The Muslim Arts and Culture Festival which is “Spreading Honey Not Hate”
Arts and Film editors, Bella Jewell and Aisha Al-Janabi, preview MACFest: a ground-breaking festival which will run from the 17th November to the 25th, created to celebrate Islamic culture
Jason Blum and the horrors of misogynistic gatekeeping
The highly successful producer blames female invisibility behind the camera on lack of participation. But, is he right? (Spoiler alert: no, he isn’t).
Review: Widows
Four women must take over a heist after their husbands die on the job, yet seemingly Widows still focuses on the men, inexplicably
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: a female protagonist and still not feminist
Georgia Church questions the award-winning film’s claim to supporting the feminism movement in the face of its starkly flawed characterisations
Review: Bohemian Rhapsody
Adrian Kanyoli reviews Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic on the musical phenomena that is the band Queen.
Women along the red carpet
The difference in words to describe actor and actress should have no consequence on the prestige of the word, but it appears to.
Review: Peterloo
Peterloo will be released on the 9th of November, and gives tribute to The Peterloo Massacre of 1918.
Review: Daredevil season 3 – a show without fear
Marvel’s most successful foray into the streaming world comes in the form of the comic book adaptation of Daredevil, the man without fear, who upholds the high standard of realism and gleeful brutality established back in 2015’s season one
First Watch: Once Upon a Time in the West
The return of Once Upon a Time in the West is for the betterment of cinema, writes Harry Peate
Review: The Hate U Give
If this year’s BlackKklansman served as a solid artistic insight into the roots of modern-day racism, then George Tillman Jr’s The Hate U Give makes for a fantastic following piece about the current state of American racial tensions
Review: Night School
Night School is a dissapointing watch with Kevin Hart’s distinct brand of humour.
Review: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Goosebumps 2 has been released following the success of the first, but doesn’t seem worth the wait.
Review: Two For Joy
Izzy Sharp finds aspects of Tom Beard’s Two For Joy compelling and heartfelt, yet ultimately unable to strike home with its depiction of the tensions within a modern British family
Review: Utøya: July 22 (with Q&A)
The focus of discussion surrounding the 2011 tragedy is put back on the victims’ experience thanks to Poppe’s remarkable film. The question and answer panel, hosted at HOME, consisted of director Erik Poppe and lead actor Andrea Berntzen along with real survivors of the attack, Lisa Marie Husby and Ole Slyngstadli
Review: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a radical film that is profoundly shocking in both style and content, fostering a powerful sense of unease in the viewer. Almost 30 years after its release, it still has the capacity to disturb, writes Ashwin Tharoor
Review: Bad Times at the El Royale
The Mancunion reviews Drew Goddard’s mystery thriller ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ – a film reliant on aesthetics and shirtless cameos.
Review: Mandy
Brutal, strange, and featuring Nicolas Cage at his insane, over-the-top best, Mandy is an instant cult-classic.
Review: First Man
Adrian Kanyoli lends his praise to Damien Chazelle’s latest feature-length but asks if it deviates too much from the norm for mainstream appeal.
Grimmfest 2018: The Cleaning Lady Review
Part-home invasion horror, part-jealousy melodrama, The Cleaning Lady is a an initially shocking film that struggles to stand out in its genre