Elephant Mother review – sensitive animal documentary with a happy ending
Conservationist Lek Chailert helps elephants recover from gruelling working lives in Thailand with joviality and grit in this engaging film
‘It’s about the bravery the girls had to find’: the prison film where convicts dance with their daughters
In US documentary Daughters four children accompany their incarcerated fathers to a special prom in a Washington DC jail. The result is so emotional even the cinematographer couldn’t stop crying
A Story of Bones review – the battle to right Saint Helena’s colonial wrongs
This moving story documents the long struggle to bury the mass remains of Africans who were ‘liberated’ from the slave trade in a way that memorialises the island’s past
Wanna be like who? Meet the man who ranked every Disney song
When musicologist Robert Komaniecki decided to score the cartoon tunes using complex objective criteria (and some ‘vibes’), he found some startling winners. He shows us his workings
Alma’s Rainbow review – early 90s coming-of-ager is gem of black female empowerment
Pioneering director Ayoka Chenzira gives voice to the inner lives of women at a time when they were mostly ignored, making this film a rare gift to treasure
‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III
‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’
The British Airways safety video: why have half a million people watched it online?
The five-minute costume drama has become a summer blockbuster on YouTube, with thousands of people enjoying it at home. It is clearly very popular – but will it save lives?
Post your questions for Jason Schwartzman
He’s been in (almost) every Wes Anderson movie, is related to Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola and drummed for the Beastie Boys. Now’s your chance to ask him – what’s it like being Jason Schwartzman?
Three review – Yugoslavian trilogy of tales tracks the horrors of the second world war
Aleksandar Petrović’s 1965 interlinked stories focus on the changes wrought in one young Yugoslavian by the brutality of the war and its aftermath
A Place Called Silence review – secrets and lies in high school dripping with horror
Sam Quah brings real artistry to story of buried guilt and conspicuous violence, but his neat contrivances tie things up rather too easily
Post your questions for LL Cool J
As he prepares to release The Force, his first album in over a decade, the rapper and actor will take on your questions
Light Falls Vertical review – startling domestic violence memoir goes deep into past trauma
Jarring and heartbreaking documentary excavates the film-maker’s past while illuminating an abuser’s place in the cycle of violence
Deadpool & Wolverine: Marvel Jesus, potty mouths and bloody cameos – discuss with spoilers
The satirical superhero match-up broke rules and box office records, but what kind of Marvel cinematic universe has it left us with?
Outside Noise review – dreamy twentysomethings wander around Europe in charming study
Ted Fendt’s portrait of three young women at creative crossroads follows their listless strolls and awkward gatherings with warm vitality