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Daniella Alconaba

Daniella Alconaba

Deputy film and TV editor and writer for The Mancunion.

The Boy and the Heron review: Miyazaki’s failure to retire comes to our delight | MAF 2023

The Boy and the Heron review: Miyazaki’s failure to retire comes to our delight | MAF 2023

Hayao Miyazaki returns to screens with The Boy and the Heron, filled with adventure, sincerity and whimsicality it marks itself as the quintessential Miyazaki film
Wes Anderson’s medley of Roald Dahl short films: Theatrical style combines with Dahl’s fantasy to varying effects

Wes Anderson’s medley of Roald Dahl short films: Theatrical style combines with Dahl’s fantasy to varying effects

Following his retelling of Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson is back once again in the Roald Dahl universe – only this time with four short films premiering on Netflix
Fritz Lang’s M: The perfect thriller

Fritz Lang’s M: The perfect thriller

Despite being made nearly a century ago, Fritz Lang’s classic lives up to be one of the best thrillers of all time
SCALA!!! review: A cinema that “changed lives and blew minds” | FilmFear 2023

SCALA!!! review: A cinema that “changed lives and blew minds” | FilmFear 2023

FilmFear in collaboration with Manchester’s HOME cinema presents SCALA!!!, a vibrant documentary centred around the legendary London cinema
An evening with Rough C.U.T.S’ unconventional double bills featuring Boys in Peaches…

An evening with Rough C.U.T.S’ unconventional double bills featuring Boys in Peaches…

The Mancunion attend a double bill screening of Call Me by Your Name and James and the Giant Peach as part of Rough C.U.T.S’ summer 2023 film programme
How to Have Sex review: A sobering story of Brits abroad | LFF 2023

How to Have Sex review: A sobering story of Brits abroad | LFF 2023

Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature focusing on three teen girls on holiday solidifies its place in important contemporary British cinema
Rotting in the Sun review: Sun, sex, and senseless protagonists

Rotting in the Sun review: Sun, sex, and senseless protagonists

Rotting in the Sun’s satirical stance on human melancholy is an acquired taste but one that is completely unrestrained and wild
Past Lives review: Celine Song delivers an outstanding debut

Past Lives review: Celine Song delivers an outstanding debut

Celine Song’s debut film about past lovers and what could have been will mend and simultaneously break your heart

MANIFF 2023: Something You Said Last Night review

In her directorial debut, Luis De Filippis explores families at their worst and best through a tender slow cinema lens

The BAFTAs, the thing, and the Woman King: Ariana DeBose celebrates women in film

Ariana DeBose pays tribute to women in film in a very questionable rap performed at the BAFTAs
Global Cinema Series: Touching Down in Japan

Global Cinema Series: Touching Down in Japan

The Mancunion film team explore how Japanese film has captured audiences’ imagination and examines Japan as a titan of global cinema
Making sense of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Making sense of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Film discourse tell us of the sexism embedded within the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, but does she have real life implications on young women?
Global Cinema Series: Contemporary South Korean Cinema

Global Cinema Series: Contemporary South Korean Cinema

Although the film title may come across as a ‘cheesy’ or ‘cringe’, Tune in For Love not only constructs a complex notion of love, but also captures South-Korea in a period of great economic change
International films and shows in the mainstream – Squid Game

International films and shows in the mainstream – Squid Game

Our International Cinema series delves into the impact of foreign language in the mainstream, with an increase in popularity of subtitled TV and film