Attack the Block

A ranking across a year of intricate moral drama, expressive spectacle, formally adventurous cinema and sharply performed comedy. The order favours complete films whose direction and performances...

For creature fans who want the people around the spectacle to be worth following. Here the extra interest may be a family's improvised rescue, a government's decision-making, a compromised romance...

British comedy is more varied than a repeat appointment with the most familiar pub. These mostly post-1990 films find humour in work, embarrassment, region, friendship and people trying to...

A strong first completed feature can introduce a way of seeing rather than merely demonstrate professional polish. These choices favour debuts since 2000, with a few earlier reference points and...