Dread of death is a bumpy ride in writer-director Noah Baumbach’s fast track to bedlam.

When a friendship goes bad, both sides are victims in playwright Martin McDonagh's dazzling mosaic of betrayal.

Survival is a dark art in Swedish film-maker Ruben Östlund’s trenchant shipwreck satire.

Director Stephen Karam’s punchy adaptation of his stage play pulses with compassion and regret.

Two mutually suicidal best friends take their final day for a spin in an off-centre meditation on what really matters.

Love and loss are the bedrock of an heroic cross-country ride from Iranian film-maker Panah Panahi.

Emma Thompson is a one-woman whirlwind as a retired schoolteacher with desires above and beyond the classroom.

The mood du jour is lights, camera, crazy in a Spanish masterclass on how not to make a movie.

Style meets substance when a transformative friendship takes shape in a Paris atelier. Dramas and Dior. Could anything be more French?

A toey Bhutanese teacher discovers a wealth of simplicity in a homespun schoolhouse complete with resident yak. Ridiculously moving.