Tales from a year abroad: The SEMINICI Film Festival was an enriching and welcome presence to the city

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?

Viva 2022: A well worked and intimate human drama about how we connect, and at times disconnect, from the strangers around us

The Great Movement shows great stylistic ambition but falls short with an unfocused storyline

Atlas shows promise but relies too much on cliches and showy storytelling

MANIFF 2022: A creepy local Welsh girl, a glutinous aristocrat and a family rife with sinister greed constitute this unsettling contribution to folkloric horror

From the Netflix flagship films to the independent low budget flicks, 2021 has been a big year for female dominated horror movies. Dan Collins looks back at the female stars, auteurs and writers of the last year.

Pip Carew and Daniel Collins give a detailed analysis of films which pass and fail the bechdel test and examine it’s importance

Let’s spotlight the women behind the scenes of cinema, and acknowledge their best work.

Kenneth Branagh is back as Poirot in a sequel that doesn’t quite live up to its promise but is a pleasant time nonetheless.

Our writers consider their favourite political films, in light of the student elections

Long gone are the days of Peep Show for Olivia Colman’s flawed but beguiling lead in Netflix’s latest awards contender.

CODA may have been overlooked due to its innocuous Apple TV+ release but its warm yet thoughtful outlook makes it one of 2021’s best coming-of-age tales.

Will Smith delivers a powerhouse performance in the true story of Venus and Serena Williams’ rise to stardom.

From hopefully heart-warming to richly painted scenes of grief and loss, Celine Sciamma’s new film is one of 2021’s best.

Fact and fiction intertwine to unsatisfying ends in this genre-defying film about policing in Mexico.