• Loving Vincent – The Upcoming Masterpiece That Will Make Cinematic History

    Arts students everywhere died and went to heaven when the stunning new trailer for Loving Vincent was released this week. Told entirely through oil paintings – 12 per second, to be exact – the biopic of the life of Vincent Van Gogh is set to make cinematic history as...
  • Film Review – Pride + Prejudice + Zombies

    It is a truth universally acknowledged among those who know me, that I am quite possibly the world’s most anti-violence person ever. I hate guns, abhor blood and guts, and got half an hour into Shaun of the Dead before it had to be switched off and replaced with...
  • TV Review – And Then There Were None

    This Christmas, before we celebrate her 125th anniversary, the BBC has taken on ‘The Queen of Crime’ Dame Agatha Christie’s well-loved ultimate ‘locked room’ murder mystery, And Then There Were None – and has come out right on top! Initially, the plot seems simple enough, but it is impossible...
  • Film Review – Jupiter Ascending

    Ever since 1999, fans have been waiting for the Wachowski siblings to bring audiences the same wonder and marvel that was The Matrix. As Speed Racer (2008) and Cloud Atlas (2012) failed to reach these heights, there was fresh hope for Jupiter Ascending; the Wachowski’s latest addition to the sci-fi world starring...
  • Review – The Riot Club

    The Nottingham student experience is pretty amazing. However, The Riot Club takes the typical student experience to a whole new level. Focusing on ten of Oxford’s brightest, the titular club prides itself in debauchery of the highest order, which makes for entertaining viewing, until it’s taken too far and...