AS we hop, skip and spring into March, it’s officially the third annual Ilkley Cinema Oscars Week, and we’re very excited to bring back the best-loved films over the past year.

Joining us for a third week is historical drama The Post, with Hollywood legends Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks exposing decades of US government secrets in The Washington Post.

Also, back by popular demand is Darkest Hour and Gary Oldman’s BAFTA awarding winning portrayal of Winston Churchill at the outbreak of WWII.

2017 saw some incredible films at Ilkley Cinema, and we couldn’t help but revisit some of our favourites, including Christopher Nolan’s heart-hammering, immersive war thriller Dunkirk. And from one historical epic to another in Victoria and Abdul, with Dame Judi Dench taking the lead once again as the aged, frail monarch sparking an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk.

Two very different stories of death rejoin our Oscar week with great pride, firstly Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery Murder on the Orient Express is rejuvenated with an all-star cast. Kenneth Branagh takes charge as the legendary Detective Hercule Poirot alongside Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz and Michelle Pfeiffer to name but a few. This duo is completed with black comedy The Death of Stalin, which tells the story of the eruption caused after the infamous dictator’s death.

BAFTA award winning film Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri storms back onto our screen, with Mildred Hayes seeking justice for her daughter’s murder.

And joining us for the very first time is a pair of touching coming-of-age dramas: The Florida Project and Call Me by Your Name, both exploring love, mischief, childhood, adolescence and innocence over one glorious summer, but both in their own warming and unique way.

Finally, fast becoming a firm British classic is our Kids’ Club selection this week: Paddington 2, where our favourite bear is looking to clear his name after he is accused of stealing a prized book.

l Evie Myers