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Review: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
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.
Review: Two For Joy
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
Review: Utøya: July 22 (with Q&A)
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
Review: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
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
Review: 22 July
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.
Review: Bad Times at the El Royale
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.
Review: Mandy
16th October 2018

Review: Mandy

Brutal, strange, and featuring Nicolas Cage at his insane, over-the-top best, Mandy is an instant cult-classic.
Review: First Man
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.
Grimmfest 2018: The Cleaning Lady Review
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
Review: Johnny English Strikes Again
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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Grimmfest 2018: Summer of 84
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
Review: Tehran Taboo
11th October 2018

Review: Tehran Taboo

Review of Tehran Taboo; an immersive film of untold stories set in Tehran.
Review: Venom
10th October 2018

Review: Venom

Tom Hardy’s much-anticipated Marvel debut doesn’t really live up to the hype
Review: A Star is Born
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.
First Watch: Casablanca
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
Netflix returns us to the golden era of rom-coms
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
Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post
10th October 2018

Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Urussa Malik reviews Desiree Akhavan’s third project, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock
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
‘New can be scary’ – the new female Doctor
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.
Review: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
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