Film Archive
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
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