It’s that time of year again – Hollywood is about to descend on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where the 96th Academy Awards are being held, honouring the best in cinema from the past year. As always, this brings an end to the cinematic year, a 15-month endeavour that sees many of us travelling…

It is that time of year again – the 95th Academy Awards are tonight, bringing somewhat of an official end to the cinematic year. As is tradition, I spend today reflecting on the past year, looking at the films that made the most profound difference, and those which represent the best that cinema had to…

With the Academy Awards being held this evening, it brings us to our annual tradition of reviewing the past year in film. 2021 was certainly a tumultuous year when it came to cinema – while caution was still taken in terms of how films were released (with many distributors offering audiences the chance to see…

It should go without saying that 2020 was a year unlike any other – as a global population, we had to adapt to unprecedented changes that shook our very existence and presented us with a new set of challenges not many of us expected to have to endure. However, what came about as a result…

As expected, 2019 brought an incredible end to a decade that saw so much change in regards to the film industry, both in terms of the stories told and the people telling them. Independent cinema finally began to earn the acclaim it deserved, with films like Moonlight, Birdman, Spotlight and 12 Years a Slave winning…

2018 was an exceptional year for cinema – I feel like I say this about every year, but I genuinely believe the standard of cinema is only increasing year after year, with more respect being given to independent filmmaking, a seismic shift towards inclusivity and a broader appeal being found in intelligent, well-made cinema, which…

2017 was, in my humble opinion, one of the strongest years for cinema in recent memory, comparable to notable years such as 1948, 1950 and 1999. As a result of some of the extremely strong and distinctive work this year, creating a list has been an exhausting and difficult task, and many fantastic films have…

I can’t believe that it is already that time of the year again. The Academy Awards are this Sunday, and as always, I release my annual list of the Best Films of the Year. The reason for releasing this list, which covers the 2016 year of cinema, at the end of February is a simple…

So finally, it is that time of year again – the Academy Awards are tomorrow, and while they are preparing to honor the best of the year, I am preparing to do my own, where I list the very best films of the year. As usual, I will be listing five honorable mentions, essentially films…