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Pip Carew is a third-year student at the University of Manchester studying Film Studies and English Literature. As head editor of the film section, she enjoys writing cultural journalism and has interviewed many industry professionals. After graduation Pip hopes to pursue a career in journalism with anyone who will let her write.

Review: Capital Letters (UMDS)

Review: Capital Letters (UMDS)

Capital Letters is a dark warning fable for what may be to come – and a triumphant reminder of the vitality and immediacy of art
Meet the film club doing it differently in Didsbury

Meet the film club doing it differently in Didsbury

The Didsbury Fictional Film Club is a new organisation dedicated to screening unique movies to residents of Greater Manchester
So you’ve won an Oscar: What’s next?

So you’ve won an Oscar: What’s next?

The Dos and Don’ts of the Oscars acceptance speech in preparation for this year’s ceremony
The Whale debate: Offensive or groundbreaking?

The Whale debate: Offensive or groundbreaking?

Darren Aronofsky’s latest film The Whale is dividing audiences – including our film section! We debate if it’s worth your time
Who will take home the top prize? Oscar predictions 2023

Who will take home the top prize? Oscar predictions 2023

Our own DIY Hollywood roundtable, a discussion of our film teams predictions for this year’s Oscars
Why can’t we leave dead women alone? The perils of the biopic

Why can’t we leave dead women alone? The perils of the biopic

Recent on-set photos of the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black have prompted questions about how Hollywood biopics disturbingly exploit women
“Intimacy coordination was a self-healing journey for me”: Rufai Ajala on Sex Literacy and Safety Onset

“Intimacy coordination was a self-healing journey for me”: Rufai Ajala on Sex Literacy and Safety Onset

In the latest edition of ‘Behind the Camera’, The Mancunion talks to Rufai Ajala about intimacy coordination and their valuable time in the film industry
Aftersun review: A searingly original debut

Aftersun review: A searingly original debut

Charlotte Well’s directorial debut tackles the fallibility of the parent and the limitations of childhood perspective
Review: Bugsy Malone

Review: Bugsy Malone

Bugsy Malone, a wonderful, riotous production, is at the Opera House as part of its first ever UK tour
Manchester Opera House is having a custard pie fight

Manchester Opera House is having a custard pie fight

The stage musical adaptation of the hit film Bugsy Malone is coming to Manchester Opera House as part of its first ever UK tour
Review: Let the Right One In

Review: Let the Right One In

The stage adaptation of Jon Ajvide Lindqvist’s Let the Right One In is terrifying audiences at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Getting Gruesome at Grimmfest 2022

Getting Gruesome at Grimmfest 2022

The Mancunion film team head to Grimmfest 2022 to cover all the gore in store over the weekend
Conversations with friends about Conversations with Friends

Conversations with friends about Conversations with Friends

Conversations with Friends debuted over the summer to a mixed reception – we asked some students how they felt about it

Bodies Bodies Bodies review: Gen-Z horror slashes expectations

Written in Twitter-speak and featuring terrific performances from Amandla Stenberg and Rachel Sennott, A24’s Bodies bodies bodies is a whip-smart gen-z whodunnit that doesn’t talk down to its audience.
Don’t Worry Darling review: Controversy clouds mediocrity of Wilde’s second feature

Don’t Worry Darling review: Controversy clouds mediocrity of Wilde’s second feature

The most controversial film of the summer, Booksmart filmmaker Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling’s mediocrity is masked by the rumours surrounding its on-set drama and stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles.
Cosy up with Backyard Cinema this Autumn

Cosy up with Backyard Cinema this Autumn

A preview of Backyard Cinema, the immersive movie experience coming to Manchester this Autumn.
Comfort films and TV shows to cure the freshers blues

Comfort films and TV shows to cure the freshers blues

Freshers week and moving to university can be a daunting experience even for the most excited fresher so The Mancunion’s On-screen team have got a list of the films and TV shows they turn to for comfort when feeling blue!
Will Conversations with Friends live up to expectation?

Will Conversations with Friends live up to expectation?

Dealing with more mature characters than Rooney’s sophomore novel, Conversations follows Frances and Bobbi, recent graduates and ex-girlfriends-turned-friends.
Which Bridgerton character are you?

Which Bridgerton character are you?

Check out our quiz to find out which Bridgerton character you are!
Normalising vulnerability and consent: How Normal People made us fall in love with sex

Normalising vulnerability and consent: How Normal People made us fall in love with sex

The ‘Normal People’ TV adaptation depicts an authentic sexual intimacy and vulnerability that many shows – and real life relationships – seem to lack these days