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20th September 2016

Feature: Celebrating the life of Abbas Kiarostami

Looking back over some of Abbas Kiarostami’s work as an Iranian film director
20th September 2016

Top 5: Cheap places to watch films in Manchester

Arrived in Manchester and want to get your film fix without breaking the budget? Here’s how
20th September 2016

Review: Everybody Wants Some!!

Linklater’s latest film celebrates American masculinity in all the wrong ways
19th September 2016

Meet the new film editors

The new film editors welcome you to their section and encourage everyone to get involved
20th April 2016

Review: Hardcore Henry

Henry Scanlan reviews his Hardcore namesake
20th April 2016

Top 5: Movie ending songs

Sometimes a great piece of song-casting at the end of the picture can propel an already excellent film into greatness—here are the five best closing songs
20th April 2016

Classic Review: Where is the Friend’s Home?

Where is the Friend’s House?, the film that brought Abbas Kiarostami to attention, beautifully explores the Koker region of Iran
15th April 2016

TV Binge: The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is a show that has reached highs and lows, and largely bases itself around a strict formula
15th April 2016

Top 5: Nuclear war movies

Nuclear war is nowadays a rarity in cinema, as it was a more prevalent threat during the Cold War. It does, however, offer great possibilities in drama and sci-fi
15th April 2016

HOME Pick of the Week: Victoria

Although the plot often stretches plausibility, Victoria remains an entertaining and technically impressive drama

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15th April 2016

HOME Pick of the Week: Dheepan

Dheepan is the 2015 Palme D’Or-winning crime drama that tells a story that the media never did; Nadia Cheung reviews the film as it comes to HOME
15th April 2016

TV Binge: My Jihad

My Jihad shys away from stereotypes and subverts tired clichés about Islam, providing a more authentic and positive picture of everyday Muslims
11th April 2016

Classic Review: Barbarella

Bizarre and gratuity indulgent, Barberella’s cult following still stands
4th April 2016

Review: Anomalisa

Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa provides an ingenious look into human loneliness, although it suffers at times from badly-paced plotting
4th April 2016

Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman suffers from poor characterisation of its iconic heroes, and feels like a rushed attempt to set up the DC cinematic universe
4th April 2016

Review: High-Rise

Possibly his best feature film yet, Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise is like a nightmarish acid trip that stylishly enthrals and repulses in equal measure
16th March 2016

HOME Pick of the Week: Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut is a fascinating look at the artistry of one of cinema’s greatest directors
16th March 2016

Review: Bone Tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk is a fantastically well shot and acted film, but fails to deliver on its attempts at horror
16th March 2016

Review: Hail, Caesar!

The latest Coen Brothers movie is a hilariously absurd take on the classic era of Hollywood
16th March 2016

TV Binge: Cuckoo

Cuckoo is an easy-watching experience with intermittent laughs and without fear of the implausible