
In the white-hot march towards bigger and louder, The Artist was always going to be a tough sell
A Useful Life – review
Philip French enjoys a moving Uruguayan movie based on the final days of an art house cinema
Noriko Smiling by Adam Mars-Jones – review
Adam Mars-Jones's essay on Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu goes a long way to demystifying a master, writes Leo Robson