Saltburn review: LFF opens to a bang with maximalist class thriller | LFF 2023
Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature tackles class and privilege in a bold maximalist vision for LFF’s opening night film
Rotting in the Sun review: Sun, sex, and senseless protagonists
Rotting in the Sun’s satirical stance on human melancholy is an acquired taste but one that is completely unrestrained and wild
An introduction to the films of Ken Loach
Get started with the films of Ken Loach with our guide to his career and filmography
I, Daniel Blake: Loach’s masterpiece continues to be worryingly relevant
Ahead of ken Loach’s latest film, the film section looks back at his late career masterpiece ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and it’s relevancy to Tory ruled Britain
Passages review: Desire has never been so pleasureless
Passages studies sexuality and desire through a queer love triangle but forgets about the pleasure in Mubi’s latest release
Past Lives review: Celine Song delivers an outstanding debut
Celine Song’s debut film about past lovers and what could have been will mend and simultaneously break your heart
Everybody’s Talking About John Partridge: drag, musicals, and Butter Tarts
We sat down with John Patridge, ahead of the brand-new UK tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego
The Mancunion chats to Joanne Clifton ahead of the UK tour of Shrek the Musical. We discuss how it felt to land the role, coming from a family of performers and the realities of working in the theatre industry.
Co-stars or boarding school bunk mates? Britain’s privately educated ‘nepo babies’
The Mancunion analyses the dominance of privately educated actors in the British acting industry.
Chevalier (2022): A Noble pursuit that falls short of greatness
Chevalier, released in the UK in June 2023, strives to ascend to the heights of the greatest period dramas but falls short of that lofty ambition
Wagatha Christie: In conversation with Nathan McMullen
The Mancunion sits down with Nathan McMullen, ahead of the UK tour of Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial
Interview with Luke Davies from Polari
The Mancunion spoke with Luke Davies head of Polari, a queer production company based in Manchester about Queer representation, the art of filmmaking, and untold stories.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: Superhero sequel gets sidetracked
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a feel-good film which falls short of its forerunner
Eurovision 2023: Sweden makes history whilst the UK repeats it
Eurovision 2023 saw Sweden make history on multiple fronts whilst the UK, the host country, found itself back at the bottom
Eurovision 2023: What to expect from the grand final
Eurovision is back in the UK after 25 years, and we got to attend an exclusive press preview of the grand final – here’s what to expect!
The Untold Stories of Black Women: A Thousand and One Review
A. V. Rockwell shows the importance of supporting Black women in Sundance Prize winning feature debut: A Thousand and One
Eurovision 2023: What to expect from semi-final 2
Eurovision is back in the UK after 25 years, and we got to attend an exclusive press preview of semi-final 2 – here’s what to expect!
Eurovision 2023: What to expect from semi-final 1
Eurovision is back in the UK after 25 years, and we got to attend an exclusive press preview of semi-final 1 – here’s what to expect!
Daisy Jones and The Six: Drugs and desire
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ both romanticises and tears down the 70s lust for the ‘Rock & Roll’ scene. Straying from the original plot of the book, is the show’s portrayal of destruction empowering or disheartening?
Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers
The Mancunion sits down with Katie McGlynn ahead of her joining the UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead