• Film Review – Run All Night

    Run All Night certainly has its similarities to Taken, yet with a strong performance from on screen father and son duo, Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman, Run all Night manages to lift itself from being another Neeson action flick, to a surprisingly dramatic film. Mike is a straight talking,...
  • Preview – Batman: Arkham Knight and the Fear Takedown

    The Arkham games have delivered the quintessential Batman experience to fans of the Dark Knight and gamers around the world. With one of the most fluid combat engines in gaming to the thrilling predator modes, the Arkham games have delivered 2 strong games that are that perfect balance between...
  • Film Review – Focus

    In 2006, the BBC broadcasted a television series called Hustle that ran for 8 seasons and followed a group of elite con-artists pulling off scams, and it was incredibly entertaining. Every single one of the 48 episodes involved a clever, solitary twist at the end of each 60 minute chapter....
  • 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...
  • Scrapbook – Terrible Movies

    Inspired in part by a certain Valentine’s Day release (more on which later), Impact takes a look at some of the most terrible films of the last two decades… Batman and Robin (1997) You don’t get a considered ‘the death of a franchise’ without being really, really bad. Not only...
  • Film Review – The Wedding Ringer

    The Wedding Ringer stars Kevin Hart as Jimmy Callahan, the best man money can buy. When groom-to-be Doug Harris (Josh Gad) finds himself without a best man he calls in Jimmy to provide his unconventional service. With only two weeks to go before his marriage to Gretchen (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting),...
  • Trailer Watch – Crimson Peak

    Guillermo del Toro returns to the horror genre with what is being called his ‘masterpiece’, Crimson Peak. Following a family tragedy, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), is torn between a childhood friend (Charlie Hunnam) and a mysterious stranger (Tom Hiddleston). Trying to escape, Edith retreats to Crimson Peak, the home that...