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Goodfellas (1990)

By David Jenkins

In tandem with a full Scorsese retrospective, this beloved meatball opera is served up once more.

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Split

By Anton Bitel

James McAvoy is on spine-tingling form in this effective thriller from M Night Shyamalan.

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Manchester by the Sea

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Casey Affleck delivers a career-best performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s stunning meditation on loss.

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La La Land

By Christina Newland

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are a match made in old-school movie heaven in this dazzling musical.

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Silence

By Trevor Johnston

Scorsese’s monolithic passion project finally arrives, and it’s a ripped straight from his spiritually devout heart.

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A Monster Calls

By David Jenkins

This inventive and emotional YA fantasy looks out how teenagers cope with depression.

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The Eagle Huntress

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

A young girl shows the old men how to hunt with large birds in this charming documentary.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

By Adam Woodward

Gareth Edwards opts for the slow burn over the whiz-bang in this Star Wars spin-off. The results are spectacular.

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Life, Animated

By Ewan Cameron

This touching documentary shows how cinema can be a vital tool in overcoming adversity.

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The Pass

By Tom Williams

Finally, a film set in the world of modern football that is actually worth watching.

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Sully

By Ethan Vestby

Clint Eastwood is on stunning form as he depicts the ‘miracle on the Hudson’ with the help of Tom Hanks.

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Chi-Raq

By Adam Woodward

This stylish, urgent Chicago-set satire is a major return to form for its director, Spike Lee.

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The Dreamed Ones

By David Jenkins

A romance between two poetic giants of the 20th century is rendered in a unique and affecting fashion.

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Blue Velvet (1986)

By David Jenkins

David Lynch’s peek behind the curtain of smalltown USA remains as beautiful and unnerving as ever.

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Moana

By Alexia Stam

A feisty Polynesian princess takes care of business on the high seas in this delightful animated caper.

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Paterson

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

One of 2016’s finest pulls up just before the year ends, and Adam Driver is sat smiling at the wheel.

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The Wailing

By Anton Bitel

An outbreak of madness and murder takes hold of a small South Korean town in this superlative thriller.

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In the Heat of the Night (1967)

By David Jenkins

Sidney Poitier confronts violent racists in smalltown Mississippi in this sweat-dappled 1967 policier.

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