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Comfort films and TV shows to cure the freshers blues
15th September 2022

Comfort films and TV shows to cure the freshers blues

Freshers week and moving to university can be a daunting experience even for the most excited fresher so The Mancunion’s On-screen team have got a list of the films and TV shows they turn to for comfort when feeling blue!
Cannes 2022: Armageddon Time and understanding your privilege
27th June 2022

Cannes 2022: Armageddon Time and understanding your privilege

James Gray’s Armageddon Time is a heartbreaking story of a young boy who begins to understand his privilege growing up in 1980s New York.
Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness and ridiculing the rich
7th June 2022

Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness and ridiculing the rich

Palme-d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness is a wild, cynical satire ridiculing the rich in all possible ways.
Moon Knight: A predictable return to Marvel’s superhero formula
16th May 2022

Moon Knight: A predictable return to Marvel’s superhero formula

Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke shine in this disappointing first outing of one of Marvel’s most controversial characters
12th May 2022

Review: The Kardashians

Keeping Up is long gone, it’s all about the Kardashian’s new show… The Kardashians! But with it only being available on Disney+, is it worth the subscription?
Resurgence of the witch: The modern feminist icon?
12th May 2022

Resurgence of the witch: The modern feminist icon?

From Rosemary’s Baby to Midsommar, how has the figure of the witch changed in cinema and beyond?
Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
11th May 2022

Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nick Cage and Pedro Pascal star in this ode to Cage’s acting genius
Will Conversations with Friends live up to expectation?
9th May 2022

Will Conversations with Friends live up to expectation?

Dealing with more mature characters than Rooney’s sophomore novel, Conversations follows Frances and Bobbi, recent graduates and ex-girlfriends-turned-friends.
Norse mythology meets psychological horror in The Northman
9th May 2022

Norse mythology meets psychological horror in The Northman

The Northman takes the ‘Eggers style’ to even greater heights in this Norse revenge epic
TV Nostalgia: Our childhood favourites
8th May 2022

TV Nostalgia: Our childhood favourites

From Tracy Beaker to the Clone Wars, we explore some of our favourite childhood shows and ask just why did we love them so much?

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May the 4th be with you! – A love letter to Star Wars: The Clone Wars
4th May 2022

May the 4th be with you! – A love letter to Star Wars: The Clone Wars

For Star Wars day Investigations Editor Joe McFadden describes why Star Wars: The Clone Wars was so important to him growing up and explains what makes the show so impactful over a decade later.
State of the Industry: Long live the silver screen
27th April 2022

State of the Industry: Long live the silver screen

The precedent set by modern TV is not only one that destroys the artistic integrity of the film but perpetuates a cycle of negative watching and passive viewership. Film Editor Benjy Klauber-Griffiths challenges television supremacy.
State of the Industry: The age of film is over, the time of TV has come
27th April 2022

State of the Industry: The age of film is over, the time of TV has come

In the age of streaming, video-on-demand, and binge-watching it is interesting to consider the question: does TV currently provide a better viewing experience than film? My answer is yes.
Which Bridgerton character are you?
26th April 2022

Which Bridgerton character are you?

Check out our quiz to find out which Bridgerton character you are!
Bridgerton is back with a much stronger season 2
26th April 2022

Bridgerton is back with a much stronger season 2

Our Deputy Film Editor reviews the long-awaited Bridgerton season two
What to watch: Our top TV picks for April
24th April 2022

What to watch: Our top TV picks for April

From comedy dramas to superhero charmers here’s a list of our top Tv picks for April
Aha! Alan Partridge comes to Manchester
22nd April 2022

Aha! Alan Partridge comes to Manchester

Stratagem, starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, plays at Manchester’s AO Arena as part of its UK tour
Golden Oldies: Atonement (2007)
19th April 2022

Golden Oldies: Atonement (2007)

As part of the Golden Oldies series, Sophie Hicks looks back on Atonement
VIVA 2022: Josefina
17th April 2022

VIVA 2022: Josefina

Viva 2022: A well worked and intimate human drama about how we connect, and at times disconnect, from the strangers around us
MANIFF 2022: The Sleeping Negro
15th April 2022

MANIFF 2022: The Sleeping Negro

MANIFF 2022: At moments shocking, at times confusing, this is the black American commentary audiences have needed