Impact reviews

Micah Sorae After a two-year hiatus from music, limited social media posts, and minimal press, Dave comes out of the darkness to highlight how he remains UK rap’s shining star. In “The Boy Who Played the Harp”,  Dave once again harnesses his expert storytelling to provide a painfully introspective...

Lucian Woolley  I saw Now You See Me, Now You Don’t on opening night, but what did I think?   Now You See Me, Now You Don’t is ultimately demonstrative of a decline in the creative efforts of its producers. Its magic stems from the daring ‘heist’ set pieces...

Eliza Waddington Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing brings you to Basgiath War College, the merciless and gruelling institution where they give their students two options:   GRADUATE OR DIE   When it is young Violet Sorrengail’s turn to enrol at Basgiath, she was due to enter her beloved Scribe Quadrant,...

Accalia Smith The Place of Tides is a non-fiction semi-biographical account by James Rebanks. It tells the tale of his time with an elderly eider-duck woman, Anna, on an archipelago in Norway off Veda called Fjærøy just below the Arctic circle; both examining the nature of conservation and the...

Erin Batey Rianne Downey took Nottingham by storm. Touring her debut album ‘The Consequence of Love’, she delivered a night full of laughter, fun and heartfelt emotion. You could feel the excitement in the room, and it was clear everyone was excited to see this rising country star in...

Eliza Waddington Continuing its streak of almost 20 years, Nottingham’s music festival is back! Despite the undesirable weather, Hockley Hustle came with its energetic vibrancy and raided the streets and pubs of Hockley, coming back for another successful year of charity fundraising. This year, we were treated to 50...

Jemma Tonkin Taylor Swift’s new sparkly pop album is her most controversial yet, dividing even the long-term die-hard Swifties (including myself). The most shocking aspect of the album that has taken social media by storm is the lyricism (or lack thereof), marking a dramatic 180 turn from her previous...