Jack Rooke’s Channel 4 creation Big Boys is the best thing to watch in freshers’ week
From first years to those returning to uni, Big Boys has a lot to give to help students in their first weeks away from home
Your guide to the Manchester film scene
Manchester is a city with fantastic film scene, so here is how to make the most of it
Barry Lyndon at 50: Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece hits a milestone
With the term ‘masterpiece’ thrown around far too often in the modern cinematic world, Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon prevails as the very definition of this lauded term
Big laughs, bigger numbers: Omar El Mohandes is taking over
With his film Siko Siko, Omar El Mohandes shattered expectations – and records – becoming the second highest-grossing director in the history of Egyptian cinema
Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles at 50
Jeanne Dielman’s 50th anniversary cinematic re-release: the ageless prison of domesticity and how to escape it
Thunderbolts*: A new kind of Marvel movie for a new era
Thunderbolts* trades spectacle for soul, following a group of broken antiheroes as they battle inner demons, not just cosmic ones
CULTPLEX’s screening of A Field in England + Q&A with Ben Wheatley
For CULTPLEX’s CURSE film festival, Ben Wheatley’s ‘A Field in England’ was screened, followed by a Q&A with the film’s director
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review: Bridget is back and better than ever in latest romp
Almost ten years since our last encounter with the English rose, Bridget Jones is now back in the London dating in a delightful flick that will make you laugh just as much as it will make you cry
A conversation: Debating our picks for the 2025 Oscars
Get your popcorn and your predictions at the ready, and join us to discuss our Oscars picks and drops.
Conclave review: The most fun you could have with a papal election
Edward Berger’s newest film, Conclave, out of nowhere turns voting for the next pope into a wildly entertaining thriller
Opinion: Timothée Chalamet shouldn’t win Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet’s recent press coverage focusses on how closely he imitated Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, but is that really worthy of an Oscar?
Short-circuiting: Companion review
Companion is a film that has been on my radar since late last year when I first saw an advert for it on social media. Horror is quite possibly my favourite genre, I really enjoyed Barbarian, and when I saw that this film was made by the same “unhinged” minds, I knew it was one […]
The Brutalist review: Succeeds in its ambition – mostly
Oscar contender The Brutalist is a gigantic film that almost entirely resists buckling under it’s own weight
The enduring appeal of Bridget Jones
Bridget has survived being debated-over in the 2010s to become one of our favourite heroines; we like her just as she is
Remembering David Lynch
Join us in commemorating David Lynch’s legacy through a chronological exploration of his unparalleled filmography
The highs and lows of music biopics ranked
With the recent releases of A Complete Unknown and Better Man, where do these new titles stand next to some of the best and worst biopics?
Nosferatu review: Eggers’ gothic remake is delightfully horrible
Robert Eggers’ remake of the horror classic film Nosferatu is a sumptuously gothic treat that inherits much from its vampiric ancestors
The best films and TV shows of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on all of the fantastic films and TV series we have been treated to this year
12 Lazy Films: The war on nostalgia culture
With the release of Ridley Scott’s highly-anticipated sequel, Gladiator II, the conversation once again turns to our fixation on nostalgia within modern-day media
Every flop film of 2024, ranked by how happy it made me to see them fail
After a ten month hiatus from the hallowed halls of the film section, I’m defrosting just in time to shotgun Buck’s Fizz and be a force for hate