The Mancunion

Libertines super fan Dan Knight covers all things Pete Doherty and the bands recent headline show at Manchester Academy 1.

The Mancunion’s music contributors round up the year’s most underrated albums.

Follow our weekly guide for the best offers and deals to help you through Veganuary, we list our favourite spots to visit in the city this month!

Bethan Ingman compares a classic festive favourite to it’s 2021 remake Home Sweet Home Alone

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as an intimidating ranchman in this new family melodrama set to the backdrop of a Western

Pub aficionados Freddie Moss, James Stanley, and Jack Birtles take us on their ultimate pub crawl around Manchester. Read on for the best ales, lagers, and spirits in town – ranked from 10 to 1.

Jason Fox looks back at the 1999 Japanese horror classic Audition and thinks about its relevance today

Members of The Mancunion Music Section have rounded up their favourite (and least favourite) releases from a tumultuous 2021.

Hollywood’s most recent international remake is undeniably a thrilling watch but, despite its extortionate budget, fails to match the Danish original

Following a young girl as she recovers from a traumatic car accident, Julia Ducournau’s Titane is one of the most anticipated horror films of the year

Inside the Oak House ‘prison’ – one working toilet and an ever-growing mountain of dirty dishes

A guide to exploring the industrial architecture on your doorstep

A Japanese business man is slowly consumed by machinery in this cerebral, fast paced horror staple

The most recent entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Eternals epitomises everything that is bad, standardised, and dull about the MCU

Your guide to Manchester’s study cafes: charging points, WiFi passwords, and cheap coffee

A magical realist drama exploring an array of different themes from parenthood to unfulfilled love. The film creates an air of enchanting mystery.

New contributor Dan Knight covers The Charlatan’s NHS benefit gig at Gorilla ahead of their winter tour and compilation album

Our International film series brings an insight into the French New Wave movement, the auteurs who founded it and it’s defining characteristics

Mila Filipova reviews My Favourite War as a part of the Manchester Animation Festival, held at HOME

Through the lens of body horror, Julia Ducouranu’s 2016 film ‘Raw’ goes against the classic ‘coming of age’ story, exploring the harrowing realities of female puberty.