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Top 5: Movie Robots

Lloyd gives us his Top 5 machines with movie magic

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

Cornerhouse Pick of the Week: The Great Beauty

Suraj reviews the latest film from Paolo Sorrentino and tells us why it should be tipped for Oscar glory

Contrary Corner: Julia Roberts – more than just a pretty woman

Andriana tells us why we should learn to love Julia Roberts

Top 5: One-Eyed Movie Characters

These guys may be partially sighted, but they still know how to pack a punch

Rowling’s return to the wizarding world

Jackson Ball discusses J.K. Rowling’s first screenwriting venture

Top 5: Travel Films

Parizad Mangi gives us her top 5 films that’ll make you long for next summer!

Contrary Corner: The force is strong with this one

Suraj Vara gives his controversial opinion on the latest instalments in the Star Wars franchise

Ex-Manchester students make first professional film

We talk to Merlin Merton and Alexander Mansfield Martinez about their latest film ‘Gift From God’

Think film? Think Manchester!

A Fresher’s guide to film in Manchester

Summer 2013 Preview: ‘Man of Steel’

Preview of one of this summer’s most anticipated film releases

Top 5: Recurring film couples

This week we countdown acting duos that deliver movie magic time and time again

I’m sorry but…There are few ‘worse things I could do’ than watch Grease

Suraj Vara tells us why he finds ‘Grease’ anything but electrifying

Joaquin Phoenix – the attention seeker

Suraj Vara takes us through the outrageous shock tactics of Joaquin Phoenix

Mamma Mia! Here we go again…

Sophie James tells us why we won’t just be singing carols this Christmas

‘Keep the Lights On’

Faye Broadbent reviews Ira Sachs’ latest film

The ‘Argo’-naut

Sophie James celebrates the many talents of writer, actor and director Ben Affleck as the ultimate comeback kid

Top 5: Miscast roles

Dan King takes us on a journey from Gotham City to Middle Earth in this week’s top 5