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All six DiCaprio and Scorsese collaborations ranked
7th November 2023

All six DiCaprio and Scorsese collaborations ranked

With Killers of the Flower Moon riding high on critics reviews and early awards buzz, find out where it ranks amongst all of Scorsese and DiCaprio’s collaborations
There’s Something in the Barn review: Ancient elves and millennial Americans collide in witty Norwegian Christmas horror | FilmFear 2023
7th November 2023

There’s Something in the Barn review: Ancient elves and millennial Americans collide in witty Norwegian Christmas horror | FilmFear 2023

Magnus Martens’ festive black comedy sees it’s UK premiere as part of FilmFear at Manchester’s HOME cinema
Revisiting Scorsese’s Marvel soapbox
3rd November 2023

Revisiting Scorsese’s Marvel soapbox

As The Wolf of Wall Street turns ten and Killers of the Flower Moon hits cinemas, The Mancunion reflects on Scorsese’s reluctant debt to spectacle
Preview: Manchester Animation Festival | MAF 2023
1st November 2023

Preview: Manchester Animation Festival | MAF 2023

Manchester Animation Festival is back at HOME cinema with everything from the long-awaited Chicken Run sequel to Lego stop motion workshops
Preview: Leeds International Film Festival | LIFF 2023
1st November 2023

Preview: Leeds International Film Festival | LIFF 2023

Manchester’s little brother in the North Leeds is home to one of the UK’s largest film festivals with its latest edition spanning over two weeks this November
SCALA!!! review: A cinema that “changed lives and blew minds” | FilmFear 2023
1st November 2023

SCALA!!! review: A cinema that “changed lives and blew minds” | FilmFear 2023

FilmFear in collaboration with Manchester’s HOME cinema presents SCALA!!!, a vibrant documentary centred around the legendary London cinema
Oppenheimer reflections: The most ambitious biopic to date
23rd October 2023

Oppenheimer reflections: The most ambitious biopic to date

The Mancunion reflect on the successes and flaws of one of the most critically acclaimed but divisive films of the year
Sitting in Bars with Cake review: A bitter-sweet surprise
22nd October 2023

Sitting in Bars with Cake review: A bitter-sweet surprise

Amazon Prime’s new film will entice you with romance and cake but its poignant reflections on life will make you stay
The Exorcist: Believer review – A goofy attempt to reboot a terrifying classic
21st October 2023

The Exorcist: Believer review – A goofy attempt to reboot a terrifying classic

After his Halloween Trilogy, David Gordon Green returns to reboot another classic horror, unfortunately, the result leaves a sour taste
Scorsese’s Shutter Island: Unforgiven and beyond redemption
21st October 2023

Scorsese’s Shutter Island: Unforgiven and beyond redemption

In light of Scorsese’s recent comments, we go back to reexamine the mixed messaging of one of the director’s messier efforts

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour review – A celebration of all things Taylor Swift
19th October 2023

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour review – A celebration of all things Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s latest concert film brings collective joy amongst her fans as she performs her biggest hits for three whole hours
10 things I hate about Tinder: Why watching rom-coms is so cathartic in the midst of romantic turmoil
18th October 2023

10 things I hate about Tinder: Why watching rom-coms is so cathartic in the midst of romantic turmoil

From When Harry Met Sally to Richard Curtis, comfort and catharsis are at the heart of the rom-com genre
Preview: Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films
17th October 2023

Preview: Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films

Manchester’s unique celebration of horror and genre film returns with a fascinating mix of archive classics and new international shorts.
Saw X review: Sympathy for the Devil
16th October 2023

Saw X review: Sympathy for the Devil

The bi-annual gore carnival is back in town, and this time it’s personal. Saw’s newest offering shows us its heart…and what the inside of a human brain looks like
Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads still burning down the house four decades later
16th October 2023

Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads still burning down the house four decades later

Talking Heads’ legendary concert film Stop Making Sense has been restored and rereleased, filling cinema screens with the height of the band’s stardom
An evening with Rough C.U.T.S’ unconventional double bills featuring Boys in Peaches…
15th October 2023

An evening with Rough C.U.T.S’ unconventional double bills featuring Boys in Peaches…

The Mancunion attend a double bill screening of Call Me by Your Name and James and the Giant Peach as part of Rough C.U.T.S’ summer 2023 film programme
How to Have Sex review: A sobering story of Brits abroad | LFF 2023
15th October 2023

How to Have Sex review: A sobering story of Brits abroad | LFF 2023

Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature focusing on three teen girls on holiday solidifies its place in important contemporary British cinema
Hoard review: Social realism meets gross-out horror in bold British debut | LFF 2023
10th October 2023

Hoard review: Social realism meets gross-out horror in bold British debut | LFF 2023

Luna Carmoon’s striking British debut traverses genres as it explores grief and family ties
Killers of the Flower Moon review: Scorsese shines with western epic | LFF 2023
10th October 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon review: Scorsese shines with western epic | LFF 2023

Rewriting the language of the Western, Scorsese’s latest film demands to be seen as it tells the forgotten story of the Osage murders
May December review: Hazy morality and melodrama become gripping cinema | LFF 2023
10th October 2023

May December review: Hazy morality and melodrama become gripping cinema | LFF 2023

Complex morality and comedic melodrama collide in Todd Hayne’s study of sexual assault and the tabloid media