• What’s on the box this Christmas

    For those of you who can’t be bothered to buy a Radio Times but don’t want to miss out on the best films and TV shows on the small screen this Christmas, Impact has got you covered! Here’s our pick of the best on the box… CHRISTMAS EVE TV We’re...
  • John Lewis vs M&S… which is better?

    We’re now fully into the run up to Christmas, and with last minute panic shopping to be done, food to be bought and consumed and TV to watch, what better way is there for shops to grab our attention with a massive advertising campaign? John Lewis is famous for...
  • Let’s Articulate: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Script – Problematic or Potential?

    WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS. Like many other people my age, who grew up reading the Harry Potter books, watching the films and generally being massive fangirls (or boys) over the franchise, I rushed to buy my copy of The Cursed Child as soon as it hit the bookshelves. Luckily for...
  • The Jewel in Netflix’s Crown

    ‘The Crown’, Netflix’s sumptuous new drama has been out for several weeks now, and has us all hooked. From the first minute its clear to see the amount of money that has been ploughed into the show, and to great effect.  The music, costumes and locations are all of...
  • A week on…life after Bake Off

    It’s been a week since the Great British Bake Off ended, and it has slowly started to sink in that we shall never again watch Mary Berry seductively eat a piece of cake, inspect for soggy bottoms or send someone a disapproving look when she believes them to be...
  • Prepare to be scared…Impact reviews horror films

    It’s that time of the year again (no, not christmas) but Halloween! Time to get dressed up in the sluttiest outfit you can find and go out looking for candy (or alcohol, whatever floats your boat). But, if you’re like us, you might want to stay in in your...
  • Sembène Preview

    On the 11th October, Broadway Cinema in Nottingham will be showing a screening of ‘Sembène!’, a docu-film charting the life of ‘the father of African cinema’, who despite being a central figure in universal cinema, is relatively unknown in film circles. Directed by Samba Gadjigo, the official biographer of...