Eight of the best movies – so far
performances from Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, what could have been a straightforward documentary or a conventional biopic, is instead a hilarious, confronting and compelling black comedy.
Loving Vincent
Entirely hand-painted by a team of more than 100 speciallytrained artists, this Oscarnominated, animated historical mystery is a breathtaking achievement. Saoirse Ronan and Chris O’Dowd provide the vocals and visages, as Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman try to unravel the last days of troubled artist Vincent van Gogh.
Sweet Country
From a beautiful, lyrical opening scene simply involving a dark bubbling pot and evocative audio to its devastating denouement, Warwick Thornton’s Aussie western is a triumph of taut storytelling and visual flair. Inspired by a real-life incident in the late 1920s, this tale draws you in with its colourful characters and grips, then haunts and outrages with its scenarios and injustice
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Built around grieving mother Mildred Hayes’ (a quite brilliant Frances McDormand) quest for justice in a small town, Martin McDonagh brings all his playwrighting and film-making skills to bear in creating a simply stunning, subversive tale. In its near two-hour running time, this movie will leave you exhilarated, exhausted and entertained as you experience a range of emotions.