Screen critics: best films of 2016

By Screen staff2016-12-13T09:23:00+00:00

Ten Screen critics select their favourite films of the year.

Click the critics below to find out their top five, best documentary, best UK film and undiscovered gems.

Fionnuala Halligan, chief film critic

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‘Sister’: Review
2021-04-09T11:26:00Z
China’s surprise box office hit looks set for a steady run
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‘Thunder Force’: Review
2021-04-09T08:01:00Z
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer suit up as superheroes for Netflix
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‘Voyagers’: Review
2021-04-07T15:59:00Z
Director Neil Burger gives an old story a new resonance in space.

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‘The Power’: Review
2021-04-05T05:00:00Z
Corinna Faith’s genre debut is set during the UK’s power blackouts of 1974
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‘The Unholy’: Review
2021-04-01T16:00:00Z
Is there a hope in hell for Sony’s Easter supernatural thriller?
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‘Every Breath You Take’: Review
2021-03-31T04:01:00Z
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin star in a domestic invasion drama