Jonathan Romney

A longtime contributor to Screen, Jonathan Romney also writes for Film Comment, Sight & Sound and The Observer, and teaches at the UK’s National Film and Television School.

Genki Kawamura makes his debut with an adaptation of his own novel about dementia

Christophe Honoré’s very personal coming-of-age story is a showcase for a tremendus debut from young actor Paul Kircher

This experimental one-take drama is a darkly comic meta-whodunnit set at a hairdressing competition

The award-winning documentarian talks about the films that make him cry, being caught up in the Champions League chaos in Paris – and a ‘mad’ new project

This beautifully textured Moroccan drama is a ‘superbly acted and emotionally resonant offering’

Ulrich Seidl’s return to drama is characteristically bleak as he visits an ageing cabaret singer in Fellini’s famous home town

Brillante Ma Mendoza explores political corruption in this hip-hop-fuelled crime drama

Concise and compelling film from ‘Tigre’ duo wins a special mention at San Sebastian New Directors

A talking-point film by Ivan Attal, starring his son Ben as a student accused of rape

A vivid, emotionally-charged insider view of conflict and displacement from Syria’s Diana El Jeiroudi

Xavier Giannoli directs an opulent take on Balzac’s sprawling opus

A shoe-mender finds magical powers in this mawkish Adam Sandler vehicle

A surprising swerve from formerly austere auteur Bruno Dumont showcases Lea Seydoux as the title character

Wendy Chinchilla Araya is a standout in this intense Cost Rican feature playing in Directors Fortnight

The cult French director talks about his first UK release – about a man’s obsession with a cowboy jacket