TWO AND A HALF STARS An ambassador has died as has the husband of an aristocrat. Could the two events be related? Fortunately Detective Maigret is on the case. DRAMA FRANCE French #MAIGRET Starring Denis Podalydès, Irene Jacob The sheen in which Pascal Bonitzer has wrapped MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER is a delight of nostalgia-France, from the trench coat and pipe, to the cafés, galleries and restaurants. Denis Podalydès makes a terrific Maigret, all weary stares and Gallic imp

TWO AND A HALF STARS With a new show coming up, artist Erika Tracy hires inexperienced Elliot as her sexual muse. What could possibly go wrong? COMEDY US English #IWANTYOURSEX Starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman It’s been a while between drinks for Gregg Araki. More than a decade, in fact, which is a long time for a filmmaker who once made sexual transgression look like a competitive sport. I WANT YOUR SEX is his return to feature filmmaking, and while it’s certainly raises

FOUR STARS As Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf has to navigate competing interests and escalating unrest. PERIOD DRAMA PALESTINE Arabic, English #PALESTINE36 Starring Karim Daoud Anaya, Jeremy Irons Annemarie Jacir’s PALESTINE 36 is an engaging, impeccably produced historical drama about how the future of Palestine was being shaped by decisions that would reverberate for generations. Set during the 1936 Arab Revolt against British rule, it is a

TWO AND A HALF STARS An aging, alcoholic and faithless writer summons his ex-wife and estranged sons. There is something on his mind he wants to discuss. DRAMA UK English #ANDSONS Starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton Families have a habit of sweeping uncomfortable truths under the carpet, but the Dyer family appears to have run out of rug. Bill Nighy plays Andrew Dyer, a celebrated novelist who has spent two decades hiding from the world after detonating his own family with a

THREE AND A HALF STARS On a farm in Iceland, an aspiring artist, her ex-husband, their three children and dog are navigating the space between marriage and separation. DRAMA ICELAND Icelandic #THELOVETHATREMAINS Starring Saga Gardarsdóttir, Sverrir Gudnason Separation is rarely tidy. In Hlynur Pálmason’s THE LOVE THAT REMAINS, it is barely even linear. The Icelandic director follows a family in the aftermath of divorce with aspiring artist Anna already, if wearily, at terms w

THREE AND A HALF STARS The plans of a mining company threatens the future of reindeer herders in northern Norway. So too does unspoken sexual abuse. DRAMA NORWAY Sami #ARRU Starring Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska, Mikkel Gaup For a film about finding a voice, ÁRRU is remarkable for how much it says in silence. Set among the Sámi reindeer-herding communities of northern Scandinavia, Elle Sofe Sara's deeply unusual drama follows Maia’s family as it battles a mining company intent on