UK FILM TOP 10

1. Beauty & The Beast (PG)

Bookworm Belle (Emma Watson) trades places with her inventor father as prisoner of The Beast (Dan Stevens), but is surrounded by the kindness of servants. It comes close to the dizzy heights of its animated predecessor.

2. Kong: Skull Island (12A)

Bill Randa (John Goodman) spearheads a geological survey to a Pacific island, with passengers including anti-war photojournalist Mason Weaver (Brie Larson), rousing a giant ape. A film which flexes its muscles, but punches below its weight.

3. Get Out (15)

Daniel Kaluuya delivers a stellar performance as photographer Chris Washington, nervous about meeting the parents of his white girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams). But something about the neighbourhood feels out of kilter.

4. Logan (15)

Time waits for no mutant in Hugh Jackman’s violent swansong as one of the most famous characters in the X-men universe. Logan strikes a contemplative tone, setting it apart from the other standalone Wolverine films.

5. The LEGO Batman Movie (U)

Commissioner James Gordon (Hector Elizondo) hands control to his daughter, Barbara, who questions Batman’s effectiveness when his nemeses remain at large – but not for long.

6. Sing (U)

Koala bear entrepreneur Buster Moon (Matthew Mcconaughey) inherits a theatre and organises a singing competition.

7. Viceroy’s House (12)

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten serves as India’s last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people. Hugh Bonneville, Denzil Smith and Gillian Anderson star.

8. Bolshoi: A Contemporary Evening 2017

The Bolshoi takes on a bold new challenge with some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography.

9. Hidden Figures (PG)

Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) and Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) work as part of NASA’S concerted effort to put a man into space before the Soviets but face discrimination.

10. Moonlight (15)

Chiron (Alex Hibbert) is an obvious target for bullies and his mother Paula (Naomie Harris) is a slave to her drug habit in this collaboration between a director at the height of his powers and a cast willing to lay themselves emotionally bare.