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2017 in Review: 50 Films in 5 Minutes

By Luís Azevedo

A look back at some of the most memorable movie moments from the past 12 months.

With Wormwood, Errol Morris shows he’s still the master of true-crime

By Catherine Pearson

The director of The Thin Blue Line is back with a gripping Cold War-era murder mystery.

In praise of Night of the Demon: Jacques Tourneur’s proto-folk horror

By Adam Scovell

The director’s 1957 occult classic continues to cast a long, sinister shadow over horror cinema.

Little White Lies contributors’ Top 10 films of 2017

By Little White Lies

Our writers select their favourite new releases from the past 12 months.

The 30 best films of 2017

By Little White Lies

From Lady Bird to Logan Lucky, these are our highlights from what’s been a mast year for new movies. How many have you seen?

Watch the first trailer for Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris

By Hannah Strong

All aboard for the true story of a terrorist plot on a train – starring the men who actually lived it.

The 20 best film posters of 2017

By Hannah Strong

From Lady Bird to Logan, Baby Driver to The Beguiled, we look back on another year of movie marketing mastery.

Watch a rare deleted scene from Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket

By Little White Lies

The director’s 1996 debut feature is out now via The Criterion Collection.

The 10 best film soundtracks of 2017

By Amar Ediriwira

We sift through the year’s finest original scores, featuring new music by Sufjan Stevens, Mica Levi and Sampha.

The horror of coming-of-age in Brian De Palma’s Carrie

By Anton Bitel

Adolescence is key to everything in this seminal Stephen King adaptation from 1974.

RIP Bruce Brown – Filmmaking pioneer who created surfing’s enduring image

By Michael Fordham

The director of The Endless Summer and On Any Sunday has died aged 80.

Remembering Sonja Henie: Hollywood’s first (and only) skating superstar

By Justine Smith

The Olympic figure skater turned actor was a huge celebrity in her day – but controversy was never far away.

Why The Palm Beach Story is my favourite screwball comedy

By Stephen Puddicombe

Contemporary Hollywood could learn a thing or two from Preston Sturges’ progressive and daring film.

All The Rage: How angry women powered cinema in 2017

By Nicole Davis

This year filmmakers like Alice Lowe have openly flouted the notion that female characters should be likeable.

The Story of a Scene: David Gordon Green on Stronger

By Little White Lies

The director exclusively narrates a clip from his inspirational new film.

Ai Weiwei on documenting the ‘greatest global crisis since World War Two’

By Stefan Pape

The artist and activist opens up about the profound experience of making his new film Human Flow.

Guillermo del Toro: How Objects Tell The Story

By Luís Azevedo

To celebrate the release of The Shape of Water, we enter the fantastical world of the inimitable Mexican maestro.

In praise of Holy Motors

By Ben Nicholson

One of the great screen visions of modern Paris come to the ICA on 35mm in association with MUBI

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