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Review: Sonic the Hedgehog

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog

Even after his dramatic redesign, Sonic the Hedgehog may have been better off staying in the Green Hill Zone rather than sprinting onto the big screen, writes Tom Kuson
Review: Little Women

Review: Little Women

I was sad to leave that marvellous world I had been transported to for two hours – That is the sign of truly impeccable cinema, writes William Johnston
Home: A look at Rufus Jones’ “refugee sitcom”

Home: A look at Rufus Jones’ “refugee sitcom”

What do a middle-class English family and a Syrian refugee have in common? A lot more than you might think, argues Channel 4 sitcom Home
Review: Hegemony and Socialist Strategy

Review: Hegemony and Socialist Strategy

Isaac Lucia reviews Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Review: Welcome to Shangri-La

Review: Welcome to Shangri-La

Anna Jin reviews Hope Mill Theatre’s Welcome to Shangri-La, written by BAFTA Break-through Gemma Langford
Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Featuring a spellbinding performance from Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood is a charming and heartwarming look at a true American icon, writes Will Burdess
Review: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Review: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Caitlin Williams reviews Birds of Prey, a thrilling showcase of a great girl gang team-up
Gabriel Garcia Márquez: Love and solitude

Gabriel Garcia Márquez: Love and solitude

Books Editor Shaheena discusses the dynamic between romance and solitude in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Review: Parasite

Review: Parasite

Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winner is a brilliant satire on social inequality, and a mesmerising cinematic experience, writes Michal Wasilewski
Review: Richard Jewell

Review: Richard Jewell

With a trio of brilliant central performances, Richard Jewell is a well-crafted character study that continues Eastwood’s exploration of the American hero
Review: Avengers: Ensemble (UMMTS)

Review: Avengers: Ensemble (UMMTS)

Lily Rosenberg reviews the University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society’s (UMMTS) Avengers: Ensemble
Review: Bost-Uni Plues (PUSH Festival)

Review: Bost-Uni Plues (PUSH Festival)

Sophia Hadji-Michael reviews Bost-Uni Plues at HOME Theatre as part of PUSH Festival
Review: The Lighthouse

Review: The Lighthouse

Robert Eggers steers far from a sophomore slump with this atmospheric horror punctuated by sledgehammer performances from Robert Pattinson and Wilem Defoe, writes Carl Fitzgerald
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Alia Nawaz reviews Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Review: Bombshell

Review: Bombshell

Due to a combination of unlikeable protagonists and questionable toning, Bombshell is unable to realise the potential that its cast and subject matter deserves, writes James McCafferty
Review: Gypsy

Review: Gypsy

Ellis Coopey reviews Gypsy, starring Ria Jones, at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Review: Oreo (Push Festival)

Review: Oreo (Push Festival)

Anna Jin reviews Oreo at HOME Theatre as part of Push Festival
Review: Cats

Review: Cats

Writer Margherita Concina braves the nightmarish world of the feline CGI house of horrors and finds out that, despite its quirks, Cats has some charm to its bizarre world of fluff
Review: The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Review: The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Anna Jin reviews the stage adaptation of David Walliam’s The Slightly Annoying Elephant
Review: Split/Mixed

Review: Split/Mixed

Anna Jin reviews SPLIT/MIXED at the Royal Exchange Theatre