Free Solo — a terrifying, enthralling climbing documentaryThe story of one man’s attempted ascent of a 3,000ft bluff without a harness is an amazing piece of cinemaRoma — a modern-day neorealist classic from Alfonso CuarónThe director’s Mexico City-set film tells a vivid story in a world of social injustice and inequalityAn Elephant Sitting Still — grimly gripping portrait of urban ChinaFirst-time writer-director Hu Bo crafted this extraordinary social drama-thriller before taking his own life at 29They Shall Not Grow Old — an astonishing act of remembrance from Peter JacksonArchive first world war footage is brought vividly to life with sound, colour and 3D imagerySicilian Ghost Story — bewitching story with tapestry-like visualsA Mafia kidnapping case is transformed into something extraordinaryThe House that Jack Built — Lars von Trier returns to the dark corners of the human psycheMatt Dillon gives the performance of his life as a serial killer in this brutal filmMore from this SeriesA Fantastic Woman — a fantastic movie of death and defianceSebastián Lelio’s film follows a trans woman reeling from the loss of her partnerApostasy — piercing portrait of a Jehovah’s Witness familyA calm and murderously watchable first feature from Daniel KokotajloWidows — Steve McQueen brilliantly straddles commerce and art cinemaLed by Viola Davis, the four female leads in this heist drama are electrifyingMirai — tender and funny Japanese anime adventureMamoru Hosoda’s film tells the story of an endearingly fractious toddler
Free Solo — a terrifying, enthralling climbing documentaryThe story of one man’s attempted ascent of a 3,000ft bluff without a harness is an amazing piece of cinemaRoma — a modern-day neorealist classic from Alfonso CuarónThe director’s Mexico City-set film tells a vivid story in a world of social injustice and inequalityAn Elephant Sitting Still — grimly gripping portrait of urban ChinaFirst-time writer-director Hu Bo crafted this extraordinary social drama-thriller before taking his own life at 29They Shall Not Grow Old — an astonishing act of remembrance from Peter JacksonArchive first world war footage is brought vividly to life with sound, colour and 3D imagerySicilian Ghost Story — bewitching story with tapestry-like visualsA Mafia kidnapping case is transformed into something extraordinaryThe House that Jack Built — Lars von Trier returns to the dark corners of the human psycheMatt Dillon gives the performance of his life as a serial killer in this brutal filmMore from this SeriesA Fantastic Woman — a fantastic movie of death and defianceSebastián Lelio’s film follows a trans woman reeling from the loss of her partnerApostasy — piercing portrait of a Jehovah’s Witness familyA calm and murderously watchable first feature from Daniel KokotajloWidows — Steve McQueen brilliantly straddles commerce and art cinemaLed by Viola Davis, the four female leads in this heist drama are electrifyingMirai — tender and funny Japanese anime adventureMamoru Hosoda’s film tells the story of an endearingly fractious toddler
