THE RETRO HOUR – THE INTERVIEW

Alix

As part of our retrogaming interests nothing keeps us better informed (and that Nintendo vs. Sega fire in our belly burning) quite like The Retro Hour podcast, hosted by Ravi Abbott and Dan Wood. We caught up with the guys ahead of their appearance a

BEING FRANK SIDEBOTTOM

Chris Sievey. You may not have heard of this incredibly artistic, talented individual. But he, was Frank Sidebottom. And we think you need to know all about him. Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story gives us everything. Cataloguing his life and wor

5 FICTIONAL DESTINATIONS FROM THE BIG SCREEN

Our friends at AccorHotels have created travel posters for five of the most anticipated films of 2019. From Lion King’s ‘Pride Rock’ to Avengers: End Game’s Titan, sit back and let your mind be taken on a journey to these fictional destinations. FIL

TOP 10 CARTOON DOGS

Joni

When we say "Top 10 Cartoon Dogs" we specifically mean animated. So actually, scrap that... TOP 10 ANIMATED DOGS And so ladies and gentlemen, we are in the awards season and as controversial as ever The Journalix are happy to buck the trend as we r

THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING

Alix

This is a kids film that adults will love. It is full on, with great traditions, a great baddie, it is loud and it is scary, The Kid Who Would Be King is so much fun! Set in suburbia where the world around normal life is under threat. We see newspa

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEKENDER AT HOME MANCHESTER

Alix

HOME Manchester will host a weekend of special events for all ages from Friday 8 – Sunday 10 March to mark International Women's Day 2019 and as part of HOME’s year-long Celebrating Women in Global Cinema programme running throughout 2019. FRIDAY O

THE (OSCAR) FAVOURITE(?)

Not usually one for period dramas but on a cold January morning I decided to take a visit to Manchester's Home cinema to see what all the fuss was about with the Oscar favourite The Favourite. With nominations across the awards season and British act...

COMIC BOOK MOVIES LEAGUE TABLE

It's a debate for the ages, one which will never truly be decided, but we're gonna have a stab at doing so in the fairest way possible - which is the best modern day comic book movie? We all know it's The Dark Knight, but how to justify such a thing?...

WELCOME BACK MARY POPPINS!

Wow, what a wonderful sequel! You'll know already that we here at The Journalix love Disney. I've been fully immersed in Cherry Tree Lane since seeing Julie Andrews become Mary Poppins as a child, but Mary Poppins Returns is a fabulous film and ev

HERE’S JOHNNY!

Joni

The Shining (1980) is undoubtably a masterpiece of a movie. Based on Stephen King's dark and twisted 1977 novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick in his prime and with Jack Nicholson at his menacing best, it's a complete thrill-ride, a rush, utterly enthr