Whether you plan to head out to the theatre, or sit on the couch, our critics have gathered together their favourite films of this year. You can search by genre（体裁） and where you can see it. Have at it!

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Bianca Stigter's documentary turns three minutes of pre-World War Ⅱ vacation video into a 69-minute detective story. It's fascinating and complete—but never tiring. The film becomes a story of discovery, an exploration of memory and a reflection on loss and cinema.

Genre: History, Documentary

Moonage Daydream

As a committed music documentary watcher, I was completely unprepared for the confusing IMAX world building that director Brett Morgen brought to his authorized biography（传记） of David Bowie. Morgen made a film that both celebrates Bowie's music and conveys the intellectual, philosophical and spiritual currents of a splendid life.

Genre: Music and Musicals, Documentary, Biography

Retrograde

Filmmaker Matthew Heinemen stayed in Afghanistan as American forces left and the result isa fascinating portrait of a tragedy in real time—the abandoned bases and villages, the fall of Kabul back into Taliban hands as refugees（难民） hurried to an airport in chaos（混乱）. Retrograde is war cinema coming from reality, powered by the responsibility to bear witness.

Genre: History, Documentary

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Laura Poitras' documentary interweaves（交织） the origin story of photographer Nan Goldin with her mission to hold the Sackler family accountable for the drug addiction crisis caused by its company, Pu rdue Pharma. Goldin attacks major museums, forces the Sacklers to listen to the stories of their victims and removes the Sackler name from museum walls.

Genre: Biography, History, Documentary