Branded to Kill review – genuinely bizarre Japanese thriller

A dreamlike metaphysical thriller with a 60s vibe, Seijin Suzuki's cult classic pulls no punches when it comes to sudden violence, writes Peter Bradshaw

Alain Robbe-Grillet: Six Films 1963-74 – Philip French on a master of the nouveau roman

Philip French on six films, including L'Immortelle and Trans-Europ-Express, from one of the key nouvelle vague writer-directors

Grand Central review – atomically charged Tahar Rahim-Léa Seydoux romance

An erotic drama set in a nuclear power plant uses its unusual setting to irradiate Tahar Rahim and Léa Seydoux with ardour, writes Peter Bradshaw

Jealousy review – New Wavey fifth collaboration between Philippe and Louis Garrel

Philip Garrel directs his son Louis as a jobbing actor with relationship problems in the dullest of their many collaborations, writes Leslie Felperin

Norte, The End of History review – agony and ecstasy in the Philippines

The torture of life caught between right and wrong paths is captured blazingly by Lav Diaz in an epic and ambitious film worthy of Dostoyevsky, writes Peter Bradshaw

Cycling With Molière review – flippantly erudite

This French comedy about two thesps rehearsing The Misanthrope is frothy but enjoyable, writes Mark Kermode

Cycling With Molière review – bittersweet middle-aged bromance

This tale about two actors rekindling their old friendship is lightweight, but still enjoyable, writes Peter Bradshaw

Love Eternal review – odd but entrancing

Some plot points are so far-fetched as to tip the whole thing into the realm of black comedy, writes Mike McCahill

The Year and the Vineyard review –a playful dig at Spain’s hellish past

This absurdist time-travel diversion might have been pitched as Bill and Ted's Land and Freedom, writes Mike McCahill

Miss Violence review – fear and loathing at home

This portrait of a well-to-do Greek family with hellish secrets is hard to watch, writes Mark Kermode

Camille Claudel 1915 review – the artist’s life in an asylum

Juliette Binoche is magnificent in this French biopic of the troubled sculptor's later years, writes Mark Kermode

Chinese Puzzle review – pregnancy, parenthood and Schopenhauer

The third instalment in Cédric Klapisch's romantic comedy is a light but charming meditation on life, writes Mark Kermode

Bright Days Ahead review – more French adultery

Embarking on a bittersweet affair, Fanny Ardant is as classy as a champagne flute, but this French drama plays a touch too hard to the matinee crowd, writes Leslie Felperin

Chinese Puzzle review – amiable Cédric Klapisch trilogy-closer

Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou head for New York in a likable finale to Cédric Klapisch's trilogy of dramedies, writes Peter Bradshaw

Miss Violence review – macabre tale of evil and Greek anguish

A tale of abuse and denial set in a claustrophobic Athens apartment has force and technique but tips into the bizarre, writes Peter Bradshaw