Tom Watchorn

In 1975, Steven Spielberg released Jaws, a suspenseful tale of a terrifying shark that terrorises Amity Island, which boasted one of the most chillingly recognisable theme tunes ever (from composer John Williams, a Spielberg regular). Star Wars followed in 1977, with Indiana Jones joining the fray in 1981. Spielberg...

The rise of the blockbuster and its high-impact style of storytelling came to a natural conclusion in 1995, when four young Danish directors founded the Dogme 95 Collective. The most prominent of these was the highly controversial part-provocateur, part-pornographer Lars von Trier. The group operated within the confines of...

Often when looking at Hollywood, the term The Big Five (or Big Six) will crop up. Disney, during the Golden Age (1920s-60s), was an independent production company and an important player but not yet the powerhouse that would make it one of the modern Big Six studios. It was...

Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, 21st December 1937. The setting for a significant moment in cinematic history. Though it may not be as widely remembered as other film movements, there is no denying that the creation of the first full-length cel animated feature film is quite an astounding feat....

Following the epic-scale feature as seen in the last issue (#236) of IMPACT, our writers bring you an even larger group of even more varied cinematic cogitations, from the history of the blockbuster to far reaches of film history with the first animated feature and German Expressionism. Below are the clickable...

Thinking of teen movies today, we consider grown up Disney stars, vampires in love, and of course kids killing one another in games of hunger. During the 80’s however, it was a whole different story. Before we get into these wonderful movies, let’s have a look at the face...

Big Game is director Jalmari Helander’s second foray into feature-length film and I was as lost watching it as I can imagine he was trying to put together such an abomination. Big Game is a coming-of-age story in which a boy is required to hunt down an animal whilst...