Silence is a leap of faith that did not pay off

The Birth of a Nation is a powerful film about important issues

Power to the people, stick it to the man

Stick to the Assassin’s Creed video games, because the film is a disappointment

Based on Saroo Brierly’s A Long Way Home, Lion follows Saroo’s unexpected trajectory from Ganesh Talai to Calcutta to Australia, all the while never giving up hope that one day he will return home.

A taste of what is yet to come in the ever growing annual film festival in 2017

Eloïse Wright revisits Lynch’s classic

A young autistic boy manages to understand the world through Disney films

Kevin MacDonald’s Sky Ladder explores the artistic process behind his work, the origins of his illustrious career, and the shackles of patriotic ‘collaboration’

Manchester By The Sea portrays true grief and loss amidst Hollywood’s plethora of flashy meta-films

La La Land is an homage to jazz which neglects to ultimately pay any viable homage to jazz

Mritunjay Sharma explores the tradition of biopic films in Bollywood

Nominated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi barred from Oscars under Trump’s Muslim ban

Lemony Snicket’s gruesome tales are reimagined for the screen as a Netflix series triumphs once again

Rogue One is a beautiful love letter to the Star Wars mythology

Snowden successfully brings forward the issue of personal sacrifice for a greater good

Bleed for This is the captivating biopic Miles Teller needed to engrave his name in the hallmarks of cinema recognition

The controversy around Last Tango in Paris is shocking, but all too familiar

Films to get you through this winter

A letter from the Head Film Editor summarising this year’s film scene