Film

Who knows, maybe in a couple of years, people will go on about how “cool” VHS films are, just like with film cameras and typewriters today. But right now, unfortunately not everyone currently agrees

Scorsese’s twelfth film risks not living up to the tremendous hype around it—but exceeds all expectation

The new Woody Allen film, Irrational Man, is neither one to win over those unfamiliar with the director’s style, nor one to please his current fans

We conducted a poll of our contributors in which we asked them to name their five favourite films released during the 2014/15 academic year. Having scored all the lists together, we can now reveal that the Mancunion’s Top 5 Movies of 2014/15 are:

Zach Fuller bigs up an underrated and overshadowed gem from 2008, starring Ben Kingsley and Mary Kate Olsen

Short Term 12 follows a 20-something supervising staff member, Grace (Brie Larson), of a foster care facility as she navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.). One thing that struck me was the unenviable task the staff had, treading the fine line between being a […]

The Film Editors countdown their favourite scenes which snap, crackle and pop

Jack Evans looks ahead to the much-anticpated return of the Scorcese-DiCaprio duo

Shilpa isn’t sure if she’s bored or engaged by the Cornerhouse’s latest offering

Jack previews the Glasgow set shocker starring James McAvoy

We talk to Merlin Merton and Alexander Mansfield Martinez about their latest film ‘Gift From God’

Preview of the latest film from ‘This is England’ director Shane Meadows

Calum Ousby counts down the scariest moments of cinema

Katie Palfrey serves up her favourite uses of food in film

Calum Ousby reviews Hitchcock, a biopic of the famous director

Merlin Merton talks about the inspiration behind a student-made film

Release date: 26th October 2011

Jack Hadley casts his eye over some of the big cinematic releases this term…

David Lynch is of course most well known for his surrealist films – The Elephant Man, Eraserhead and Mulholland Drive – but many may be unfamiliar with one of his greatest works; his charity, the David Lynch Foundation. It was established in 2005, created by Lynch himself from his belief that “every child should have […]

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