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2nd October 2016

Review: Bridget Jones’s Baby

Bridget Jones’s Baby makes for fun viewing but just falls short of the high standards set by the previous Bridget Jones films
2nd October 2016

Top 5: Film Trilogies

Dom Bennett outlines his top five picks for the all-time best film trilogies
28th September 2016

Top 5: Most Anticipated Films of the Academic Year

Georgia Welch outlines her top 5 film picks for the upcoming year
28th September 2016

Feature: Exploring the impact of Little Men

Eloïse Wright explores how gentrification and the domestic home are presented in Ira Sachs’ Little Men
28th September 2016

Classic Review: Le Silence De La Mer

Jean-Pierre Melville’s adaptation of the original Jean Bruller novella is minimalist and engaging, in Le Silence De La Mer
28th September 2016

Review: Hell or High Water

Deeply touching and yet a hilarious satire, Hell or High Water surpasses the boundaries of genre
27th September 2016

Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Taika Waititi’s latest film layers the beauty of New Zealand’s landscape with both comedy and sentimentality
23rd September 2016

Preview: Norfolk

Martin Radich’s latest film premieres on the 26th of September with a filmmakers Q&A to follow, making this a must-see event for any film lover
20th September 2016

Review: Everybody Wants Some!!

Linklater’s latest film celebrates American masculinity in all the wrong ways
20th September 2016

Feature: Stranger Things and the future of TV

Stranger Things signals a change in the way television is viewed and received

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20th September 2016

Top 5: cosy films to watch in bed

If you’re ill with Freshers’ Flu, these are the films to watch while snuggled up in bed
20th September 2016

Feature: Celebrating the life of Abbas Kiarostami

Looking back over some of Abbas Kiarostami’s work as an Iranian film director
20th September 2016

Top 5: Cheap places to watch films in Manchester

Arrived in Manchester and want to get your film fix without breaking the budget? Here’s how
19th September 2016

Meet the new film editors

The new film editors welcome you to their section and encourage everyone to get involved
20th April 2016

Review: Hardcore Henry

Henry Scanlan reviews his Hardcore namesake
20th April 2016

Top 5: Movie ending songs

Sometimes a great piece of song-casting at the end of the picture can propel an already excellent film into greatness—here are the five best closing songs
20th April 2016

Classic Review: Where is the Friend’s Home?

Where is the Friend’s House?, the film that brought Abbas Kiarostami to attention, beautifully explores the Koker region of Iran
15th April 2016

TV Binge: My Jihad

My Jihad shys away from stereotypes and subverts tired clichés about Islam, providing a more authentic and positive picture of everyday Muslims
15th April 2016

TV Binge: The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is a show that has reached highs and lows, and largely bases itself around a strict formula
15th April 2016

Top 5: Nuclear war movies

Nuclear war is nowadays a rarity in cinema, as it was a more prevalent threat during the Cold War. It does, however, offer great possibilities in drama and sci-fi