Don’t look at the Don’t Look Up reviews
Jay Darcy argues that the critical response to Don’t Look Up highlights the importance of the movie
Remembering Betty White on her 100th birthday
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy argues that Betty White’s recent passing shouldn’t stop the celebrations she wanted for her 100th birthday
Spider-Man: No Way Home review – Tom Holland holds his own in a thrilling Spidey flick for the ages
Spider-Man: No Way Home is an emotionally resonant film that will leave fans elated and excited for the MCU’s future whilst showing that Marvel movies are more than just your average popcorn affair
Don’t Look Up: No need for subtlety in McKay’s perfect satire for the modern world
Full of black humour and intentional heavy-handedness, Don’t Look Up is a hilarious satire for our times and a wake-up call for humanity.
C’mon C’mon…you have to see this film
Is C’mon C’mon worth the rave reviews? Sophie Hicks reviews the latest sensation to come from A24
The most predictable time of the year: The Holiday and Happiest Season
All I want for Christmas is better rom-coms. Emotions shouldn’t be this formulaic
Mancunion Christmas Worsts
Here are our least favourite Christmas films, so you can stay jolly this Christmas season
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