• The Nobel Prizes 2015

    It’s the academic equivalent to the Oscars that rewards those who have made significant advances in their respected fields. Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, established the prizes in his will in 1895, and have since been awarded every year. Nobel, in his will, devoted his entire estate to the...
  • Trailer Watch – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Have you ever been in the middle of reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and thought “this would be so much better if there were zombies in it”? No? Me neither, but let’s give it a go. The trailer follows a typical two half style. The first is very...
  • Trailer Watch – Back In Time

    October 21st 2015 is an important date in the calendar for most film fanatics as it is the day in which Marty McFly arrives in the future. Described as “the greatest time travel movie ever put on film” by Steven Spielberg, Back to the Future celebrates its 30th anniversary this...
  • Trailer Watch – The Jungle Book

    It has been 48 years since Disney’s animated version of The Jungle Book but now we’re finally returning to the jungle. As part of the reboot, there are a couple of changes. Firstly the devious snake Kaa is now voiced by Scarlett Johansson, a great choice for this role...
  • Trailer Watch – Victor Frankenstein

    It’s going to take something special to forget about FOX’s latest flop, Fantastic Four but Victor Frankenstein looks extremely promising, but after watching the trailer I can’t seem to erase two words from my mind… Sherlock Holmes? Firstly, to clarify, Sherlock Holmes is not in this film! However there’s...
  • Short Focus – Pixar’s Lava

    It’s a well-known fact that if it doesn’t have a Pixar short at the start, it’s not a proper Pixar film. Inside Out is no different, accompanied by its own short entitled Lava. Lava is the story of two volcanoes that know each other are nearby but sadly cannot see one another....
  • Film Review – Inside Out

    Pixar, for a long time, has invested in the theme of emotions. ‘What if toys had emotions?’ (Toy Story), ‘What if robots had emotions?’ (WALL·E) etc. But Pixar’s latest release, Inside Out goes one step further, asking ‘What if emotions had emotions?’ But did it succeed in its latest...