Amer – review
A homage to Italian horror movies from the 1970s is pure cinema for connoisseurs, writes Philip French
Abel – review
Diego Luna makes a fine directorial debut with this insightful satire on Mexican family life, writes Peter Bradshaw
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
Mark Kermode is bemused by the muddled scripting, overripe acting and dazzle-eyed direction of Jonah Hex
Animals United – review
Lovable animals are left to starve in Africa by stupid Europeans in this ingenuous lecture on climate change, says Philip French
Boudu Saved from Drowning – review
A masterly comedy from 1932, with a great performance from Michel Simon as the tramp rescued from a suicide attempt, says Philip French
Loose Cannons – review
An overlong but amusing comic tale set in southern Italy about gay brothers trying to come out to their conservative family, says Philip French
La Signora di tutti
Philip French on Max Ophüls's 1934 masterpiece
A Serbian Film – review
Deliberately disgusting, this film aims to expose Serbia's 'molestation' by its own government, says Philip French
On Tour – review
Philip French enjoys the tale of a washed-up French impresario on the comeback trail
On Tour – review
Mathieu Amalric directs and acts in this tale of a burlesque company touring France, and has made a loose, entertaining jaunt, says Xan Brooks
Love Life — review
There's not much to like about this Dutch film about a widower remembering his wife, says Philip French
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale — review
A Finnish fantasy about the real Father Christmas is great fun but not for the faint-hearted, says Philip French
Slackistan – review
Navel-gazing, Pakistan-style – but never as much fun as its snappy title, writes Cath Clarke
Of Gods and Men – review
Severe, austere and deeply moving, Xavier Beauvois's film about monks threatened by fundamentalists is one of the year's highlights, says Peter Bradshaw
O brother, we’re arthouse: the monks taking France by storm
Matt Ford: Of Gods and Men, a thoughtful drama about the deaths of a group of Christians in Algeria, has the nation in reflective mood