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¡Viva! 2023: La Casa entre los cactus
Carlota González-Adrio’s debut feature film is accompanied by a live Q&A for the 2023 ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival
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If books could kill: Are course books too expensive?
Should students be made to fork out hundreds of pounds each year for course books? We explore the social and financial implications of the prices of university books.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover review: Steamy, stylish, and slow
Netflix's latest adaption of D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover is steamy, stylish, and slow
Books
Books not to fill your stockings with
Not every book should end up in stockings this Christmas - here is just a small selection of the Books that the Mancunion Books section would not want to find in their stockings…
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The Wonder review: Florence Pugh works wonders in gritty period drama
Florence Pugh is miraculous as she tackles faith and science head-on in Sebastian Lelio's dark Netflix period drama
Books
Revisiting Jacqueline Wilson: Traumatic or trailblazing?
In recent years, Jacqueline Wilson and her books have become a topic of dispute and controversy. From death, grooming and foster care - did Wilson go too far?
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Gavin and Stacey (2007-2010) revisited: A classic sitcom with a cult following
James Corden and Ruth Jones' BBC sitcom is still, and always will be, "well lush"
Books
Blind Date Books: Is it worth it?
Blind Date Books are on the rise online and in stores. We try Blackwell's attempt at the trend with their own mysteriously wrapped books
Books
The Booooks section's favourite spooky tales
Frome straight-up gothic horror to thought-provoking, tales which take a scary twist on classic stories, here is the definitive list of books to scare you silly this Halloween.
Film
The Lost King review: Fun yet forgettable
Ten years after the discovery of King Richard III's remains, Stephen Frears directs The Lost King, a comedic fictionalisation of this bizarre historical event