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28th August 2026

The End of Oak Street review: A rip-roaring summer throwback

David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street leaves a bright footprint on the decaying island of dinosaur flicks.

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Four underseen films of 2025

22nd August 2026

Four underseen films of 2025

From sweeping and pragmatic dramas to intimate animated romances, here are some of 2025’s most underrated films

Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms

15th August 2026

Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms

Alica MacDonald’s ‘Finding Emily’ provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM’s campus

Review: Ice Cream Man (2026) puts a scoop-shaped crater through horror’s hot streak

13th August 2026

Review: Ice Cream Man (2026) puts a scoop-shaped crater through horror’s hot streak

‘Film is like a fluid glass of water. It changes shape and evaporates a bit’: An interview with stop-motion filmmaker Leo Wright

3rd August 2026

‘Film is like a fluid glass of water. It changes shape and evaporates a bit’: An interview with stop-motion filmmaker Leo Wright

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Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars

Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars

Japanese indie horror flick Exit 8 has arrived on the big screen in the UK, leaving a mark as one of the finest videogame adaptations to date

Resident Evil and the adaptation accuracy debate

Resident Evil and the adaptation accuracy debate

As Resident Evil returns to the big screen with an untold original story by Zach Cregger, why do fans seem so afraid of the movie trying something new?

“SNL UK Is Born!”

“SNL UK Is Born!”

Tina Fey christens a new era of British TV comedy.

“I wanted to raise the question; why do we need this cheap labour?” Interview with Elias Demetriou on his film ‘Maricel’ at the Manchester Film festival 2026

“I wanted to raise the question; why do we need this cheap labour?” Interview with Elias Demetriou on his film ‘Maricel’ at the Manchester Film festival 2026

I sat down with director Elias Demetriou to talk about his film ‘Maricel’ which follows a Filipino domestic worker in Cyprus caring for an elderly couple who have a lot of unspoken family drama.

Letterboxd: Exposing student habits and opinions on ‘the social network for film lovers’

How do students use Letterboxd and how do they feel about the platform?

Opinion: Backrooms and the disrespect of empirical talent

Opinion: Backrooms and the disrespect of empirical talent

As the Backrooms opens in cinemas, a bizarre conspiracy has unearthed to shut its director Kane Parsons down

‘Mock the Week’ is Back!

19th April 2026

‘Mock the Week’ is Back!

After being axed by the BBC in 2022, the long-running satirical panel show ‘Mock the Week’ has finally been revived, albeit by the lesser-known channel TLC.

Interview: Mark Jenkin on his new film Rose of Nevada, Agnes Varda, and Time Travel

18th April 2026

Interview: Mark Jenkin on his new film Rose of Nevada, Agnes Varda, and Time Travel

Mark Jenkin has since produced a trilogy of Cornish films. The latest of these, Rose of Nevada, played at this year’s Manchester Film Festival and will shortly be going on a UK-wide tour before coming to cinemas nationwide on the 24th April.

Interview: Ragnhild Nøst Bergem and Ola Henningsen on their touching new documentary, Being Ola

Interview: Ragnhild Nøst Bergem and Ola Henningsen on their touching new documentary, Being Ola

Being Ola is a new documentary film coming to UK theatres – a Norwegian film that follows Ola Henningsen, a resident of a small village for people with learning disabilities. The film’s director, Ragnhild Nøst Bergem, and star Ola spoke to me all about it

Manchester Film Festival: Animated Shorts (28th March)

Manchester Film Festival: Animated Shorts (28th March)

From plasticine pigs to crime-fighting cats: highlights of the animated short films at Manchester Film Festival.

Synthesized director Chris Green on: Manchester film, independent filmmaking and synthesizers – Manchester Film Festival 2026

Synthesized director Chris Green on: Manchester film, independent filmmaking and synthesizers – Manchester Film Festival 2026

Ahead of its world premiere at the Manchester Film Festival, Chris Green, director of Manchester filmed and based thriller Synthesized, spoke to us about the film.

Interview with Josalynn Smith on her thrilling debut, Ride or Die @ Manchester Film Festival 2026

22nd March 2026

Interview with Josalynn Smith on her thrilling debut, Ride or Die @ Manchester Film Festival 2026

Josalynn Smith talks her debut feature Ride or Die, documentaries, the road trip subgenre and queer romance.

Interview: Lady director Samuel Abrahams on Art, Mockumentary and his new film at Manchester Film Festival 2026

22nd March 2026

Interview: Lady director Samuel Abrahams on Art, Mockumentary and his new film at Manchester Film Festival 2026

A highlight from this year’s Manchester Film Festival, Lady is the debut feature from Samuel Abrahams. Starring Sian Clifford (Fleabag), the film follows a documentary filmmaker who has been employed to document the artistic journey of a deeply eccentric aristocratic woman.

Misper Interview: Harry Sherriff and Laurence Tratalos talk their excellent debut film playing at Manchester Film Festival 2026

22nd March 2026

Misper Interview: Harry Sherriff and Laurence Tratalos talk their excellent debut film playing at Manchester Film Festival 2026

Ahead of its Manchester Premiere at the upcoming Manchester Film Festival, I sat down with Harry Sherriff and Laurence Tratalos, director and writer of Misper – a dark comedy about a missing person and how the employees of a fading seaside hotel are affected by her disappearance

2026 Best Picture Nominees Ranked Best to Worst

13th March 2026

2026 Best Picture Nominees Ranked Best to Worst

Looking ahead to this weekend’s Oscars, this year’s crop of best picture nominations are a pretty strong bunch. That being said, some are better than others and as always, can be ranked.

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