The best films of 2024 in the UK so far

Seduced by Sam Taylor-Johnson’s woozy Amy Winehouse biopic and kicked into tomorrow by Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, we replay six fantastic months of film Anthony Hopkins stars as Nicholas Winton, the “British Schindler” who rescued 669 Jewish children from the Nazis, alongside Helena Bonham Carter on mighty form. What we said: “The film does justice to this overwhelmingly moving event in British public life in a quietly affecting drama.” Read the full review. Richly enjoyable documentary charts the rise and …