Film Archive
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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7th October 2023
Saltburn review: LFF opens to a bang with maximalist class thriller | LFF 2023
Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature tackles class and privilege in a bold maximalist vision for LFF’s opening night film
2nd October 2023
Rotting in the Sun review: Sun, sex, and senseless protagonists
Rotting in the Sun’s satirical stance on human melancholy is an acquired taste but one that is completely unrestrained and wild
28th September 2023
An introduction to the films of Ken Loach
Get started with the films of Ken Loach with our guide to his career and filmography
25th September 2023
I, Daniel Blake: Loach’s masterpiece continues to be worryingly relevant
Ahead of ken Loach’s latest film, the film section looks back at his late career masterpiece ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and it’s relevancy to Tory ruled Britain
24th September 2023
Passages review: Desire has never been so pleasureless
Passages studies sexuality and desire through a queer love triangle but forgets about the pleasure in Mubi’s latest release
21st September 2023
Past Lives review: Celine Song delivers an outstanding debut
Celine Song’s debut film about past lovers and what could have been will mend and simultaneously break your heart
9th June 2023
Chevalier (2022): A Noble pursuit that falls short of greatness
Chevalier, released in the UK in June 2023, strives to ascend to the heights of the greatest period dramas but falls short of that lofty ambition
23rd May 2023
Interview with Luke Davies from Polari
The Mancunion spoke with Luke Davies head of Polari, a queer production company based in Manchester about Queer representation, the art of filmmaking, and untold stories.
18th May 2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: Superhero sequel gets sidetracked
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a feel-good film which falls short of its forerunner
12th May 2023
The Untold Stories of Black Women: A Thousand and One Review
A. V. Rockwell shows the importance of supporting Black women in Sundance Prize winning feature debut: A Thousand and One