What a year in cinema it’s been. We take stock with our annual ‘best of’ lists, which chart the finest films seen at festivals, on streaming and in cinemas, as well as the top discs, TV series and film books of 2023.
Elsewhere in this special issue are a feature on Scala!!!, a lively new documentary celebrating the infamous London cinema, Michael Mann talking Enzo biopic Ferrari, Alexander Payne on his Christmastime comedy The Holdovers and much more below.