• The Future of Cinema: Franchises – The Original Screenplay or the Empty Seat?

    This autumn saw one of cinema’s biggest box office flops in the form of the Peter Pan remake: Pan. Despite a production budget of $150,000,000 and stars such as Cara Delevigne and Hugh Jackman – cinema goers didn’t bite the bait making it the 8th largest box office fail of all...
  • Trailer Watch – Fifty Shades of Black

    How do you make a movie funnier than the funniest movie of the year?  You parody it, of course.  When Fifty Shades of Grey gave couples a great reason to head out to cinemas at the start of this year, the rest of us followed with morbid curiosity. As...
  • Trailer Watch – Zoolander 2

    After a wait of FIFTEEN YEARS, a glimpse of Derek and Hansel walking the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week was better for many of us comedy fans, than Valentino’s new collection! What is even better is the realisation that Derek and Hansel are back to save the world, one...
  • Ad Watch – Sainsbury’s ‘Mog’s Christmas Calamity’

    Last year, retail giant Sainsbury’s retold the touching true story of enemy soldiers during World War One, who met in no-man’s land to share food and play football, as a reminder to us that ‘Christmas is for sharing’. Continuing with this theme, Sainsbury’s have returned this Christmas, with a...
  • Scrapbook – Worst Date Night Movies

    The cinema can be conducive to a fantastic date. Cuddling next to your significant other in a darkened room, enjoying some cinematic magic. But as the Impact Film & TV team have learnt, film choice is everything. They’ve suffered awkwardness, boredom and worse so you don’t have to. Be warned!...
  • Trailer Watch – Now You See Me 2

    After a brilliant first film, the cast of Now You See Me are back for their second run. The trailer includes lots of special-effects, attempting to top the ‘first act’ in terms of both the magicians’ performance, and the film itself. As expected, the trailer is full of impossible...
  • First Impressions – Jessica Jones

    The first season of Jessica Jones, the next television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which also includes blockbuster superheroes such as the Avengers) has been released exclusively on Netflix. For Marvel fans, the build-up to this series has been very exciting, with increasing numbers of trailers and...