A Silent Voice review – a beguiling Japanese coming-of-age animation

Based on a manga series, this delicately told story of wrongdoing, redemption and romance is subtle and sensuous

Sônia Braga: ‘The Oscars only have four spaces for best actress – one is always reserved for Meryl Streep’

The Brazilian says Latino actors don’t get many chances in Hollywood – but her role as the fiery Clara in corruption drama Aquarius might just be her rescue mission

The Student review – a forceful and provocative lesson from Russia

Far-right extremism causes havoc in a Russian school in this strident but timely tale

The Student review – a seductive satire of Russian Orthodox dogma

This hypnotic adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg’s play finds the comedy in the actions committed by a devout teenager in the name of his beliefs

Headshot review – ultra-violent Indonesian action-thriller

Bad guys go on the rampage in this stylish and excessively gory iteration of the action genre

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood review – Makhmalbaf’s essential early film returns

The great auteur’s controversial 1990 critique of Iranian society is a rich meditation on family life, the legacy of violence and lost love

It’s my first time attending the Oscars – here’s my wishlist for the night

Will La La Land clean up? Will the stars come out against Trump’s travel ban? And will Ryan Seacrest give a certain debonair British film critic the red carpet moment he deserves?

Sweet Dreams review – muddled, sentimental tale of a son haunted by grief

Marco Bellochio’s story of a journalist dealing with the loss of his mother is spoiled by a disappointingly sugary resolution

End of empire: why Bollywood needs to grasp India’s story

Seven decades after independence, Indian cinema is still struggling to depict the Raj, leaving its screen depictions – from Gandhi to colonial racism – to be viewed almost solely through British eyes

Lars von Trier inspired by Donald Trump for new serial-killer film

Exclusive: The Danish director’s The House That Jack Built ‘celebrates the idea that life is evil and soulless, which is sadly proven by the recent rise of the Homo trumpus – the rat king’

Le Parc review – first date movie dissolves into sinister surrealism

Two teenagers meet and make out before everything gets seriously freaky in this ethereal low-budget French affair

Toni Erdmann review – fascinatingly fraught father-daughter relationship

There are plenty of laughs in Maren Ade’s unsettling, uproarious story of a family struggling to connect, but the funny thing is – it’s not really a comedy

Close Relations review – a family and a nation divided

Exploring how Russia’s involvement in Ukraine has affected his own family, Vitaly Mansky’s documentary shows the pain of loyalties tested

Irreplaceable review – a healthy prognosis for heartfelt drama

A country doctor struggles to come to terms with his own illness in a bittersweet French drama

Irreplaceable review – good-natured country doctor drama

Hints of All Creatures Great and Small suffuse this engaging tale of a rural medic forced to take on a younger female assistant after he is diagnosed with cancer