Sleazy bosses, exploited barmaids: US cinema finally discovers the left behinds
From The Assistant to Support the Girls, American cinema is swapping feelgood escapism for gritty unsettling realism. We talk to the women spearheading this new wave
I’ve never seen … Solaris
Tarkovsky’s mysterious epic – a response to the ‘phoniness’ of 2001: A Space Odyssey – draws you into its melancholic dreamworld superbly
DAU. Degeneration review – shocking, six-hour satire of Soviet science
This monumental drama, shot in a replica of Moscow’s real-life Institute of Physical Problems, is an arthouse freakout
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