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Diversity and the long road ahead: The lack of female directors at the 2023 Academy Awards

Diversity and the long road ahead: The lack of female directors at the 2023 Academy Awards

It seems that once again the Academy Awards have let down female directors by failing to nominate a single one; here’s what we have to say about it.
So you’ve won an Oscar: What’s next?

So you’ve won an Oscar: What’s next?

The Dos and Don’ts of the Oscars acceptance speech in preparation for this year’s ceremony
The Whale debate: Offensive or groundbreaking?

The Whale debate: Offensive or groundbreaking?

Darren Aronofsky’s latest film The Whale is dividing audiences – including our film section! We debate if it’s worth your time
Brendan Fraser and the failure of the fat suit

Brendan Fraser and the failure of the fat suit

Brendan Fraser has been critically praised for donning a fat suit in Aronofsky’s latest film, the question is: are fat suits still offensive?
Who will take home the top prize? Oscar predictions 2023

Who will take home the top prize? Oscar predictions 2023

Our own DIY Hollywood roundtable, a discussion of our film teams predictions for this year’s Oscars
Do blockbusters stand a chance at the Oscars?

Do blockbusters stand a chance at the Oscars?

Blockbusters Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis received multiple nominations at this year’s Academy Awards, but do these summer flicks stand a chance against the usual Oscar fare?
Babylon: Chazelle’s love letter to Hollywood

Babylon: Chazelle’s love letter to Hollywood

Damien Chazelle’s obsession with the glamour of Hollywood is taken to new heights in his new film Babylon.
The Banshees of Inisherin review: McDonagh gets the band back together

The Banshees of Inisherin review: McDonagh gets the band back together

McDonagh’s newest film strikes a potent balance between tragedy and hilarity
Alternative Oscars: Who should have prevailed?

Alternative Oscars: Who should have prevailed?

What if the current Oscar nominated films didn’t exist? We present our picks in our ‘Alternative Oscars’ list.
Oscars 2022: CODA crowned Best Picture

Oscars 2022: CODA crowned Best Picture

Simple and unmemorable CODA was recognised as the Best Picture of the year, but 2022 Oscars made headlines for an entirely different reason
Final 2022 Oscars Predictions

Final 2022 Oscars Predictions

The Power of the Dog or CODA? On the homestretch of the season, Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski presents his final predictions for 2022 Oscars.
Time testing The Bechdel Test

Time testing The Bechdel Test

Pip Carew and Daniel Collins give a detailed analysis of films which pass and fail the bechdel test and examine it’s importance
Licorice Pizza: Good vibes only?

Licorice Pizza: Good vibes only?

It’s 1973, and in the San Fernando Valley a long hot summer has just begun. On the school picture day, 15-year-old Gary Valentine, a precocious child actor meets Alana Kane, a frustrated, bitingly sarcastic 25-year-old perpetually stuck in adolescent ennui.
Oscar Predictions 2022

Oscar Predictions 2022

Four of our film writers give their predictions for the upcoming Academy Awards
A Month in Film: Our editor’s top picks

A Month in Film: Our editor’s top picks

Lacking that fix of cinema? Here’s a cohesive list of the most exciting things going on in Manchester and across the film world for the next month
Nomadland: Escaping the system in search for freedom

Nomadland: Escaping the system in search for freedom

Chloe Zhao’s Oscar-winning Nomadland is a unique poetic meditation on freedom, happiness, and being human
The Father: Exploring the horrors of dementia

The Father: Exploring the horrors of dementia

Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman shine in The Father, an Oscar-nominated play adaptation
Oscars 2021 predictions

Oscars 2021 predictions

Ahead of the upcoming 2021 Oscars ceremony, Michal Wasilewski predicts which films will take the big prizes.
Judas and the Black Messiah: Far from revolutionary?

Judas and the Black Messiah: Far from revolutionary?

Fred Hampton biopic might not be truly revolutionary, but is not afraid of showing true Black Panthers’ viewpoints
Chadwick Boseman shines in his final role in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

Chadwick Boseman shines in his final role in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ featuring great performances by Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis is a powerful exploration of artistry, race, inequality and the American dream

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