Ema review – a sexual odyssey, with flame-throwers
In Pablo Larraín’s emotional drama, a woman embarks on a bizarre journey after regretfully returning an adopted child
Lockdown watch: Asif Kapadia on setting his kids Hitchcock essays
The Diego Maradona and Amy director gorges on spaghetti western, succumbs to Disney+ ... but steers clear of disaster flicks
Moffie review – swooning eroticism in apartheid South Africa
A gay, white teenager endures the terrors of national service while hiding his sexuality in a drama that’s grimly compelling – and beautifully tender
A Russian Youth review – horror and heartbreak on the eastern front
After being blinded, a young soldier becomes a human listening post in this absorbing but quirky first world war drama
Earth and Blood review – heavy artillery action flick runs out of ammo
Julien Leclercq orchestrates a violent showdown at a sawmill, but in the end his film lacks the necessary firepower
Rising High review – a charmer scams the Berlin property market
This breezy German comedy-thriller follows an unscrupulous wheeler-dealer with an illegal get-rich-quick scheme
Why Don’t You Just Die! review – ingenious drama with hints of Tarantino
This smart, stylish and gory debut by Russia’s Kirill Sokolov follows the twists and violence that ensue when a hammer-wielding man turns up at the door
Tender and honest, Tigertail is a beacon of hope in today’s tide of anti-Asian bigotry
Alan Yang’s film about the lack of understanding between generations strikes a chord, and is so relevant as coronavirus racism spreads
Lockdown watch: Joshua Oppenheimer on three essential recent masterpieces
The director of The Act of Killing suggests widening your self-isolation horizons with contemporary films from desolate Russia, war-torn Syria and rural Italy
Who You Think I Am review – Juliette Binoche turns up the heat in phone sex tale
Binoche encounters an attractive younger man online but refuses to meet him face-to-face in this twisty erotic drama
I’ve never seen … Breathless
The pretty girl, the bad boy, the Champs-Élysées ... nope, never seen Jean-Luc Godard’s debut masterpiece. But I know what it’s about – don’t I?
Nona: If They Soak Me, I’ll Burn Them review – grandma with a fiery temper
A former member of the anti-Pinochet resistance in Chile – and expert at making petrol bombs – unsettles her new neighbours
Lockdown watch: Mark Cousins on why he’s only seeing films from 1940
In the first of a series in which film-makers reveal their self-isolation viewing habits, the documentarian on batty curios and rare gems from 80 years ago
Haifaa Al-Mansour: ‘Female leaders are crushed. Look at Hillary Clinton’
The Saudi Arabian director directed her first film, Wadjda, hiding in the back of a van on the streets of Riyadh. Now her latest, The Perfect Candidate, is opening doors in Hollywood
The Perfect Candidate review – accidental heroine takes on the cynics
When a doctor runs for office in Saudi Arabia, her campaign gathers unexpected momentum in this assured drama by Wadjda director Haifaa Al Mansour