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First Watch: Arrival

First Watch: Arrival

Riveting and enigmatic, Arrival is a wonderful addition to the elite club of sci-fi movies that, though fictitious, have a certain touch of plausibility to it
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Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is a wonderfully cringe-worthy film and reminiscent of the fleeting yet intense crushes we all have had, and still have. The film, based on the book by Jenny Han, was released on Netflix in August 2018. The film follows a 16-year-old, Lara-Jean, as she tries to navigate the […]
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Highlights from MANIFF 2018

Highlights from MANIFF 2018

Top picks from this years Manchester International Film Festival
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Review: Oriented

Review: Oriented

‘Oriented’ is a documentary following three Palestinian Gay friends, living in Israel who are raising awareness of LGBTQ rights in Israel
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Review: God’s Own Country

A staggeringly poetic debut feature film by director Francis Lee, speaks volumes of the intertwining nature of ferocity, kindness, and love
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Review: The Big Sick

This film is proof that the Rom-Com genre is not out of ideas just yet
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Review: Transformers: The Last Knight

Let’s not mention that after credit scene
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Review: Raw

Raw delves into the complexity of the human psyche whilst transgressing the boundaries of genre
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Review: Patriots Day

This subpar movie is based on the Boston marathon bombings
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Review: Elle

Paul Verhoeven completes his quasi-female trilogy of sex, violence and independence, but does Isabelle Huppert’s Oscar-nominated performance get dragged down in the seething violence?
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Review: Hidden Figures

An ordinary film about the extraordinary
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Review: Captain Fantastic

Power to the people, stick it to the man
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Review: Assassin’s Creed

Stick to the Assassin’s Creed video games, because the film is a disappointment
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Review: Allied

Allied is the epitome of Hollywood classic cinema
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Review: I, Olga Hepnarova

I, Olga Hepnarova is an emotionally charged insight into the mind of a mass murderer
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Review: Indignation

First time director, James Schamus, has a welcome case of beginners luck with the triumphant Indignation
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Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

JK Rowling begins a new era of magic with the highly-anticipated prequel
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Review: Network

The four time Academy Award winning satirical classic
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Review: Arrival

“Language is the cornerstone of civilisation”
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Review: After Love

As a couple stare into the midsts of a divorce and a precarious living situation, an exploration of human complexity and emotion dominates Joachim Lafosse’s latest release
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