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Review: Queen and Slim

Review: Queen and Slim

Carl Fitzgerald reviews the frustrating tale of two runaways, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya
Review: Jojo Rabbit

Review: Jojo Rabbit

The 2019 Toronto Film Festival winner is an unintelligent, unambitious satire on Nazi Germany, failing on a dramatic and emotional level, writes Michal Wasilewski
Review: 1917

Review: 1917

Film editor Tobias Soar reviews Sam Mendes’ epic set in the Great War, with the use of a single take illusion giving us a brilliantly tense tale of heroism
Review: The Nightingale

Review: The Nightingale

Following on from The Babadook, Jennifer Kent’s latest film The Nightingale proves a searing depiction of colonialism and the intersection of oppression fronted by stellar performances, writes Carl Fitzgerald
Review: Honey Boy

Review: Honey Boy

Written by Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy is an autobiographical film reflecting upon troubled parental relationships and growing up in a socially excluded neighbourhood, writes Michal Wasilewski
Review: Knives Out

Review: Knives Out

Featuring an all-star cast and a brilliant script, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out is an innovative and enthralling take on the classic Agatha Christie-style whodunnit, writes Carl Fitzerald
Review: Aladdin

Review: Aladdin

Anna Jin reviews the pantomime Aladdin at Albert Halls
Review: Light Falls

Review: Light Falls

Anna Jin reviews Light Falls at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Review: ‘The Year I Didn’t Eat’ by Samuel Pollen

Review: ‘The Year I Didn’t Eat’ by Samuel Pollen

Yusuf Steel reviews Samuel Pollen’s debut novel, a tentative and honest story about one boy’s internal struggle
Review: The Little Prince

Review: The Little Prince

Anna Jin reviews The Little Prince, an adaptation of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry novella, at the Lowry
Review: The Duchess of Malfi

Review: The Duchess of Malfi

Anna Jin reviews Manchester School of Theatre’s The Duchess of Malfi at HOME
Albums of the decade

Albums of the decade

The Mancunion music team discuss their favourite albums of the decade
Review: All I Want for Christmas is Attention

Review: All I Want for Christmas is Attention

Ana Maria Ortiz reviews Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme’s All I Want for Christmas is Attention at the Palace Theatre
Review: Plant Fetish

Review: Plant Fetish

Anna Jin reviews Plant Fetish at HOME
Live Review: Amanda Palmer at Albert Hall

Live Review: Amanda Palmer at Albert Hall

Alex Walker reflects on the devastating spectrum of emotions evoked by Amanda Palmer’s emphatic gig at Manchester’s Albert Hall
Review: Marriage Story

Review: Marriage Story

Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story combines a heartbreaking divorce story with witty comedic elements to create a masterful emotional rollercoaster, writes Michal Wasilewski
Review: Frozen 2

Review: Frozen 2

Despite the critically-acclaimed magic of its smash-hit predecessor, due to poor plotting, awkward pacing and musical mis-steps, Frozen 2 has certainly let it go, writes Carl Fitzgerald
Review: Jack and the Beanstalk

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk

Anna Jin reviews Jack and the Beanstalk, this year’s pantomime at the Oldham Coliseum
Live Review: Cassia at Manchester Cathedral

Live Review: Cassia at Manchester Cathedral

Cassia deliver a technically stunning performance at the spectacular Manchester Cathedral, making use of clever lighting to match their breezily indie sound, writes Georgina Davidson
DéjàReview: The Shining

DéjàReview: The Shining

Kubrick’s most controversial film based of the Steven King novel of the same name, The Shining, is revisited by writer Tom Kuson