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Ben Atkinson Sinners racked up the record number of Academy Award nominations, Iron Lung made headlines as an entirely independent smash hit, and a third Conjuring sequel made $500 million – are we living in the revival of great horror cinema through elevated horror, or has it been here...

Grace Morrell We all love romance, whether we meet someone who we swear isn’t bad for us in person or we desperately search on dating apps. We all want someone to be ‘the one.’ Usually, to combat our emotions on this, we watch a film, a way to imagine...

Caitlin Morrell Nottingham New Theatre, the only student-run theatre in England, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in June. Committee members, Charlotte Reay, Alex Vale and Harrison Martin, sit with the Impact Entertainment team to discuss what Nottingham New Theatre is about, its development since their involvement and their hopes...

Lauren How In the present day, social media and online trends often favour new and upcoming works of literature, marking a move away from the classic literature that is often a foundation of school curricula and at the heart of literary debates. We must ask ourselves why, beyond the...

Tarik Mohammed El-sayed Over the past few years, there has been a steep rise in ‘performative’ consumers, whether that be in fashion, taste in music or in movies. This title has been developed into the stereotypical matcha-loving Clairo listeners who praise American Psycho. But, regarding films, why is it...

Aimee Goldblum For many of us single people, we’ll be spending this Valentine’s Day scrolling through social media and wondering just when everyone we know got into relationships. Some of us will be jealous, and some of us will be questioning where these ugly men our friends are dating...

Melissa Mousley Romantic comedy, or rom-coms, is a subgenre of film that gets a lot of criticism. Opposers to this typically heart-warming genre often ground their attacks in how many romantic films set unrealistic expectations for love and relationships–raising the bar too high for the everyday person. They might...