‘They went to crazy lengths’ – amazing Afghan films the world never got to see

From the Afghan Abigail’s Party to the thriller made with live bullets, Mariam Ghani, daughter of the country’s president, has made a riveting documentary about five unfinished communist-era films

Best films of 2019 so far

Charlize Theron flips into funny with Seth Rogen, Mel Gibson picks Vince Vaughn as his accomplice and Avengers reach their Endgame – the finest movies yet this year released in the UK

Japanese cinema ticket prices go up for first time in 26 years

Major multiplex chains raise standard price to help pay for technology upgrades and building work, though not all follow suit

Streaming: a feast of Korean film for free

Following South Korea’s first Palme d’Or, the country’s film archive on YouTube offers plenty of further exploration

Sunset review – murky Hungarian drama

A young woman seeks her way in pre-first world war Budapest

In Safe Hands review – lives collide in intelligent adoption drama

In a welcome but heavy-handed tale, a fortysomething woman embarks on a momentous quest to bring a child into her home

Sibyl review – silly comedy about a psychotherapist breaking all the rules

Justine Triet makes her Cannes competition debut with this unconvincing film about an alcoholic therapist who mines a patient’s life for drama

Cannes 2019: Peter Bradshaw’s picks – and Palme d’Or predictions

Our chief critic’s considered verdict on new movies from big-hitters Almodóvar, Tarantino, Malick and Loach, as well as the buzz around homegrown talent Céline Sciamma

Matthias & Maxime review – Xavier Dolan’s heartfelt tale of male longing

Two friends’ playful kiss rekindles suppressed feelings in a film swept along by rattling dialogue and simmering tensions

Too Late to Die Young review – misty tale of a changing Chile

A teenager seeks to escape from her remote commune just after the fall of Pinochet in this atmospheric but elusive drama

Oh Mercy! review – self-admiring French murder drama

Roschdy Zem is an annoyingly wise police captain in northern France, as Arnauld Desplechin’s lofty pretensions fatally split the tone of his new crime film