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Anatomy of a Fall review: Justine Triet’s forensic deconstruction of a marriage

Anatomy of a Fall review: Justine Triet’s forensic deconstruction of a marriage

This Palme D’or winning courtroom drama has a restless screenplay that holds the audience by the scruff of their conflicted neck to uncover all the messy details as commanding lead Sandra Hüller is put to trial over the mysterious death of her husband
Thanksgiving review: A sumptuous seasonal slasher

Thanksgiving review: A sumptuous seasonal slasher

Director Eli Roth serves a fresh take on holiday horror in this long gestated slasher which weaves consumerism and comedy into the mix
In Converstion: Bronté Barbé on Kathy& Stella and true crime

In Converstion: Bronté Barbé on Kathy& Stella and true crime

We sit down with Bronté Barbé, ahead of the Manchester premiere of Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!
Review: Wish You Were Dead

Review: Wish You Were Dead

Out of the four adaptations of Peter James’ books that I have seen, Wish You Were Dead, starring George Rainsford and Katie McGlynn, translated the worse onto the stage
Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

The Mancunion sits down with Katie McGlynn ahead of her joining the UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead
Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, starring Kathryn Hunter, is a remarkable production, an unclassifiable story, and a visual feast
Death Drop announces its killer new cast

Death Drop announces its killer new cast

Original Death Drop stars Jujubee and Kitty Scott-Claus join the all-star cast of its standalone sequel, Death Drop: Back in the Habit
Review: The Leviathan

Review: The Leviathan

Witchcraft. Demonic possession. All-knowing entities. these are just a few of the themes to expect in Rosie Andrew’s explosive debut novel
Glass Onion review: Rian Johnson’s well crafted whodunnit

Glass Onion review: Rian Johnson’s well crafted whodunnit

The sequel to Johnson’s Knives Out murder mystery has finally arrived with Glass Onion and here’s what The Mancunion have to say about it
Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap, currently playing at the Palace Theatre, is deserving of its 70-year success whilst inferior to Agatha Christie’s other works
Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

The world’s longest-running show, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, visits Manchester Opera House as part of its 70th anniversary UK and Ireland tour
Review: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Review: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Javaad Alipoor returns to HOME with Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, an abstract work about the murder of Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Death on the Nile: a pleasant cocktail of murder mystery and moustaches

Death on the Nile: a pleasant cocktail of murder mystery and moustaches

Kenneth Branagh is back as Poirot in a sequel that doesn’t quite live up to its promise but is a pleasant time nonetheless.
Review: Death Drop

Review: Death Drop

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Death Drop at the Lowry – which stars Drag Race legends Willam, Ra’Jah O’Hara, Vinegar Strokes and Karen from Finance
From Drag Race to Death Drop: Karen from Finance

From Drag Race to Death Drop: Karen from Finance

Alex Bikard interviews RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under star Karen from Finance about her role in the murder mystery play Death Drop
Puzzle page: week commencing February 8th

Puzzle page: week commencing February 8th

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