• Look Out For… March

    As another month goes by, another Oscar ceremony comes to a close – and it’s safe to say that I have watched Olivia Colman’s acceptance speech a total of 27 times. But anyway, whether you’re sick of films or not, March is chock-a-block full of them. If you miss...
  • The Best of the Best: Oscar Winners of the Past Two Decades

    The last 20 years of cinema have showcased films that are destined to become classics, and with this year’s Oscar’s having just occurred, Impact’s Francis though it to be the perfect time to highlight their personal favourite winners from the past two decades.   Best Adapted Screenplay My Choice:...
  • Netflix’s The Witcher – is ‘race-swapping’ necessary?

    Following recent rumours that Netflix’s TV adaptation of a cherished video game series would cast a BAME actress in the role of a white-haired, white-skinned character, Ben discusses the complexities surrounding the controversy. Discussions surrounding the merits (and demerits) of casting BAME actors in traditionally white roles are as...
  • Rapture: Netflix’s Newest Hip-Hop Series

    MC Tasha returns, with some new bars, Revealing the light back on the old stars, New artists, true artists who’ve all got the beat, and Netflix is showing us their victorious defeat. With Hip-Hop and Rap weaving its way into the charts music of today, Netflix launches a series...
  • Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Season 2

    Netflix’s absurdist comedy returns, following the Baudelaire orphans through another series of unfortunate events. Remaining a uniquely surreal and sardonic addition to Netflix’s catalogue, A Series of Unfortunate Events continues to be a darkly comic show – don’t look away! Series two of the show recounts books five to...
  • ‘I’m a (D-list) Celebrity get me out of here!’ – One week in!

    The feeling of festive cheer tends to vary from person to person, with some like myself refusing to even acknowledge the thought of this year’s stocking before the angel hits the top of the Christmas tree, whilst others blast Silent Night from the first of November. For a large...
  • First Impression: David Fincher’s Mindhunter

    Psychopathy has always been an interest to filmmakers (American especially), and at times they allow for misrepresentation and exaggeration. Films about mental illness range from Hitchcock’s Psycho to M. Night Shyamalan’s recent work, Split, or even Fincher’s own extensive work, with a focal point of serial psycho killers. Fincher...