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Directors Notes Top 20 Filmmaker Conversations of 2022

From an exhilarating year of DN interviews, this selection of 20 favourites epitomises the rich, insightful conversations we had with directors in 2022.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Features of 2022

From bangers and pop culture celebrations to stories that mine memories and relationships for meaning Jeanie Finlay runs through her top ten films of 2022.

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Sarah Smith Top Ten Feature Films of 2022

Driven by debut features, Sarah Smith unveils what films she revelled in over 2022 and why they made it to her top ten list.

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James Maitre Top Ten Feature Films of 2022

James sifts through the feature-length cinematic offerings of 2022 and presents a list of the ten films that affected him the most this year.

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Redmond Bacon Top 10 Features of 2022

From in-depth character studies to cracking genre pictures, Redmond's top 10 films of the year showe off a varied, stunning year.

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James Maitre Top Ten Features of 2021

From pulse-pounding manga adaptations to three hour epics on the winding nature of grief, James dishes out his top ten features of 2021.

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Neil Fox Top Ten Features of 2021

Embracing the shifting forms, presentations and moods of modern cinema Neil Fox highlights ten of his favourite 2021 cinematic objects.

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Redmond Bacon Top Ten Features of 2021

A mix of arthouse, blockbuster and documentary offerings sum up a year with endless cinematic ideas in Redmond's top ten features of 2021.

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Five Spine-Tingling Short Scares For Halloween 2021

From obscenely bombastic body horrors to twisted satanic comedies, DN recommends five short horror films to watch this Halloween.

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MarBelle Top Ten Features of 2020

"2020 is a year which has highlighted the deep importance of the moving image." MarBelle runs through the films that helped make a terrible year bearable.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Features of 2020

Jeanie Finlay returns to DN to share her experiences of this unprecedented year, along with the 2020 features which left an indelible mark on her memory.

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Sarah Smith Top Ten Features of 2020

"2020 has provided us with a berth of films which have certainly kept us going." Sarah shares the cinematic ballast which kept her afloat during 2020.

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