Review: Slurred Lines
Your new drunken addiction is here, courtesy one of Fuse TV’s most exciting projects to date
Manchester Animation Festival 2018
The Manchester Animation Festival returned to Manchester once more, hosted at HOME cinema showcasing a selection of animated films using different styles and covering a range of topics. This year The Mancunion’s writers had the opportunity to attend the festival, reviewing: AniJam, showcasing a selection of short, and heartwarming animated shorts created in a mere […]
Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Wacky, dark, and profound, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a welcome addition to the canon of its esteemed directors: the legendary Cohen Brothers.
Review: Hell Fest
This new indie slashfest, Hell Fest, proves entertaining and creative, but is held back by tedious leads, dull set pieces and predictable deaths.
Review: Assassination Nation
Assassination Nation is incredibly visually stylish and a clever film which features some of the finest cinematography of 2018.
Review: Outlaw King
Bold, brave, and bloody. Outlaw King has broken out on Netflix as an epic that does not hold back on the gore and guts of 1300s Scotland and the tyranny of medieval English forces. Directed by Scotsman David Mackenzie, Outlaw King follows the story of Robert the Bruce — one of two heirs to the […]
Manchester Animation Festival: Ce Magnifique Gâteau!
Ce Magnifique Gâteau! (or This Magnificent Cake!) was a real highlight of the Manchester Animation Fesitval
Review: Suspiria
An excellently performed, visually stunning art-house horror, Suspiria is another success for its acclaimed director, despite it’s lengthy run-time.
Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Issy Rayner looks at the latest Harry Potter entry, The Crimes of Grindelwald, and its problem of being crushed under its own weight.
Victoria Baths: A Pop-Up Christmas Extravaganza
The Village Screen Green will be hosting a pop-up cinema in The Victoria Baths including nostaglic films such as Home Alone.
Manchester’s Animation Festival 2018: AniJam
The Manchester Animation Festival 2018 shared animations created in AniJam; a 48-hour animation challenge, based on the theme ‘Together.’
Manchester Animation Festival: Virus Tropical
Santiago Caicedo’s animated coming of age tale, Virus Tropical, proves to be a starkly simple slice of life fronted by terrific animation.
A vibrant launch party for MACFest
Aisha Al-Janabi and Bella Jewell reflect on the vibrant and celebratory launch event of MACFEST 2018
Review: Wildlife
Madeleine Peden reviews Wildlife, set in a small town in 1960s Montana, Paul Dano’s film adaptation of Richard Ford’s novel depicts the breakdown of the Brinson family
The Princess Diaries – Empowering or inspiring self-consciousness amongst women?
Countless films involve women receiving a make-over in order to be deemed attractive, but does this effect women’s self-consiousness?
KinoFilm Festival: In conversation with Paul Allen
Aisha Al-Janabi is in conversation with Paul Allen, the festival manager of KinoFilm Festival
Review: They Shall Not Grow Old
A transformative, powerful, and simple documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old must be seen
Obituary: Stan Lee
The revolutionary writer, editor, publisher, and producer Stan Lee passed away on the 12th November 2018. His fictional worlds were enjoyed by all.
Review: House of Cards – Season 6
Adrian Kanyoli gives his take on the final season of the hit TV series and explores its significance in this post-Weinstein world
Review: Overlord
A cohesive and well-paced ‘Nazi zombies’ movie, Overlord is a solid genre-mash up with impressive action sequences, and gruesome body-horror, writes Alfie Clark