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Daniel Collins

Daniel Collins

Head film editor and writer for The Mancunion.

Preview: 30th ¡Viva! Festival highlights Spanish culture at HOME Cinema

Preview: 30th ¡Viva! Festival highlights Spanish culture at HOME Cinema

Delve into the variety of Spanish-language cinema with HOME’s annual ¡Viva! film festival
Queen of Bones review: Folk tale falls flat in Martin Freeman drama | MFF 2024

Queen of Bones review: Folk tale falls flat in Martin Freeman drama | MFF 2024

Witch potions, dramatic wind and a religious Martin Freeman can’t save this generic Great Depression era folk tale.
Unicorns review: A colourful portrayal of the queer South Asian community | MFF 2024

Unicorns review: A colourful portrayal of the queer South Asian community | MFF 2024

Take a journey into the queer South Asian underground with MFF’s indie drama about identity and discovery.
A conversation: Debating our picks for the 2024 Oscars

A conversation: Debating our picks for the 2024 Oscars

Forget the Oscars ceremony. This is where to find who should really be winning these awards.
My favourite fragrance

My favourite fragrance

Looking for a new signature scent? Or just wondering what fragrance your library crush is wearing? Either way, our experts have weighed in on their favourite perfumes and colognes
The allure of Jeremy Allen White

The allure of Jeremy Allen White

Jeremy Allen White is paving the way for a new kind of star but what makes him stand out from the crowd?
The best films of 2023

The best films of 2023

What’s more prestigious than the Oscars? Our Film Section’s 2023 round up. It’s a list directors can only dream of being a part of
Preview: Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme arrives at HOME Cinema

Preview: Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme arrives at HOME Cinema

The 20th edition of the JFTFP promises to bring the wonderful, varied world of Japanese cinema to Manchester. We chat with festival director Junko Takekawa as she discusses the unique films on the programme
A gift guide for film lovers

A gift guide for film lovers

As Christmas comes around once again, these are the gifts you should be getting for the cinephiles in your life
Monster review: Powerful identity tale meets bureaucratic comedy | LIFF 2023

Monster review: Powerful identity tale meets bureaucratic comedy | LIFF 2023

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film returns again to themes of childhood and family, but this time round does all of its story strands mesh well together?
David Fincher’s The Killer and the assassin aesthetic

David Fincher’s The Killer and the assassin aesthetic

David Fincher’s new Netflix thriller puts its killer in a Hawaiian shirt, playing with the history of assassin films and mixing it with his signature style
The Bikeriders review: Jeff Nichols’ mythology of the motorcycle gang | LIFF 2023

The Bikeriders review: Jeff Nichols’ mythology of the motorcycle gang | LIFF 2023

This chronicle of a fictional motorcycle gang hit Leeds Film Festival to a packed crowd but are its bold stylistic choices ultimately its downfall?
Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” |  MAF 2023

Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” | MAF 2023

Director of Manchester Animation Festival sits down to talk about this years programme and the threat of distributors and AI in the world of animation
Preview: Manchester Animation Festival | MAF 2023

Preview: Manchester Animation Festival | MAF 2023

Manchester Animation Festival is back at HOME cinema with everything from the long-awaited Chicken Run sequel to Lego stop motion workshops
Preview: Leeds International Film Festival | LIFF 2023

Preview: Leeds International Film Festival | LIFF 2023

Manchester’s little brother in the North Leeds is home to one of the UK’s largest film festivals with its latest edition spanning over two weeks this November
Preview: Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films

Preview: Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films

Manchester’s unique celebration of horror and genre film returns with a fascinating mix of archive classics and new international shorts.
Hoard review: Social realism meets gross-out horror in bold British debut | LFF 2023

Hoard review: Social realism meets gross-out horror in bold British debut | LFF 2023

Luna Carmoon’s striking British debut traverses genres as it explores grief and family ties
Killers of the Flower Moon review: Scorsese shines with western epic | LFF 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon review: Scorsese shines with western epic | LFF 2023

Rewriting the language of the Western, Scorsese’s latest film demands to be seen as it tells the forgotten story of the Osage murders
May December review: Hazy morality and melodrama become gripping cinema | LFF 2023

May December review: Hazy morality and melodrama become gripping cinema | LFF 2023

Complex morality and comedic melodrama collide in Todd Hayne’s study of sexual assault and the tabloid media
Saltburn review: LFF opens to a bang with maximalist class thriller | LFF 2023

Saltburn review: LFF opens to a bang with maximalist class thriller | LFF 2023

Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature tackles class and privilege in a bold maximalist vision for LFF’s opening night film