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Amy’s Back to Black: Let the dead rest in peace
3rd March 2024

Amy’s Back to Black: Let the dead rest in peace

Amy Winehouse’s life is being exploited once again for our entertainment but is this what she would have wanted?
An evening at the Dune: Part Two world premiere
29th February 2024

An evening at the Dune: Part Two world premiere

Prepare to return to Arrakis as Dune: Part Two held its world premiere in London, as expected it featured its A-list cast, fans, and of course, lots of sand
An evening with CULTPLEX
28th February 2024

An evening with CULTPLEX

This weekend I paid a visit to CULTPLEX, a small cult cinema hidden above a restaurant on Manchester’s Red Bank, and this is why you should go too
The Promised Land review: Man on the moor
27th February 2024

The Promised Land review: Man on the moor

This rugged tale of Danish frontier settlement is also a story of struggle – against the land, entrenched hierarchies, and within oneself
Opinion: Every Best Picture winner of the 21st century, ranked from worst to best
26th February 2024

Opinion: Every Best Picture winner of the 21st century, ranked from worst to best

With the 96th Academy Awards looming, let’s look back at this century’s winners of the big grand prize of Best Picture
Do Unto Others review: A harrowing look into the unjust world of elderly care
26th February 2024

Do Unto Others review: A harrowing look into the unjust world of elderly care

A dissection of the choices we make and the motives behind them, Tetsu Maeda’s film analyses the state of elderly care in Japan through a whodunit thriller
What TV show and film you should watch next based on your star sign
26th February 2024

What TV show and film you should watch next based on your star sign

If you’re wondering what to watch next on your study breaks, then look no further because the Mancunion has a carefully curated list of film and TV recommendations based on your star sign
The Zone of Interest review: Unseen horrors in Glazer’s heart-stopping return to cinema
23rd February 2024

The Zone of Interest review: Unseen horrors in Glazer’s heart-stopping return to cinema

A pair of chilling performances from Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller present idyllic domesticity along the border of Auschwitz, and in doing so reflect the banality of evil with a uniquely precise edge
Hair, makeup and costume design nominees at the 2024 Academy Awards
23rd February 2024

Hair, makeup and costume design nominees at the 2024 Academy Awards

Who has been celebrated for exceptional hair, makeup and costume design at the Academy Awards 2024… and who was snubbed?
Poor Things review: Award-winningly outrageous
18th February 2024

Poor Things review: Award-winningly outrageous

Exploitative or experimental? Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest has become an instant success, but what is it and why does this cinematic experience deserve every accolade?

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Falling in love with the screen: 7 things to watch this Valentine’s
13th February 2024

Falling in love with the screen: 7 things to watch this Valentine’s

Spend this cold and unforgiving Valentine’s season snuggled up to a film or show, expertly judged and recommended by our globally cultural and renowned experts
The intricacies of Saltburn: Elordi and Keoghan in a harrowing power play
13th February 2024

The intricacies of Saltburn: Elordi and Keoghan in a harrowing power play

Following the popularity of Saltburn we delve into Emerald Fennell’s stylistic choices through ideas of class and exploration of literature. Saltburn takes what is familiar and turns it into a hedonistic power play
An evening with MASSIVE Cinema at Odeon Great Northern
12th February 2024

An evening with MASSIVE Cinema at Odeon Great Northern

MASSIVE Cinema projected an exclusive preview of The Iron Claw for young audiences of Manchester at the city’s quaint multiplex, Odeon Great Northern
All of Us Strangers review: A triumph of grief, love and the queer experience
10th February 2024

All of Us Strangers review: A triumph of grief, love and the queer experience

A nuanced and delicate film not suited for the emotionally fragile, full of outstanding performances that will leave you asking: Where is Andrew Scott’s BAFTA nomination?
American Fiction review: Satirical comedy at its finest
9th February 2024

American Fiction review: Satirical comedy at its finest

While perhaps not quite as subtle in its approach as British satire, American fiction is a case of American satirical comedy at its finest
The allure of Jeremy Allen White
9th February 2024

The allure of Jeremy Allen White

Jeremy Allen White is paving the way for a new kind of star but what makes him stand out from the crowd?
The Iron Claw review: From toxicity to tragedy
9th February 2024

The Iron Claw review: From toxicity to tragedy

Traditional ideas of masculinity are critiqued through the true story of a legendary professional wrestling family in one of the most devastating films of the year
The best films of 2023
8th February 2024

The best films of 2023

What’s more prestigious than the Oscars? Our Film Section’s 2023 round up. It’s a list directors can only dream of being a part of
The Holdovers, surrogate families and a cinematic trip to Leeds
8th February 2024

The Holdovers, surrogate families and a cinematic trip to Leeds

As The Holdovers gains in the awards conversation, writer Will Ardley recalls a cinematic voyage to Leeds for Alexander Payne’s latest
Uncut film takes: Amber Heard belongs in Aquaman 2
6th February 2024

Uncut film takes: Amber Heard belongs in Aquaman 2

As this winter saw the release of Aquaman 2, we examine the public image of the unfireable Amber Heard and Hollywood’s double standards of damnation