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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

A year indelibly marked both by deep loss and professional exhilaration, director Jeanie Finlay reflects on the cinematic triumphs of 2023 in her best of list.

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Sarah Smith Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

With seven female filmmakers leading the way, Sarah Smith walks us through why these 10 feature films of 2023 refuse to leave her consciousness.

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Neil Fox Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

Making a most welcome return to DN's end of year list fold The Cinematologists' Neil Fox shares 10 of his favourite 2023 UK released features.

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James Maitre Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

James reflects on his most memorable feature-length watches of 2023, whittling down everything he saw into a list of ten favourites.

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Redmond Bacon Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

Courtroom dramas, creature-feature horrors, genre reinventions and sad character studies characterise Redmond Bacon's Top 10 features of 2023.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films 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 Feature Films 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 Feature Films 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 Feature Films 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 Feature Films 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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