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Michal Wasilewski

Michal Wasilewski

Managing Editor of Culture for The Mancunion.
Upsets, two-horse races, and an unprecedented sweep: Final predictions for the Oscars 2023

Upsets, two-horse races, and an unprecedented sweep: Final predictions for the Oscars 2023

Will Everything Everywhere All at Once sweep the night? Does Top Gun: Maverick stand a chance? What about Elvis? Here’s some final predictions for the Oscars 2023
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Cannes 2022: Armageddon Time and understanding your privilege

Cannes 2022: Armageddon Time and understanding your privilege

James Gray’s Armageddon Time is a heartbreaking story of a young boy who begins to understand his privilege growing up in 1980s New York.
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Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness and ridiculing the rich

Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness and ridiculing the rich

Palme-d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness is a wild, cynical satire ridiculing the rich in all possible ways.
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Live Review: Charli XCX delivers a pop-epic show at Victoria Warehouse

Live Review: Charli XCX delivers a pop-epic show at Victoria Warehouse

Delivering a choreography-packed concert at Victoria Warehouse, Charli XCX showed that she deserves to be placed among the pop superstars.
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Live Review: O2 Ritz fell in love with girl in red

Live Review: O2 Ritz fell in love with girl in red

Mixing emotional honesty with empowering anthems, girl in red played a sold-out show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz
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Eurovision 2022: 10 songs you need to listen to

Eurovision 2022: 10 songs you need to listen to

Ahead of the Eurovision 2022 grand final, Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski presents ten most attention-worthy songs of this year’s contest
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Review: Electric Rosary

Review: Electric Rosary

Head of Culture Michal Wasileswki reviews Electric Rosary at the Royal Exchange Theatre
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Live Review: Dua Lipa confirms her star power at a sold-out Manchester Arena show

Live Review: Dua Lipa confirms her star power at a sold-out Manchester Arena show

Bringing some of the catchiest pop tunes of recent years to the Manchester Arena, Dua Lipa proved to be one of the leading pop stars in the music world.
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MANIFF 2022: Nitram

MANIFF 2022: Nitram

Revolving around the worst mass shooting in the history of modern Australia, Nitram opens a window into a sociopathic loner’s mind.
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Live Review: Hans Zimmer at AO arena

Live Review: Hans Zimmer at AO arena

Just a few days before winning an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, Hans Zimmer played a three-hour sold-out show at the AO Arena
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Playwright Tim Foley on Electric Rosary, his inspirations, and the power of sci-fi

Playwright Tim Foley on Electric Rosary, his inspirations, and the power of sci-fi

Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski interviews Tim Foley, the playwright behind Electric Rosary
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Review: Rice

Review: Rice

Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski reviews Rice at HOME
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MANIFF 2022: Compartment no. 6

MANIFF 2022: Compartment no. 6

MANIFF 2022: In this Cannes-winning film, a young woman travelling to subpolar Russia forms an unlikely connection with her compartment mate
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Oscars 2022: CODA crowned Best Picture

Oscars 2022: CODA crowned Best Picture

Simple and unmemorable CODA was recognised as the Best Picture of the year, but 2022 Oscars made headlines for an entirely different reason
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Live Review: bbno$ electrifies the crowd at Manchester Academy

Live Review: bbno$ electrifies the crowd at Manchester Academy

Canadian rapper bbno$ played to a sold-out crowd at Manchester Academy on the last stop of his spring tour
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HOME is serving Rice

HOME is serving Rice

Michele Lee’s award-winning play, Rice, is coming to Manchester’s HOME Theatre
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Final 2022 Oscars Predictions

Final 2022 Oscars Predictions

The Power of the Dog or CODA? On the homestretch of the season, Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski presents his final predictions for 2022 Oscars.
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Women behind the scenes of cinema

Women behind the scenes of cinema

Let’s spotlight the women behind the scenes of cinema, and acknowledge their best work.
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Golden Oldies: The Piano and fighting the patriarchy

Golden Oldies: The Piano and fighting the patriarchy

Michal Wasilewski revisits Jane Campion’s The Piano, analysing the classic film’s themes, cultural context, and relevance
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Review: Nora: A Doll’s House

Review: Nora: A Doll’s House

Managing Editor Michal Wasilewski reviews Nora: A Doll’s House at the Royal Exchange Theatre
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