Impact Film & TV

Amidst the controversy of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, our contributors have selected to write about some of the most controversial films of the past to coincide with the comedy’s UK release. Wake in Fright Lost for over thirty years, Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright (1971) has enjoyed a recent...

Why Don’t You Play In Hell? is one of the latest projects from Japanese director, Sion Sono, a prolific filmmaker whose catalogue goes back to 1984. This particular film was released in Japan over a year ago, but the madness has finally come to the West. To say the...

Released already in many European territories back in 2014, Desert Dancer received a new trailer for its upcoming US release later this year. A young man decides to break the law by dancing, supported by a posse of like-minded friends. Sound like the premise for Footloose? Desert Dancer may bear similarities...

As much as there was excitement for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2015 release; with its much beloved source material and striking neon poster; the trailer for Inherent Vice was one of the clumsiest in recent memory. It left many intrigued as to what exactly the movie was going to be...

What do you get when you combine Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in one movie? You get a whole lot of funny, as well a whole lot of stereotypes. With comedy greats like Anchorman, Step Brothers, Ride Along and numerous stand-up shows between the pair, there may be a lot...

Awarding a sequel to the highest-grossing original R-rated film in American cinema history is pretty much a given, though 2012’s Ted still certainly surprised many with its success considering the concept of an alive and conscious teddy bear talking trash. Now, Ted subsequently returns for a second outing, with this sequel appearing to...

In 2005 and 2007 respectively, we were given two mediocre superhero flicks in the form of Fantastic Four and its sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer. In August 2015, the franchise is getting a reboot, with Chronicle director Josh Trank at the helm, and this first glimpse is incredibly...