What with the rain finally arriving, various ball game tournaments coming to an end and school terms drawing to a close, it must be the start of the great British summer. What better time to look back over all the films shown so far this year and pick out our favourites. Over the next few weeks our contributors will be posting their highlights, starting with Bill Walton:

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Human Flow
• A Fantastic Woman
• Distant Sky – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live in Copenhagen
• The Shape of Water.
• The Yorkshire Silent Film Day including Another Fine Mess, The Unknown, and Hamlet

A good list? Feel free to share you feedback and your own highlights of the year so far in the comments below.