Ida director Pawel Pawlikowski stands ground against complaints of historical inaccuracy

The Polish director, whose film has two Oscar nominations, has said the furore about Ida’s clarity on Holocaust history is ‘absurd’ and ‘too silly to comment on’

Pelo Malo (Bad Hair) review – quietly perceptive Venezuelan drama

Mariana Rondón’s tale of the tense relationship between a mother and son has dark undertones, writes Mike McCahill

I Am Yours review – delicately etched Nordic drama

Amrita Acharia is impressive as a Norwegian-Pakistani caught between different worlds, writes Leslie Felperin

Appreciation: Francesco Rosi 1922-2015

Ed Vulliamy remembers the master film-maker, whose thrillers exposed the murky twists and turns of Italian politics and crime

Paper Souls (Les âmes de papier) review – supernatural comedy with hints of Woody Allen

A writer of funeral orations is visited by a ghost in a fantasy that’s cliched but occasionally poignant, says Mark Kermode

Paper Souls review – cloyingly contrived

This Paris-set, Woody Allen-inspired comedy about a writer of funeral orations contains one too many layers of unreality, writes Peter Bradshaw

Anita Ekberg, star of La Dolce Vita, dies aged 83

Swedish actor, who created one of Italian cinema’s most famous moments in Fellini’s 1960 film, dies in Rome after series of illnesses

The 88 movies we’re most excited about in 2015

Think 2014 was a good year for film? Think again. This year is shaping up to be one of the classics. Here’s what’s on our radar

Peter Bradshaw’s top 50 films of the demi-decade

We are now midway through the 2010s. So what trends are emerging in cinema? Peter Bradshaw takes a look – and picks his top 50 films of the demi-decade

Le Rayon Vert review – beautifully gentle 80s Rohmer

Marie Rivière is wonderful as the shy, sensitive singleton at the centre of Rohmer’s documentary-like but mysterious classic, writes Peter Bradshaw

The Theory of Everything review – Stephen Hawking biopic finds gravity

Eddie Redmayne brings unforced intelligence to this startlingly mature portrait of a complex and troubled marriage, writes Peter Bradshaw

A Tale of Samurai Cooking review – sweet Japanese costume drama

Yûzô Asahara subverts traditional gender roles with this romantic tale of a reluctant young man set to work in a lord’s kitchen, writes Mark Kermode

Steve McQueen to be honoured at European Film Awards

British director of 12 Years A Slave, Hunger and Shame to be given award for European achievement in world cinema

The Green Prince review – gripping Israeli spy documentary

The truth is put on trial in this arresting story about the son of a Hamas leader who became a spy for Israel, writes Peter Bradshaw

A Tale of Samurai Cooking review – a tasty morsel

Demure period movie about cooking that is more snack fare than haute cuisine, writes Peter Bradshaw