Film Archive
12th October 2015
Review: Keith Richards: Under the Influence
This Netflix documentary follows ex-Stones guitar player Keith Richards through a tour of his blues influences around America
12th October 2015
Review: 45 Years
Andrew Haigh’s second feature film is a powerful portrait of ageing love
30th September 2015
HOME Pick of the Week: 99 Homes
99 Homes fails to deliver on the promise of its premise, and only remains digestible because of powerhouse performances from Garfield and Shannon
30th September 2015
Review: Life
This James Dean biopic, Life, has a few too many fatal flaws to be passable
27th September 2015
TV Binge: Narcos
Narcos is the essential drug lord drama to watch in the post-Breaking Bad TV age
27th September 2015
Classic Review: Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa’s influential masterpiece, Rashomon, is essential viewing for all lovers of world cinema
27th September 2015
HOME Pick of the Week: Mistress America
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s latest film, Mistress America, is quirky enough to work in its own way, but it may lack a wider appeal
23rd September 2015
Feature: Conflict in the French Film Industry
The French film industry finds itself in a constant struggle between crowd-pleasing public films and more daring independent films
23rd September 2015
Review: Everest
What Everest lacks in emotional heft, it makes up for with visual splendour
21st September 2015
HOME Pick of the Week: Irrational Man
The new Woody Allen film, Irrational Man, is neither one to win over those unfamiliar with the director’s style, nor one to please his current fans
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21st September 2015
Review: Legend
Despite a strong double-lead performance from Tom Hardy, this biopic fails to live up to the ambition of its title
16th September 2015
TV Binge: Life on Mars
Our pick for what to watch this Welcome Week is the Manchester-set 70s crime drama Life on Mars
15th September 2015
Classic Review: 24 Hour Party People
Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People serves as an excellent crash-course in Manchester’s music history
15th September 2015
Feature: The Freshers’ Guide to Film Fandom
A fresher from last year shares her advice for all of this year’s new faces in Manchester about how to indulge your passion for film as a student
12th September 2015
Review: The Visit
Spencer Finch says that this relative “return to form” from M. Night Shyamalan suffers from a lack of imagination and misjudged attempts at humour
11th September 2015
Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Imran Bukhari reckons that this Sundance hit is a believable teen drama that successfully transcends many conventions of the genre
30th March 2015
TV Binge: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Sarah Wolff gives us another show to add to our Netflix lists
30th March 2015
Review: Suite Française
Hassam Ahmed says that Suite Française fails due to its lifeless romance story
27th March 2015
Feature: The American Dreamer
Tom Bruce reviews the authenticity of various on-screen representations of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, comparing them with the books and with the man himself
21st March 2015
You Can’t Handle the Truth! – JLaw’s overhyped career
Arne Dumez reckons that Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t come close to deserving her wide acclaim