• Trailer Watch – Pacific Rim: Uprising

    2013 saw the release of perhaps one of the most epic films that has graced international cinema in recent years. Now, the trailer for its sequel promises a movie more than able to rival its predecessor. The original Pacific Rim was a smorgasbord of mind-blowingly epic giant robots fighting...
  • Trailer Watch: The Shape of Water

    The first trailer released for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water sets it up to be beautiful, heart-warming and poignant in equal measure; personally, I cannot wait. Set against the Cold War, Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is a mute janitor whose work at a secluded laboratory often leaves her...
  • Look Out For… August

    August is always an interesting time in the film calendar. As networks prepare for the jam-packed ‘fall TV’ schedule, studios release projects that are too quirky to be considered awards bait, too avant-garde to be labelled tent-pole movies. With that in mind, this month brings a veritable pick-and-mix of...
  • Trailer Watch – Ready Player One

    During the recent San Diego Comic-Con, a sense of nostalgia was more than just noticeable. From Stranger Things to Blade Runner 2049, if the Goonies had turned up in a DeLorean no one would have blinked twice. The cherry on this proverbial cake was the first trailer for Steven...
  • Doctor Who. . . Who’s Who?

    With Jodie Whittaker taking the helm of the TARDIS and a new era of Who imminent, Impact magazine takes a journey back through space and time to explore the history of TV’s most beloved – and enigmatic – character. The First Doctor – William Hartnell/Richard Hurndall/David Bradley New Who...
  • Trailer Watch: The Greatest Showman

    Despite missing out at the top gong of this year’s Oscars, La La Land’s unprecedented success has still managed to cause ripples in Hollywood’s lake of cinematic universes and delayed sequels. To add to those ripples is the sudden rise of musical films currently in production, such as a...
  • Pride and Prejudice – LGBT+ and YouTube

    Since YouTube’s emergence in 2006, the dynamic between YouTube and the LGBT+ community has always been an interesting one. On the one hand, the site proclaims to support and endorse LGBT+ content, yet, just this year, YouTube enabled censorship of some LGBT+ videos through a “restricted” filter. The new...