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Interview: Jake Myers and Paige Bourne discuss their comedy-horror Kombucha @ Grimmfest 2025
In conversation with director Jake Myers about the making of his satirical horror comedy, Kombucha.

Happyend: the feel-good dystopian film of the year
A heartfelt Japanese goodbye to youth and praise of rebellious energy and friendship

Interview: Ryland Tews on Hundreds of Beavers, touring, and The Odyssey
I sat down with the mastermind behind Hundreds of Beavers, Ryland Tews, ahead of his Manchester tour dates to discuss his insane touring film.
The Roses (2025) : A Domestic Tragedy
The Roses – Divorce has never been so difficult. A story about ambition and sacrifice.

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
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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?