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Bethan Watkins

Bethan Watkins


¡Viva! 2023: La Casa entre los cactus

¡Viva! 2023: La Casa entre los cactus

Carlota González-Adrio’s debut feature film is accompanied by a live Q&A for the 2023 ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival
If books could kill: Are course books too expensive?

If books could kill: Are course books too expensive?

Should students be made to fork out hundreds of pounds each year for course books? We explore the social and financial implications of the prices of university books.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover review: Steamy, stylish, and slow

Lady Chatterley’s Lover review: Steamy, stylish, and slow

Netflix’s latest adaption of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover is steamy, stylish, and slow
Books not to fill your stockings with

Books not to fill your stockings with

Not every book should end up in stockings this Christmas – here is just a small selection of the Books that the Mancunion Books section would not want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning
The Wonder review: Florence Pugh works wonders in gritty period drama

The Wonder review: Florence Pugh works wonders in gritty period drama

Florence Pugh is miraculous as she tackles faith and science head-on in Sebastian Lelio’s dark Netflix period drama
Revisiting Jacqueline Wilson: Traumatic or trailblazing?

Revisiting Jacqueline Wilson: Traumatic or trailblazing?

In recent years, Jacqueline Wilson and her books have become a topic of dispute and controversy. From death, grooming and foster care – did Wilson go too far?
Gavin and Stacey (2007-2010) revisited: A classic sitcom with a cult following

Gavin and Stacey (2007-2010) revisited: A classic sitcom with a cult following

James Corden and Ruth Jones’ BBC sitcom is still, and always will be, “well lush”
Blind Date Books: Is it worth it?

Blind Date Books: Is it worth it?

Blind Date Books are on the rise online and in stores. We try Blackwell’s attempt at the trend with their own mysteriously wrapped books
The Booooks section’s favourite spooky tales

The Booooks section’s favourite spooky tales

Frome straight-up gothic horror to thought-provoking, tales which take a scary twist on classic stories, here is the definitive list of books to scare you silly this Halloween.
The Lost King review: Fun yet forgettable

The Lost King review: Fun yet forgettable

Ten years after the discovery of King Richard III’s remains, Stephen Frears directs The Lost King, a comedic fictionalisation of this bizarre historical event