fifty shades of grey

Alex Tyndall A few decades ago, you probably would not have been overly familiar with the term ‘fanfiction’. Now, every fourth-wall-breaking piece of media and their cat seems to have an episode dedicated to the subject. This isn’t to say that ‘fanfiction’ was completely unheard of; the word was...

We can all assume that trashy movies make up the majority of the film industry, with films ranging from clichéd romcoms where the outsider gradually becomes the popular one, or where the guy gets the girl and everyone lives ‘happily ever after’. Whilst these types of movies are not...

The Death of the Author has turned into the Death of the Novel. With many traditional plot devices centring on chance meetings and misdirected letters, unless they want to have their work stuck in the past forever, authors are looking into new ways to make books work. But with...

Impact Arts asks students who have worked in the arts industry about some of their funniest moments. This week the focus is a bookworm’s dream – working in a bookshop, as we ask Larissa Rowan and Jude Palmer to reveal the sordid (and quirky) side of working in a...

It’s awards season again, and the Oscars are fast approaching! So far we’ve only heard the nominations but it’s already brought about much controversy. With the current debate, IMPACT asked its contributors, in an ideal world, who would they like to win the golden man? Best Picture If we’re going for ‘old-fashioned technical...

We have spent a month looking forward to the potential cinematic highs and lows of 2016. But before January draws to an end, we should look back one last time at the hits and misses of 2015. We asked our readers to vote on their best and worst films...

How do you make a movie funnier than the funniest movie of the year?  You parody it, of course.  When Fifty Shades of Grey gave couples a great reason to head out to cinemas at the start of this year, the rest of us followed with morbid curiosity. As...