Film Archive
11th December 2023
A gift guide for film lovers
As Christmas comes around once again, these are the gifts you should be getting for the cinephiles in your life
6th December 2023
Anatomy of a Fall review: Justine Triet’s forensic deconstruction of a marriage
This Palme D’or winning courtroom drama has a restless screenplay that holds the audience by the scruff of their conflicted neck to uncover all the messy details as commanding lead Sandra Hüller is put to trial over the mysterious death of her husband
4th December 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review – Ambitious adaptation deftly translates book to screen
The latest and final instalment in The Hunger Games series has just arrived but does it live up to the book?
3rd December 2023
Monster review: Powerful identity tale meets bureaucratic comedy | LIFF 2023
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film returns again to themes of childhood and family, but this time round does all of its story strands mesh well together?
30th November 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Review – An action packed adventure from Aardman Animations | MAF 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget previewed at Manchester’s Animation Festival for a special Gala screening alongside an exclusive Q&A with Aardman studio
29th November 2023
Thanksgiving review: A sumptuous seasonal slasher
Director Eli Roth serves a fresh take on holiday horror in this long gestated slasher which weaves consumerism and comedy into the mix
28th November 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review – Dystopia as a hard-hitting critique of the modern world
It isn’t what’s on the big screen which makes the most powerful impression; it’s the film’s grim use of dystopia and its trivialisation of political violence
28th November 2023
Love Actually’s 20th anniversary: A classic film still capturing the world’s hearts
Twenty years from its initial release and Hugh Grant’s sneaky feeling still stands as Love Actually is still all around
24th November 2023
The Social Network: A cautionary tale of Mark Zuckerberg’s future
The Social Network’s brilliance in its pre-empting critique of Mark Zuckerberg resurfaces in the wake of David Fincher’s new film The Killer
24th November 2023
The Boy and the Heron review: Miyazaki’s failure to retire comes to our delight | MAF 2023
Hayao Miyazaki returns to screens with The Boy and the Heron, filled with adventure, sincerity and whimsicality it marks itself as the quintessential Miyazaki film
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21st November 2023
David Fincher’s The Killer and the assassin aesthetic
David Fincher’s new Netflix thriller puts its killer in a Hawaiian shirt, playing with the history of assassin films and mixing it with his signature style
15th November 2023
Foe review: Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in doppelgänger dystopia
Garth Davis brings to screen Iain Reid’s 2018 sci-fi drama novel with a beautiful but disturbing glimpse of a devastating near-future hypothesis
14th November 2023
Last Night in Soho review: Edgar Wright takes audiences back to the Swinging Sixties | FilmFear 2023
HOME and Film4 bring a weekend of frightful films to a close with Edgar Wright’s glamorous horror, Last Night in Soho
14th November 2023
The Bikeriders review: Jeff Nichols’ mythology of the motorcycle gang | LIFF 2023
This chronicle of a fictional motorcycle gang hit Leeds Film Festival to a packed crowd but are its bold stylistic choices ultimately its downfall?
14th November 2023
The top 10 films to watch this autumn
It’s autumn and time to get cosy in front of the small screen. If you’re struggling with what to watch this year, this is your list to consult
13th November 2023
Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” | MAF 2023
Director of Manchester Animation Festival sits down to talk about this years programme and the threat of distributors and AI in the world of animation
12th November 2023
Wes Anderson’s medley of Roald Dahl short films: Theatrical style combines with Dahl’s fantasy to varying effects
Following his retelling of Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson is back once again in the Roald Dahl universe – only this time with four short films premiering on Netflix
12th November 2023
Tiger Stripes review: Malaysian body horror for the TikTok era | FilmFear 2023
Amanda Nell Eu makes her directorial debut with soft body horror Tiger Stripes
11th November 2023
The aesthetic world of Sofia Coppola
Ahead of the release of Priscilla, The Mancunion dives into the chic, pastel-coloured world of the director Sofia Coppola
9th November 2023
Fritz Lang’s M: The perfect thriller
Despite being made nearly a century ago, Fritz Lang’s classic lives up to be one of the best thrillers of all time