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

From hopefully heart-warming to richly painted scenes of grief and loss, Celine Sciamma’s new film is one of 2021’s best.

Fact and fiction intertwine to unsatisfying ends in this genre-defying film about policing in Mexico.

Sophie Hicks reviews the highly anticipated adaptation of Tick, Tick… Boom!

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

Danish animated documentary is a therapeutic and cathartic story of an openly gay Afghan refugee

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

Is it entirely fair to have Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo in Eternals as the first south-asian superhero in the MCU?

Pip Carew reviews the diverse selection of shorts on display on Mixtape Side B at the Manchester Animation Festival

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

To mark 40 years of Postman Pat, some of the original sets and props are set to go on display for the first time in Greater Manchester

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

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

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

Last month marked the 50th anniversary of Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show, a coming-of-age drama set in a small Texan town

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.

Stylish and comedic, the new black Western The Harder They Fall combines its diverse soundtrack with gun fighting thrills and horse chasing adventure

Revisiting our favourite golden oldies, this time a spine chilling sci-fi horror which has gained a cult following since it’s original release