MANIFF 2022: This documentary feature foregrounds the testimonies of those who have been most affected by Britain’s hostile immigration policies

Fact and fiction intertwine to unsatisfying ends in this genre-defying film about policing in Mexico.

Mila Filipova reviews My Favourite War as a part of the Manchester Animation Festival, held at HOME

Connie Eyles shares some insight into the world of podcasts and the best ones out there

Origin of the Species follows the efforts of making robots and androids human-like. But will this ever be truly possible?

Pelé avoids being too deferential to its subject and engages with his political legacy

The documentary, screened as part of Manchester Film Festival, on the son of the former leader of the British Union of Fascists offers a slightly one-sided insight into his life, writes Katie Swift

Georgina Davidson takes a look at Gorillaz: Reject False Icons, the latest documentary from the innovative and enigmatic virtual band, and reflects on the creativity and influence of their illustrious twenty-year career

David N Rose reviews the ‘gorgeous’ Abstract: The Art of Design series on Netflix

MANIFF 2022: Examining a generation raised on social media, this documentary takes a dive into some of the most troubling aspects of Gen Z’s technological addictions.

Danish animated documentary is a therapeutic and cathartic story of an openly gay Afghan refugee

Joe McFadden interviews Edgar Wright at Sundance London 2021 about his new documentary The Sparks Brothers.

Thiago DaDalt’s documentary is a touching and unforgettable look into the risk of wandering amongst Alzheimer’s patients

A new film on the importance of landscape in the life and work of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth

Martha Houston discusses the dangerous ideas about population control that could be encouraged from David Attenborough’s recent documentary

A combination of Midnight Family’s thrilling cinematography and enthralling ethically complex subject matter make it a must-see documentary, writes Zofia Gryf-Lowczowska

Visiting The Old Bank Residency in NOMA, Darcie Tickner chats to the owner and discovers what the space is all about

Alison Klayman sits down with film editor Tobias Soar to talk about her documentary, political filmmaking, Steve Bannon and humanising evil