Film Archive
Best Foreign Film: the politics behind it
Mritunjay Sharma expands on the problematic nature of foreign nomination at the Oscars
MANIFF 2017: Public Intimacy and Railment
Mritunjay Sharma reviews Public Intimacy and Railment, both shown at the Manchester Film Festival 2017
Viceroy’s House
A film that tells an important political story that is often over-looked
Review: The Fits
First-time feature director Anne Rose Holmer’s composes an uncanny coming of age film which will leave you mulling over what you have seen for days to come
Review: Logan
The final installment of the Wolverine trilogy brings Hugh Jackman’s iconic role to a successful end
Oscars 2017
The 89th Academy Awards took place on the 26th February at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
Review: It’s Only The End of The World
Xavier Dolan’s brutally honest and claustrophobic new work shows us “home is where it hurts”, but its emotional disconnection makes it hard to relate, writes Joe Casson
Review: The Great Wall
While this Chinese-American fantasy adventure may succeed in visual spectacle, there’s little else ‘great’ about Damon’s latest blockbuster
Review: The Lego Batman Movie
A Batman movie we may not deserve, but one we needed
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Q&A with Free Fire director Ben Wheatley
Director Ben Wheatley and actor Micheal Smiley preview their new film Free Fire at HOME with a special Q&A
Review: The Eyes of My Mother
A story told in three parts, The Eyes of My Mother is a triumphant attempt at modern horror, from first time director Nicolas Pesce
Review: Gold
In the gold rush of gold rush films, not every one will hit the jackpot
Feature: Interview with filmmaker Josh Appignanesi
The New Man is now available in cinemas and on iTunes
Feature: short documentaries of Sergei Loznitsa
Mritunjay Sharma profiles Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary film career
20th Century Women
A beautiful and insightful tale of what it means to become a man in a woman’s world
Feature: Q&A with Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins continues his international charm offensive