Impact Film & TV

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...

Friday 16th January 2015; a grave day for In the Flesh fandom as BBC Three announced it was not going to be renewing the show for a third season due to budget cuts that include the channel’s on air presence remaining an uncertainty. However, fans of the series continue not to show...

Melissa McCarthy has an undeniable knack for playing several versions of the same character in the majority of her films, Spy looking to be no exception. However, her consistency in screen presence, slapstick prowess and steadfast ability to hilariously deliver comedic lines more than make up for this lack of variation....

Impact spoke with filmmaker Steve Kahn about his new short film Fear, to be screened on Saturday 24th January as part of the Beeston Film Festival. Did you have any particular influences, cinematic or otherwise, when making Fear? I started out in the sciences, in physics. Early on the sciences...

Whiplash – verb: to jerk or jolt (someone or something) suddenly, typically so as to cause injury. Also a fitting title for a film that explores the road to greatness. Damien Chazelle’s latest effort has received most praise for the stunning performances of its leads, Miles Teller and J. K. Simmons....

Producer Luc Besson’s Taken franchise is back for its third and final instalment with the aptly stylised title of Tak3n. Although star Liam Neeson shows he is still capable of dominating the action genre, this series finale falls below the mediocre, with a guaranteed chance of forgetting the entire plot as soon as...