• Filmtroduction: Tarantino

    A large cult love him, a large group hate him; the impartial have simply never seen him. So here’s to you, the impartial, the hateful, and the lovers who aim to be more knowledgeable: Impact’s quintessential film-tro to Quentin Tarantino. Despite being the highly famed, critically acclaimed blockbuster powerhouse...
  • How Damaging was ‘Spectre’ towards the 007 Franchise?

    Fresh from the critical and box office success of Skyfall, the acclaimed partnership of Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig teamed up again to produce the 24th Bond of the series: Spectre. An acronym for ‘Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion’ or as I like to call it ‘Spectacularly...
  • Trailer Watches of the Week

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Super Bowl Trailer) Sunday 5th February 2017 was an important day for many American sports fans: the 51st Super Bowl was underway, with Lady Gaga waiting in the wings for her half-time performance, while an athletic showdown between the Atlanta Falcons and the...
  • Is ‘Nine Lives’ running out of chances?

    In the world of entertainment, you sometimes have good films, bad films and sometimes even ugly films. However, occasionally you have a film which can transcend these three categories; a film which makes you so physically repulsed at the screen, one you can’t think about without getting angry and...
  • Santa Clarita Diet Review: Dawn of the Mombie

    Drew Barrymore adds herself to the list of A list movie stars making the jump to the small screen with her debut in Netflix’s new zombie screwball comedy ‘Santa Clarita Diet’. Barrymore plays Sheila Hammond a residential realter living in the suburbs of Santa Clarita. Sheila’s marriage to Joel...
  • Taking things ‘One Day at a Time’ – First Impressions

    There’s nothing quite like taking an ambitious gamble with a Netflix TV series in the middle of the week. With hit shows like Stranger Things, Sense 8 and Black Mirror, there’s little reason to doubt the quality of the growing Netflix Originals scene. Netflix have been taking a stab...
  • Performance Enhancing Drugs: On the Silver Screen and on Campus

    On the silver screen, drugs have always seemed to play a major role. From old Hollywood to twentieth century cinema, we have seen many films glamourise stimulants by using them for recreational purposes. With the release of films like Limitless, however, there is no disputing that we are seeing...