Damon Wise

A rich, understated character drama that gleefully exposes the petty playground politics at the centre of one of the internet-era's most bitter court cases.

This is not a film about narrative but loneliness and life on the road, which it captures with a mysterious brilliance.

Another meticulously stylish and deadpan Wes Anderson movie that walks the fine line between masterpiece and folly.

A sharp study of corporate greed for those who felt Michael Moore pulled too many punches.

A sombre, slow, but well-paced study of organised crime in urban Naples that leaves a very grim taste in the mouth.

A very welcome return from Moodysson. The music is Wyld Stallions-grade, but the charm and spirit of the three girls will have you moshing in your seat.

A charming road movie that develops into a full-blown study of life and roots, offering a beautiful insight into the way families migrate and change.

An often brilliant '50s-throwback character drama that never feels nostalgic, with terrific central performances and a luminous, unforgettable visual beauty.

Beautiful, funny, timely and tender, this is the American arthouse movie of the year.

A visually stunning Swiftian satire, Children Of Men may appear clumsy, but its message is simple, heartfelt and ultimately rather moving.

A hard film to love, but a hypnotic meditation on all the elements -- gossip, religion, bullying -- that can turn a parish and country bad.

Talented Norwegian Joachim Trier - distant cousin to the better-known (and Danish) Lars - delivers a wonderful, melancholy character piece that's funny and tender, and as fresh as a breath of Oslo sea air.

A dark rites-of-passage story meets lethal Shakespearean drama, with low-key performances that artfully get under the skin.

A terrific human drama about two boys about to be consigned to the scrapheap, with standout performances from its young leads.

Very humane portrait of a potentially extremely unlikeable character.

When Abbot and Nixon start their sparring, Mond’s film takes on a magnificently physical and tactile quality.

A refreshingly low-key treatment of teenage trauma, with a lovely star performance and an unforgettable approach to orthodontics.

A surprisingly fun, effervescent against-the-odds drama that offers an upbeat moral without the usual punishing survival-story clichés. Not for the faint-hearted, mind.

This isn't traditional heritage cinema and it may not tickle the same taste buds that devoured "Tinker Tailor" or "The King's Speech." It does, however, represent the unique vision of an artist who needs to be met halfway, and in an age of hubbub, its patient elegance is a rare thing we should nurture.

Ultimately this is a film about feelings, moments and things not said. Like "Lost In Translation," it’s about what happens when people living in their own little worlds collide.

Solid production values lend a polish to the spooks and there are strong performances all round, especially from the ever-excellent Rebecca Hall, but there's little here to add to the well-worn haunted house genre.

A visceral, artful horror about childbirth and trauma released in the UK just in time for Mother’s Day.

A brutal, immersive prison survival story with a breakout performance by British actor Jack O’Connell.

Jennifer Lawrence is the standout in a tonally uneven, eccentric romantic dramedy that fuses "The Fisher King" with "Romy And Michele's High School Reunion."

Superbly acted allegorical drama with a climax that is not only breathtakingly exciting but flawlessly handled.

Almodovar consolidated his status as a challenging and bold filmmaker by forcing Americans to drop their zany preconceptions of him and see his world through his eyes.

Although it is often seen as a precursor to the multiple parts played in Dr Strangelove, Sellers' turn here is a reminder of his true potential, soon to be swallowed up by a stream of ever more awful Pink Panther films.

A stately, rich and moving Italian melodrama in the spirit of Visconti.