
As another cinematic year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from miraculous musicals to subversive westerns

Alessandro Nivola and Vera Farmiga shine, but the show's perfect balance of comedy and drama gets a bit lost in the transition to film

With Nomadland and First Cow now in UK cinemas, Lilia Pavin-Franks explores how ChloƩ Zhao and Kelly Reichardt have rewritten the rules of Hollywood's most fabled genre

Kelly Reichardt's subversive western about two friends selling oily cakes in 1820s Oregon is heartwarming, sad, and singular