On Screen Archive
Cornerhouse Pick of the Week: The Selfish Giant
Leo reviews the latest film by Clio Barnard, acclaimed director of The Arbor
Review: Captain Phillips
Robbie reviews the gripping pirate tale based on true events
Contrary Corner: Why I’m not an “Iron Fan”
Jackson Ball gives us his take on the ‘Iron Man’ trilogy
Preview: Kill Your Darlings
Sarah Murray previews the eagerly-anticipated Beat biopic ‘Kill Your Darlings’
Battlefield 4 Preview
The Battlefield 4 beta is finally available now to download on PC, Play Station 3 and Xbox 360. With the new Frostbite 3 engine, “Levolution” and a brand new map, guns and vehicles, you can now try out the newest take on the Battlefield franchise. Let me give you the run down first. In the […]
Top 5: Actors You Wish Were Your Dad
Francesca Tyler gives us her top 5 fatherly figures in film
Pokémon X/Y
Alasdair Preston takes on the latest Pokémon challenge to see if the sixth generation can match the first
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with the creators of Monsters University
This summer saw the release of the anticipated follow up to the Pixar classic, Monsters Inc. Film Editor Robbie Davidson sat down and talked with director, Dan Scanlon and producer, Kori Rae to discuss how they justified a second outing for Mike and Sully in Monsters University, amongst other things.
Cornerhouse Pick of the Week: Le Week End
George is quite taken with Roger Mitchell’s romantic trip to Paris
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Contrary Corner: The Desolation of Smaug? More like The Desolation of Tolkien!
Tom tells us why he is one of the few to hate The Hobbit
Preview: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
With only a month to go until its release, Parizad previews the latest instalment in the Hunger Games franchise
Biopics: the curse of cinema?
Ally discusses why film should turn from fact to fiction
Cornerhouse Pick of the Week: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
Faye Broadbent discusses how cinema made philosophy fun in our Cornerhouse pick of the week
Review: How I Live Now
Lucy reviews the film adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s popular teen novel
Review: Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for sharing? More like thanks for nothing! George Bellamy reviews the latest rom-com from Keeping the Faith’s Stuart Blumberg
GTA: Grand Torrent Auto
Games Editor Alasdair Preston examines the leaked release of Rockstar’s latest offering
TV Catch-up- What to Watch Last Week
Welcome to the new Mancunion TV Catch up where we tell you all the best things you missed from the last week to watch online in your downtime. A Single Man: In the year before Colin Firth won worldwide acclaim and an Oscar in the The King’s Speech, he starred in Tom Ford’s directorial […]