• Closer @ Nottingham New Theatre

    Closer is a play about four individuals who form different sets of couples. Set in 1990s London, it is a tale of lust, love, deception and betrayal that at times is disturbing in its portrayal of what people can do to each other but is also simultaneously a reminder...
  • Album Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

    After all the waiting, all the teasing, and all the anticipation, it finally arrived. Five years after The King of Limbs and within a week of the deleting of their internet presence, Radiohead’s 9th album – A Moon Shaped Pool – was finally announced and released. The unexpected arrival...
  • Album Review: Tame Impala – Currents

    After a few albums, many bands reach a stage where they decide to experiment with different aspects of music. This territory can lead to huge success, opening a band up to new audiences and critical acclaim (Radiohead’s Kid A), whilst others are seen to be a mistake and soon...
  • Scrapbook – Biographical Films

    From Gandhi to Selma, Chaplin to The Wolf of Wall Street and Catch Me If You Can to Wild, biographical films, or biopics, have experienced a surge of interest in cinema over the last few decades. Expanding our printed Scrapbook on heroism in biopics featured in our 235th issue, our writers journey through a selection of notable biographical pictures over...
  • Playlist: 3 AM and still in Hallward

    The Easter half term draws closer and we all have one thing on our minds: deadlines. The constant blagging that you’re busy doing ‘research’ to your dissertation tutor is over. The dreaded group presentations have to be endured. We know it’s tough. So, while you persistently glance at your word count...
  • Scrapbook – Terrible Movies

    Inspired in part by a certain Valentine’s Day release (more on which later), Impact takes a look at some of the most terrible films of the last two decades… Batman and Robin (1997) You don’t get a considered ‘the death of a franchise’ without being really, really bad. Not only...
  • Trailer Watch – Game of Thrones, Season 5

    A common consensus for Game of Thrones is that it’s simply a show containing sex and violence, which, often times, it is. Yet, the incredible depth of story interwoven between these features is what has hooked fans since its opening season, with regicide, trials by combat, and dragons all being part of...