From the sweet pathos of The Quiet Girl to the giddy thrills of Top Gun: Maverick and the gleeful silliness of Jackass Forever, Guardian readers spotlight their pick of the year
Martin McDonagh is such an incredible writer, and he can direct like hell. Here, he manages to do the impossible and make a film better than In Bruges and Three Billboards. I’ve always adored Farrell and Gleeson, but they both outdo themselves. I cannot wait to see it again.
This Irish language film was a wonderful rendering of a childhood summer away from home, with Catherine Clinch playing the eponymous child. The stillness she creates at the centre of the film and the subtlety accorded to the gradations of change in her new surroundings were set against the coarseness of her own family and led to an emotional and convincing climax, free of sentimentality. A beautiful film.I love being surprised by movies and The Northman did just that.
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