Film Archive
30th October 2018
Review: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Goosebumps 2 has been released following the success of the first, but doesn’t seem worth the wait.
30th October 2018
Review: Two For Joy
Izzy Sharp finds aspects of Tom Beard’s Two For Joy compelling and heartfelt, yet ultimately unable to strike home with its depiction of the tensions within a modern British family
18th October 2018
Review: Utøya: July 22 (with Q&A)
The focus of discussion surrounding the 2011 tragedy is put back on the victims’ experience thanks to Poppe’s remarkable film. The question and answer panel, hosted at HOME, consisted of director Erik Poppe and lead actor Andrea Berntzen along with real survivors of the attack, Lisa Marie Husby and Ole Slyngstadli
18th October 2018
Review: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a radical film that is profoundly shocking in both style and content, fostering a powerful sense of unease in the viewer. Almost 30 years after its release, it still has the capacity to disturb, writes Ashwin Tharoor
17th October 2018
Review: 22 July
A review of Paul Greengrass’s drama depicting the 2011 terror attacks in Norway and their fallout among the survivors.
16th October 2018
Review: Bad Times at the El Royale
The Mancunion reviews Drew Goddard’s mystery thriller ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ – a film reliant on aesthetics and shirtless cameos.
16th October 2018
Review: Mandy
Brutal, strange, and featuring Nicolas Cage at his insane, over-the-top best, Mandy is an instant cult-classic.
16th October 2018
Review: First Man
Adrian Kanyoli lends his praise to Damien Chazelle’s latest feature-length but asks if it deviates too much from the norm for mainstream appeal.
15th October 2018
Grimmfest 2018: The Cleaning Lady Review
Part-home invasion horror, part-jealousy melodrama, The Cleaning Lady is a an initially shocking film that struggles to stand out in its genre
15th October 2018
Review: Johnny English Strikes Again
Even with the best will in the world, national treasure Rowan Atkinson doesn’t have the comedic strength to keep this titanic failure afloat
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15th October 2018
Grimmfest 2018: Summer of 84
The 80s themed tale of a killer-next-door was shown at Grimmfest 2018, shocking audiences with an explosive, violent final act
11th October 2018
Review: Tehran Taboo
Review of Tehran Taboo; an immersive film of untold stories set in Tehran.
10th October 2018
Review: Venom
Tom Hardy’s much-anticipated Marvel debut doesn’t really live up to the hype
10th October 2018
Review: A Star is Born
Emotional, funny, and featuring a killer soundtrack, A Star is Born will surely go down as one of 2018’s greatest films.
10th October 2018
First Watch: Casablanca
At first glance, the film may be seen as just another tale of a damsel in distress, but upon closer inspection, Casablanca is a romantic fantasy that has made an everlasting impact on cinema as a whole
10th October 2018
Netflix returns us to the golden era of rom-coms
Georgia Church reviews one of Netflix’s new rom-coms, Set It Up
10th October 2018
Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Urussa Malik reviews Desiree Akhavan’s third project, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
9th October 2018
Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Izzy Sharp compares the adaptations of ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ from 1975 and 2018, pitting Weir’s entry against the modern iteration from Kondracki
9th October 2018
‘New can be scary’ – the new female Doctor
The BBC successfully introduces Jodie Whittaker as the next regeneration of Doctor Who, finding the right balance for success.
4th October 2018
Review: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
Madeleine Peden reviews Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. – a documentary following rapper M.I.A which explores her civil war torn background and migration to the UK