In conversation with Ian McDiarmid
Investigations Editor Joe McFadden interviews Olivier and Tony winner Ian McDiarmid, best-known for playing the Emperor in Star Wars
Home Alone vs Home Sweet Home Alone: What went wrong?
Bethan Ingman compares a classic festive favourite to it’s 2021 remake Home Sweet Home Alone
House of Gucci: Fashion flick could go faster
A review of the highly-anticipated true crime drama from Ridley Scott, House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver
The Power of the Dog: Cumberbatch shines in Netflix’s Western melodrama
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as an intimidating ranchman in this new family melodrama set to the backdrop of a Western
Dune Part 1 – A visual marvel that delivers on its promises and improves upon Villeneuve’s previous work
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is a faithful and convincing adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel and an excellent piece of sci-fi, delivering where other blockbusters fail
International Film: Audition
Jason Fox looks back at the 1999 Japanese horror classic Audition and thinks about its relevance today
Petite Maman: An exploration of loss and grief through time
From hopefully heart-warming to richly painted scenes of grief and loss, Celine Sciamma’s new film is one of 2021’s best.
A Cop Movie: A messy but sincere attempt to change the way we look at policing
Fact and fiction intertwine to unsatisfying ends in this genre-defying film about policing in Mexico.
Andrew Garfield has a timely performance in Tick, Tick… BOOM!
Sophie Hicks reviews the highly anticipated adaptation of Tick, Tick… Boom!
The Guilty: Hollywood ‘Guilty’ of poaching foreign film success
Hollywood’s most recent international remake is undeniably a thrilling watch but, despite its extortionate budget, fails to match the Danish original
Titane: An enrapturing ruthless body horror nightmare
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
Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Flee – A humanistic documentary on refugee experience
Danish animated documentary is a therapeutic and cathartic story of an openly gay Afghan refugee
International Film: Tetsuo – A combination of gross-out body horror and cyberpunk cynicism
A Japanese business man is slowly consumed by machinery in this cerebral, fast paced horror staple
Eternals: An ethnically diverse cast can’t save the characters’ flawed backstories
The most recent entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Eternals epitomises everything that is bad, standardised, and dull about the MCU
Seeing the First South-Asian in the MCU
Is it entirely fair to have Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo in Eternals as the first south-asian superhero in the MCU?
Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Animated Shorts Mixtape Side B – short films leave a lasting impact
Pip Carew reviews the diverse selection of shorts on display on Mixtape Side B at the Manchester Animation Festival
Fever Dream: A magical-realist exploration of parenthood, love, and environment
A magical realist drama exploring an array of different themes from parenthood to unfulfilled love. The film creates an air of enchanting mystery.
Postman Pat: from Greendale to Greater Manchester
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
INTERNATIONAL FILM: French New Wave
Our International film series brings an insight into the French New Wave movement, the auteurs who founded it and it’s defining characteristics
International films and shows in the mainstream – Squid Game
Our International Cinema series delves into the impact of foreign language in the mainstream, with an increase in popularity of subtitled TV and film