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A celebration of women in film: four names to watch in 2019

From across the globe — With Manchester gearing up for HOME’s year-long season on Women in Global Cinema, head of film Rachel Hayward shares her favourite filmmakers on the lineup.

  • Film
  • Hannah Clugston

What Netflix did next: grumpy old men & sad young zombies

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is worth our time anymore. This week, it’s moody Irish zombie-reform drama The Cured, and Chevy Chase’s Last Laugh.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

What Netflix did next: add fuel to the Fyre

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s a ludicrous, high octane account of Fyre Festival: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

Politics, Palestine & PJ Harvey: the best docs to see in 2019

Catch them when you can — Luke Moody, Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Director Of Film Programming, pulls together a list of sharp, smart and touching docs to look out for in the coming months.

  • Film
  • Thomas Curry

Boots Riley is Hollywood’s new disruptor in chief

Truth to power — With his debut feature Sorry To Bother You, the rapper turned filmmaker is responsible for 2018’s most brazenly original slice of cinema: a seething take on class, race and identity in Corporate America. The good news is that he’s only just getting started.

  • Film
  • Niall Flynn

What Netflix did next: one of the worst films of all time

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Kurt Russell as sexy Santa, and the unforgivably bad The Christmas Wedding Planner.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

Six of the best docs you might have missed this year

Fake news, race & radicalisation — From the dark world of digital scrubbing to the psychology of nature vs. nurture, we round up the best documentaries from 2018.

  • Film
  • Thomas Curry

What Netflix did next: turkey, dumplings & stuffing

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s body positivity drama Dumplin’ and wholesome Christmas yarn The Holiday Calendar.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

Why the war on drugs is killing Filipino music

To live and die in Manila — A new documentary from Boiler Room shines a light on the defiant underground music scene of the Philippines – a country that’s being torn apart by political warfare and a violent drug war.

  • Music
  • Sai Villafuerte

Harold Feinstein: America’s forgotten photographer

An incredible life — Despite being regarded as one of the ‘true American photographers,’ the New Yorker evaded fame and fortune for most of his life. Now, a new documentary is shining a light on his incredible story.

  • Film
  • Niall Flynn

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