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Reading should be for joy, not health

Reading should be for joy, not health

Moderate reading is the newest wellness hack, and it is setting us up to fail. An introduction to the joys of obsessive reading, and why we should do it.
Do You Love Me? review: Beautiful cinematography makes up for a lacking script | MFF 2024

Do You Love Me? review: Beautiful cinematography makes up for a lacking script | MFF 2024

Do You Love Me? is a tender exploration of personal love and loss at the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Poor Things review: Award-winningly outrageous

Poor Things review: Award-winningly outrageous

Exploitative or experimental? Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest has become an instant success, but what is it and why does this cinematic experience deserve every accolade?
Books are a girl’s best friend – Valentine’s edition

Books are a girl’s best friend – Valentine’s edition

Treat yourself this romantic season with a good read – books are much lower maintenance than men
In Memoriam review: Finding solace amongst sorrow

In Memoriam review: Finding solace amongst sorrow

Alice Winn’s debut In Memoriam has become Waterstones’ poster child for both historical fiction and LGBTQ+ romance. It has already been named an ‘instant classic’, but what separates this Great War story from so many others?
The Booker Prize: Empowering or performative?

The Booker Prize: Empowering or performative?

The Booker Prize’s shortlist has been announced, and as always, each entry is laden with polemical and current societal commentaries. But why does this prize champion liberation? Perhaps due to its colonial past and problematic present.
The Crown Season 6 review: A tragic triumph

The Crown Season 6 review: A tragic triumph

Season 6 of The Crown has released its first four episodes. Following the final months of Diana’s life and the immediate fallout of her passing, it was always going to be controversial but to what point?
The ultimate Gift Guide: Books edition

The ultimate Gift Guide: Books edition

Books are the ideal present for anyone, but faced with the overwhelming amount of choice, we offer a few suggestions from the most popular genres.
The top 10 films to watch this autumn

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
We recommend: Our writers tell you their current favourites

We recommend: Our writers tell you their current favourites

Our writers have come together to present to you their top picks of books you should read this semester. Choose your favourite and snuggle up to read something new this October.
The Pumpkin Spice Café: Love or loathe?

The Pumpkin Spice Café: Love or loathe?

The books for Autumn 2023 have been revealed, and ranked highly among them was The Pumpkin Spice Café. But the question is, has it been overhyped or does it really live up to expectation?
Daisy Jones and The Six: Drugs and desire

Daisy Jones and The Six: Drugs and desire

‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ both romanticises and tears down the 70s lust for the ‘Rock & Roll’ scene. Straying from the original plot of the book, is the show’s portrayal of destruction empowering or disheartening?
Outer Banks Season 3: Treasure or tragic?

Outer Banks Season 3: Treasure or tragic?

Outer Banks is back for its third season of treasure-digging, jungle-frenzied, teenage romance debut. Despite its highly anticipated return, can the show continue its legacy of success?
Romance novels revisited: Finding the modern love story

Romance novels revisited: Finding the modern love story

The Mancunion discusses love stories throughout literary history, as well as which novel modern book lovers should spend your days reading!
Everything Everywhere All At Once: 2023’s Oscar darling

Everything Everywhere All At Once: 2023’s Oscar darling

There’s a lot of hype surrounding Everything Everywhere All at Once but does it deserve a win at this year’s Academy Awards?
My Policeman review: Captivating or criminal?

My Policeman review: Captivating or criminal?

My Policeman falls flat despite its star studded cast