Impact Film and TV

Repetition is apparently Hollywood’s go-to form – from live-action remakes of Disney classics, to adaptations of fiction from a variety of forms, sometimes you wonder if there is any original content to be found on the big-budget silver screen. But when it comes to adaptations specifically, repetition becomes a...

With DC Comics and Marvel fans providing an assured audience, it’s no surprise TV and online streaming are taking on more action-superhero based shows. For Marvel, you have the hugely popular Netflix Originals: Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. For DC Comics, network CW has become the...

With possibly one of the most controversial production periods of the last few years and a disappointing opening week box-office gross, I think it’s fair to say Ghost in the Shell is garnering a bad reputation. This is only emphasised by the fact that the original anime film is...

In the aftermath of Logan and it’s devastating ending, here at Impact we thought we’d look at some other crappy endings that may/may not have made us cry… (spoilers ahead!). The Godfather When Michael Corleone returns to New York for his sister’s wedding, he doesn’t know that tensions are running...

We’re a bit thin on the ground this month, mostly because – as mentioned in the previous edition of this series – April is an “in-between month”. Alec Baldwin takes a break from imitating President Trump on SNL in order to play The Boss Baby, and Vin Diesel stars...

After many months of hype-building teaser clips and social media posts, Disney have finally released the latest instalment in their mission to re-make all their best-loved animations in the form of live action pictures: Beauty and the Beast. The original 1991 motion picture was the first animated film to...

February 2017 was the month in which cinema audiences flocked to see Lego Batman, Split and the raunchy Fifty Shades Darker. However, amongst the blockbusters and superhero movies, there’s always a few gems hidden in plain sight that you may have missed for one reason or another. This column is...