Impact Film and TV

Ironically, for a film whose eponymous character’s autism equips him with an almost supernatural talent for mathematics, something about this movie just doesn’t add up! The Accountant is centred around Ben Affleck’s character, Christian Wolff, who has autism, echoing that of Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of Raymond Babbitt in 1988’s...

Naked, plus-sized women dancing in slow motion with pom-poms and sparklers to an Americana drenched backdrop. Welcome to Nocturnal Animals. Renowned fashionista Tom Ford made his directorial debut in 2009 with the critically acclaimed A Single Man, the story of a university professor who struggles to cope with the...

As part of Black History Month, the Nottingham New Art Exchange screened Generation Revolution in collaboration with the University of Nottingham. The film was followed by a Q and A with the films’ directors and a member of the Nottingham branch of Black Lives Matter. The film looked at the...

The monumental success of Marvel’s core Iron Man and Captain America films has given them the freedom to pursue more offbeat and risky projects, such as Ant Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and now Doctor Strange, which takes the series in an exciting, psychedelic new direction.    Benedict Cumberbatch...

Netflix recently released Season Three of its original series Black Mirror, a TV show offering an often dark reflection of our modern society – here’s our first impressions of what this series has to offer. Black Mirror is an interesting concept in and of itself. Rather than the traditional...

Last week Broadway Cinema once again played host to the Mayhem Film Festival, a celebration of horror and related movies. I am Not a Serial Killer was an excellent addition to the range of films on offer as an interesting, genre-bending movie. Following the life of John, a teenager...

Natalie Portman has always had a rather interesting career. Although reviews for her films have fluctuated between terrible  – like the Star Wars prequel trilogy – to brilliant, such as Leon: The Professional, the one constant throughout has been her obvious talent for acting. The Oscar she won for...