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17th November 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo’s film reveals the obsessions in the lonely life of a great player with a big ego

12th November 2015

Saoirse Ronan is brilliant in this adaptation of Colm Toibin’s book of a young girl who leaves small-town Ireland to live in 1950s Brooklyn

11th November 2015

Read on to find out why Stephen Lewis believes that Bloodborne’s style of story-telling is just to die for!

10th November 2015

Whether you aim to make lots of friends, or have a bad time in Undertale, you should read on and find out why it has filled so many people with ‘determination’

10th November 2015

Does Link’s latest adventure, Triforce Heroes, make it onto the cover of vogue, or is it nothing but a passing trend? Grab two friends (or just come alone) and read on!

3rd November 2015

Mississippi Grind is an alluring tale of obsession and wealth that features suitably atmospheric music and cinematography

3rd November 2015

Now in its ninth season since its revival, Doctor Who has surged back to top form following a pair of lacklustre series

3rd November 2015

With more and more entertaining blockbusters getting heaps of critical praise, how can independent and art house films hope to contend on a large scale?

3rd November 2015

Daniel Craig’s fourth (and possibly final) round as 007, Spectre, neatly ties up all the loose ends of his era while taking us on a thrilling ride

2nd November 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2 is a victim of one too many of the curses that affect family film sequels

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2nd November 2015

David Lynch’s Lost Highway will be a delight for any fans of the director’s surrealist style

29th October 2015

Ben Foster’s strong portrayal of Lance Armstrong makes The Program watchable

27th October 2015

The Lobster is a poetically absurd comedy that invites the audience on a macabre roller coaster

26th October 2015

Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 was mad available at Gamescom 2015 and what was Connor McBride’s opinion of the game?

26th October 2015

The Returned manages to transcend zombie clichés to become something far darker and more sinister than many would expect

26th October 2015

With Crimson Peak, Del Toro’s take on the Gothic horror genre largely delivers, even though it lacks the most memorable qualities of the director’s auteur

26th October 2015

With speculation flying high that Spectre will be Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007, we give our picks here as to who should star as the next James Bond

22nd October 2015

PixelBomb Games, the developers of a post-apocalyptic Manchester-based third-person shooter, Beyond Flesh and Blood, sat down with us to discuss the development of their first game

22nd October 2015

This years Manchester Play Expo has come and gone but what did Jasmin Tiyur think of one of the north’s biggest gaming events? Read on to find out.

22nd October 2015

Join Connor McBride as he unravels the mystery of why Unravel is one of his Games of the Year after playing it at Gamescom 2015