Mary Poppins, The BFG and Spectre: your complete Christmas film guide
The best festive films, from the classic The Grand Budapest Hotel, to modern favourites such as Up and Brooklyn, plus the creepy baby from Twilight and everything in between
December 2016
Film blog
La La Land, Hidden Figures and films that squeezed happiness out of 2016
Box office analysis: UK
Rogue One opens well in the UK – but not quite as well as Fantastic Beasts
November 2016
Film blog
The best films of 2016 so far
eOne shares plunge as first-half profits tumble
October 2016
Box office analysis: UK
The Girl on the Train beats Bridget Jones's Baby – and Gone Girl – in UK
Thriller starring Emily Blunt grabs the top spot with £6.9m in takings, trumping Gone Girl’s opening, while Louis Theroux’s My Scientology Movie reports rapid sellouts
September 2016
Box office analysis: UK
Bridget Jones's Baby still the daddy in UK as Finding Dory hits motherlode
Box office analysis: UK
Don't Breathe spooks Ben-Hur's horses at the UK box office
First look review
A Monster Calls review: Liam Neeson's tree offers pre-teen bereavement therapy
Box office analysis: UK
Sausage Party pushes Finding Dory off top of UK box office
August 2016
Box office analysis: UK
Suicide Squad still supreme at the UK box office
DC Comics’ rampaging antiheroes hold Dory, Bourne and The BFG at bay for a second week as Zac Efron’s Wedding Dates edges into the Top 5
Box office analysis: UK
Crime pays: DC's Suicide Squad tops UK box office with £11.25m
Despite the disapproval of critics, the supervillain film had the third biggest opening of the year, and dwarfed the takings of the other films in the UK chart
Box office analysis: UK
Finding Dory surfaces atop UK box office as Jason Bourne spies second
The Pixar sequel enjoyed a heady start to the school holiday season, while Spielberg’s giant continues to stand tall and indie releases are few and far between
July 2016
Observer New Review Q&A
Mark Rylance: ‘I was amused Steven Spielberg offered me the part’
This week's best culture
Five of the best... films out now in the UK
Box office analysis: UK
The BFG towers over UK box office while Star Trek Beyond fails to prosper
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The BFG review – a scrumdiddlyumptious feast
Five best moments
Five best moments: Penelope Wilton
The Guardian's Film Weekly
The BFG, Star Trek Beyond, Chevalier and The Killing$ of Tony Blair reviewed – Film Weekly podcast
