• Trailer Watch – The Strain, Season 2

    The Strain is back for a second season, and after the end of its inaugural chapter last year which left the audience with more than one question unanswered, this new trailer reveals there is going to be some new challenges with the whole of the city infested with the race...
  • Trailer Watch – Hotel Transylvania 2

    Sony’s release of the teaser trailer for Hotel Transylvania 2 makes a promise that the full film will be just as funny as the first released in 2012. The whimsical and intriguing music in this two-minute promo, along with the brilliant animation, is convincing enough to have high expectations for what may...
  • Scrapbook – Soundtracks and Scores

    Image credit: Andres Moreno via Flickr Following our crossover with Music in Issue 234, Impact takes a further look at some of our favourite soundtracks and scores in our latest scrapbook… The Nightmare Before Christmas If there is one thing that screams Christmas to me, it’s this: Henry Selick’s...
  • “How Have You Never Seen…Pulp Fiction?”

    Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction has become one of the most iconic films of our time; such a revolutionary and unparalleled pastiche that it’s difficult to believe I have somehow managed to avoid it all these years. There are references to this film’s most memorable scenes everywhere in popular culture,...
  • Scrapbook – Controversial Films

    Amidst the controversy of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, our contributors have selected to write about some of the most controversial films of the past to coincide with the comedy’s UK release. Wake in Fright Lost for over thirty years, Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright (1971) has enjoyed a recent...
  • Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

    There has been a substantial amount of hype across the hemispheres over The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, and the film does not disappoint. With exquisite actors and a darker storyline, this third cinematic instalment in the franchise sees its protagonist mature quite fiercely along with this once innocent series of films. Mockingjay is author Suzanne...
  • TV Review – The Strain, Season 1, Episode 9

    This week, with his team in tow, Eph saves his son from being infected, and with this, their fear and determinacy only increases, while the flashbacks finally reveal a first look at the Master’s face. Warning: Spoilers follow! In episode 9, ‘’The Disappeared’’, we see Matt (Drew Nelson) infected...