Six films to watch this week

Amy Adams channels feral energy in ‘Nightbitch’; Cate Blanchett plays a Merkel-like chancellor in absurdist G7 comedy ‘Rumours’; the skewed surrealism of Zambian-set ‘On becoming a Guinea Fowl’; documentary ‘Nocturnes’ explores moths and the people who study them; ‘Invisible Nation’ reflects on Taiwan’s past, present and uncertain future; Ralph Fiennes stars in ‘Conclave’, adapted from Robert Harris’s papal page-turner — reviews by Danny Leigh and Simran Hans

Nightbitch film review — Amy Adams is let loose in wry portrait of motherhood
The lonely grind of parenting takes feral form in Marielle Heller’s pointedly primal new film
Rumours film review — absurd G7 comedy stars Cate Blanchett as Merkel-like chancellor
A cast of world leaders are surrounded by zombies in a delirious film that packs a mordant punch
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl film review — a dreamlike tale of grief and trauma
Skeletons fly from the closet at a funeral in Rungano Nyoni’s film of skewed surrealism
Nocturnes film review — the unsolved mysteries of the moth
A gently mesmeric documentary explores these enigmatic insects and the people who study them
Invisible Nation review — a tour de force documentary about Taiwan
The island’s former president Tsai Ing-wen is the star of a thoughtful study of Taiwan’s past, present and uncertain future
Conclave film review — Ralph Fiennes shines in juicy papal succession drama
Adaptation of Robert Harris’s bestseller is an old-school page-turner-on-screen