Alice in the Cities Philip French: Wenders' 1974 road movie confirmed his place as one of the leaders of the New German Cinema
Alice in the Cities review – Wim Wenders’ tale of cerebral, confident strangeness Wenders’ intriguing black-and-white road movie from 1974 features a man forced to accompany a child from America to Europe
Half Moon Peter Bradshaw: An ageing Iranian Kurdish musician becomes a celebrity in this bittersweet tale
El Violin Peter Bradshaw: Francisco Vargas's tense tale of a one-handed street musician who gets caught up in Mexican guerrilla warfare
Lust, Caution review – Ang Lee deserves a standing ovation for verve and ambition Lee plays to his many strengths with this stylish, passionate espionage drama set in Japanese-occupied China
The Kite Runner Philip French:A deeply moving drama set in Afghanistan is a welcome antidote to some truly witless comedies
Ne Touchez Pas la Hache (Don’t Touch the Axe) Peter Bradshaw: The latest film from remarkable 79-year-old French new-wave master Jacques Rivette is an adaptation of a Balzac novella
The Kite Runner Peter Bradshaw: A workmanlike, if decaffeinated version of Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel: the story of two boyhood friends, brothers in spirit, who grow up in 70s Kabul
A Comedy of Power Philip French: Claude Chabrol's smooth, perceptive thriller is tinged with suave Gallic cynicism and resigned anger
The Saragossa Manuscript Xan Brooks:If Alejandro Jodorowsky had got his hands on The Seventh Seal it might have looked like this
Silent Light Philip French: This is a long, slow, delicate portrait of a farming family from the Mennonite community
The Sacrifice Peter Bradshaw: Andrei Tarkovsky's final film, from 1986, rereleased for the 75th anniversary of his birth, is brilliant and audacious
Silent Light Peter Bradshaw: Beautiful and gripping, Carlos Reygadas's story of a love triangle leaves an indelible image on the mind