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Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim) and novelist Chuck Hogan have merged to create a masterpiece of a thriller in FOX’s The Strain, a televised adaptation of their co-authored trilogy of vampire novels released in 2009. This dark horror-drama follows an investigation into a mysterious virus that causes its...

Homeland could be called a one-trick pony. The first season’s exquisite plotting gave way to 24-style action and rehashed clichés (see Dana’s teenage angst). Yet I stuck with it, because its premise is compelling. Warning: Spoilers follow! While Homeland heralded the arrival of small screen female leads, there were...

This title suggests a simple premise: there’s a maze, and a boy has to run through it. Easy right? The film that emerges however is anything but; intricate, heart-stopping, edge-of-the-seat action which just keeps you guessing from the beginning seconds down to the end minutes. The basic story is...

With less than three weeks to go till Mayhem Film Festival’s 10th anniversary, Impact sat down with the directors of the festival, Chris Cooke and Steven Sheil, to talk about what to expect, the allure of genre cinema and the changing fortunes of British horror… How did you get started with...

Following the recent trailer release of Pixar’s upcoming feature Inside Out, there is increasing anticipation for the film’s accompanying short film, Lava, which premiered this past summer at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. Having never met a person whose face fails to light up when the title screen for these few minute joys...

In advance and celebration of Mayhem Film Festival’s 10th anniversary, Broadway cinema is hosting the appropriately titled Mayhem X throughout the week leading up to the main festival, “looking at the history and context of the X certificate in films” with five specially chosen and disparate screenings… SUNDAY 26TH OCT...

At the end of this October Nottingham’s own world famous Mayhem Film Festival returns for its tenth anniversary, taking over Broadway Cinema for four days of preview screenings, Q&As and live rock band accompaniments. Impact are here to give you a taste of what to look forward to over those...