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Benjamin Klauber-Griffiths

Benjamin Klauber-Griffiths


Fight in University of Manchester library caught on camera

Fight in University of Manchester library caught on camera

Footage shows alleged fight between student and older man in University of Manchester Main Library
Review: Alan Partridge Live – Stratagem

Review: Alan Partridge Live – Stratagem

Film Editor Benjy Klauber-Griffiths reviews Stratagem with Alan Patridge at AO Arena
TV Nostalgia: Our childhood favourites

TV Nostalgia: Our childhood favourites

From Tracy Beaker to the Clone Wars, we explore some of our favourite childhood shows and ask just why did we love them so much?
State of the Industry: Long live the silver screen

State of the Industry: Long live the silver screen

The precedent set by modern TV is not only one that destroys the artistic integrity of the film but perpetuates a cycle of negative watching and passive viewership. Film Editor Benjy Klauber-Griffiths challenges television supremacy.
What to watch: Our top TV picks for April

What to watch: Our top TV picks for April

From comedy dramas to superhero charmers here’s a list of our top Tv picks for April
MANIFF 2022: The Sleeping Negro

MANIFF 2022: The Sleeping Negro

MANIFF 2022: At moments shocking, at times confusing, this is the black American commentary audiences have needed
MANIFF 2022: Balloon Animal

MANIFF 2022: Balloon Animal

MANIFF 2022: A circus located in small-town America, a young woman looking beyond her families expectations, Balloon Animal is a coming of age story loaded with intrigue and depth
MANIFF 2022: The Falconer

MANIFF 2022: The Falconer

MANIFF 2022: Based on a true story, The Falconer is a cinematic dream but loses audiences due to its meandering plot and irritating protagonists
MANIFF 2022: The Generation of Evil

MANIFF 2022: The Generation of Evil

MANIFF 2022: This Lithuanian murder mystery delivers the excitement factor audiences love in such a thriller. It’s just a shame the audience I watched it with were so bad
MANIFF 2022: I am Gen Z

MANIFF 2022: I am Gen Z

MANIFF 2022: Examining a generation raised on social media, this documentary takes a dive into some of the most troubling aspects of Gen Z’s technological addictions.
MANIFF 2022: Blank

MANIFF 2022: Blank

MANIFF 2022: A witty mix of sci-fi horror and family melodrama, Natalie Kennedy delivers in her first foray into the genre
The Big Review: The Batman – The Bat and the Cat fall flat

The Big Review: The Batman – The Bat and the Cat fall flat

Whilst undeniably a new take on the caped crusader, Matt Reeves’ recent The Batman misses the mark and only manages to offer a two-dimensional mystery slog
The films for you: How cinematic is your university experience?

The films for you: How cinematic is your university experience?

Film editor Benjy Klauber looks back at some of the best, and worst, depictions of university life in British film and TV.
Oscar Predictions 2022

Oscar Predictions 2022

Four of our film writers give their predictions for the upcoming Academy Awards
A Month in Film: Our editor’s top picks

A Month in Film: Our editor’s top picks

Lacking that fix of cinema? Here’s a cohesive list of the most exciting things going on in Manchester and across the film world for the next month
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Joel Coen avoids tragedy in this masterful reimagining

The Tragedy of Macbeth: Joel Coen avoids tragedy in this masterful reimagining

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is an aesthetic dream that artfully shakes up the Shakespeare cliches of the last decade and offers something truly unique.
Mancunion Christmas Worsts

Mancunion Christmas Worsts

Here are our least favourite Christmas films, so you can stay jolly this Christmas season
The French Dispatch Review: Anderson unfettered – three reviews of three stories

The French Dispatch Review: Anderson unfettered – three reviews of three stories

As a film that attempts to capture the array of stories being covered by the numerous journalists of the French Dispatch paper, it feels only fitting that we at the Mancunion follow suit as four of our journalists tackle the story that is Wes Anderson’s new film.
INTERNATIONAL FILM: Japanese New Wave – An introduction

INTERNATIONAL FILM: Japanese New Wave – An introduction

Exploring the facets and films that made up the Japanese New Wave, Jason Fox introduces one of the most exciting movements of cinematic history
GOLDEN OLDIES: The Watermelon Woman – A Landmark in Black Film History

GOLDEN OLDIES: The Watermelon Woman – A Landmark in Black Film History

Re-visiting Caryl Dunye’s landmark film ‘The Watermelon Woman’