Film

How the anonymous film collective Abounaddara represents daily life in Syria

Ben Wheatley’s new J.G. Ballard adaptation continues his exploration of genre, class, comedy and violence

Omer Fast's feature film adaption of Tom McCarthy's novel Remainder

David Bowie as art school

Philip Scheffner’s film Havarie is a self-aware representation of the way Europe is dealing with the refugee crisis

Encounters with the late Chantal Akerman's films

The British artist discusses the films that have influenced him

Chinese video art, post-socialist trauma and the work of Cheng Ran

Temporary Gallery, Cologne, Germany

The Green Inferno, Welcome to Leith and Zoolander 2

Kate Macgarry & Hales, London, UK

Diane Williams's latest collection, a new album from Matmos, and Jean-Luc Godard Season at the BFI

On repetition and reiteration in a new film by Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda

Blood oaths and bodies under threat

An homage to Chantal Akerman (1950 – 2015)

Ancient storytelling meets modern politics in Miguel Gomes’s new trilogy, Arabian Nights

Various venues, Lisbon, Portugal

Various venues, London, UK

Highlights of the best new artist's film and releases in the cinema

The revered thinker's only acting performance