On Screen Archive
1st November 2023
SCALA!!! review: A cinema that “changed lives and blew minds” | FilmFear 2023
FilmFear in collaboration with Manchester’s HOME cinema presents SCALA!!!, a vibrant documentary centred around the legendary London cinema
27th October 2023
Everything Now review: A coming-of-age TV show set on not conforming
Everything Now has a little bit of everything: sensitively exploring body image, teen romance, friendship, and the feeling of falling behind
25th October 2023
Why are there so many weirdo video game merchants, anyway?
From the Resident Evil 4 merchant to Brok and Sindri, there are an alarming number of strange video games merchants
23rd October 2023
Oppenheimer reflections: The most ambitious biopic to date
The Mancunion reflect on the successes and flaws of one of the most critically acclaimed but divisive films of the year
22nd October 2023
Sitting in Bars with Cake review: A bitter-sweet surprise
Amazon Prime’s new film will entice you with romance and cake but its poignant reflections on life will make you stay
21st October 2023
The Exorcist: Believer review – A goofy attempt to reboot a terrifying classic
After his Halloween Trilogy, David Gordon Green returns to reboot another classic horror, unfortunately, the result leaves a sour taste
21st October 2023
Scorsese’s Shutter Island: Unforgiven and beyond redemption
In light of Scorsese’s recent comments, we go back to reexamine the mixed messaging of one of the director’s messier efforts
19th October 2023
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour review – A celebration of all things Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s latest concert film brings collective joy amongst her fans as she performs her biggest hits for three whole hours
19th October 2023
A timeline of the Unity controversy
A look into the events that led up to CEO John Riccitiello’s resignation from his role from Unity Technologies
18th October 2023
10 things I hate about Tinder: Why watching rom-coms is so cathartic in the midst of romantic turmoil
From When Harry Met Sally to Richard Curtis, comfort and catharsis are at the heart of the rom-com genre
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17th October 2023
Preview: Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films
Manchester’s unique celebration of horror and genre film returns with a fascinating mix of archive classics and new international shorts.
16th October 2023
Saw X review: Sympathy for the Devil
The bi-annual gore carnival is back in town, and this time it’s personal. Saw’s newest offering shows us its heart…and what the inside of a human brain looks like
16th October 2023
Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads still burning down the house four decades later
Talking Heads’ legendary concert film Stop Making Sense has been restored and rereleased, filling cinema screens with the height of the band’s stardom
15th October 2023
An evening with Rough C.U.T.S’ unconventional double bills featuring Boys in Peaches…
The Mancunion attend a double bill screening of Call Me by Your Name and James and the Giant Peach as part of Rough C.U.T.S’ summer 2023 film programme
15th October 2023
How to Have Sex review: A sobering story of Brits abroad | LFF 2023
Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature focusing on three teen girls on holiday solidifies its place in important contemporary British cinema
13th October 2023
How HBO’s The Idol crashed and burned
Sam Levinson’s car crash of a TV show could attract audiences but convolution failed to keep them watching
10th October 2023
Hoard review: Social realism meets gross-out horror in bold British debut | LFF 2023
Luna Carmoon’s striking British debut traverses genres as it explores grief and family ties
10th October 2023
Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space: Perhaps the most compelling case yet for remakes
It’s a great time to be a horror fan as two classic 2000s horror games are fully realised in the Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space remakes
10th October 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon review: Scorsese shines with western epic | LFF 2023
Rewriting the language of the Western, Scorsese’s latest film demands to be seen as it tells the forgotten story of the Osage murders
10th October 2023
May December review: Hazy morality and melodrama become gripping cinema | LFF 2023
Complex morality and comedic melodrama collide in Todd Hayne’s study of sexual assault and the tabloid media