Film Archive
17th October 2024
Kneecap review: Boisterous, bold, and brilliant
Directed by Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap is a semi-fictionalized musical biopic that follows the formation and rise of the real-life group Kneecap, but at its core, it emphasises the importance of preserving the Irish language, and by extension, Irish culture and identity
16th October 2024
Blink twice, or avert your eyes? A critique of Blink Twice’s handling of sensitive material
Does Blink Twice handle sensitive material in a brave and astute way, or does it sacrifice sensitivity for a heavy-handed shock factor?
14th October 2024
Interstellar: A tenth anniversary retrospective
As Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar reaches its tenth anniversary, it’s worth exploring why it has remained a firm favourite in the eyes of many fans
9th October 2024
Megalopolis review: A wonderfully strange mess
Francis Ford Coppola’s return to the big screen is a catastrophe, but it is a uniquely enjoyable catastrophe
3rd October 2024
The Substance: This year’s most divisive film?
Coralie Fargeat presents us with The Substance: an absurdist, unfiltered take on society’s obsession with women’s perfection
25th September 2024
Adios tres amigos – farewell to Top Gear, a seminal yet controversial car show
Following the final episode of The Grand Tour, we examine how the television exploits of Clarkson, Hammond and May were both heartwarming and divisive
1st June 2024
Mad Max at 45: The fall of a franchise?
For a franchise as inseparably associated with high-octane dystopian action as Mad Max is, its much-forgotten first instalment actually isn’t all that ‘Mad’. So, with the release of Furiosa, lets see how far the franchise may have fallen
7th May 2024
Eyes Wide Shut 25 years on: A feast for the eyes, a nightmare for the mind
As part of Cultplex’s on-going Movie Church series, fans of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut celebrate his beautifully nightmare-ish film 25 years on
7th May 2024
Mothers’ Instinct review: How far will you go to protect your family?
Academy Award Winners Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain have a 1960s face-off in this eerie, twisted game of cat-and-mouse
6th May 2024
My formative film: Sprinkles of Stardust can be seen everywhere
How Ian McKellan’s narration, Robert De Niro in drag, and Mark Strong in a matted wig makes Stardust the perfect fantasy film
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6th May 2024
Jurassic Park: T-Rexcellent or bit of a Dino-snore?
Does Jurassic Park still hold up or would Spielberg have been better off leaving the dinosaurs extinct?
29th April 2024
Civil War review: In defence of A24’s gripping war epic
Don’t let its mixed reviews sway you, Alex Garland’s latest directorial work is a striking, relentless masterpiece of speculative fiction
29th April 2024
Scoop review: Netflix drama rains on Prince Andrew’s parade
Billie Piper and Gillian Anderson lead Netflix’s latest drama, taking you behind the scenes of that infamous Prince Andrew interview
24th April 2024
My formative film: A love letter to Notting Hill
How Richard Curtis’ film about a charming bookshop owner changed my view on romance films forever
16th April 2024
SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”
In conversation with Jane Giles, co-director of SCALA!!!, we discuss how she came to make the film, her career in programming and how the London cinema had lasting impact on young audiences
15th April 2024
Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM Film Soc screening reports
In an age where arthouse cinema has become middle-aged, Wong Kar-wai’s 90s classic still speaks to today’s youth
15th April 2024
An evening with UoM Film Society and Chungking Express
A crowded university building full of students ready to watch a Wong Kar-wai film and an earworm of a song
12th April 2024
Secaderos (Tobacco Barns) review: Light and shade in Southern Spain | VIVA 30
Combining the magical with the real all whilst creating a story of personal and environmental change, Rocio Mesa’s debut film is an exciting new voice in Spanish cinema
9th April 2024
Preview: 30th ¡Viva! Festival highlights Spanish culture at HOME Cinema
Delve into the variety of Spanish-language cinema with HOME’s annual ¡Viva! film festival
25th March 2024
Love Lies Bleeding review: “Don’t ever fall in love, okay?” | MFF 2024
Rose Glass proves falling in love is no easy feat in her vicious, sapphic crime thriller.