• Look Out For… April

    I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: April – like its autumn sibling, September – is an ‘in-between’ month in the movie calendar, bridging the gap between awards season and summer blockbuster season. So that basically means that every genre is represented! From Blumhouse horror Truth or...
  • Black Panther: The Penultimate Chapter?

    Black Panther, released in cinemas on 12th February, was the final Marvel film before the long awaited Avengers: Infinity War, which will bring the last 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to a conclusion. So what loose ends has it tied up and what have we learned? Spoilers...
  • Trailer Watch – Jessica Jones Season 2

    Originally hitting Netflix in 2015, the first Season of Jessica Jones was seen, by many, as a masterpiece. It took an arguably little-known character of the Marvel world, and transformed her into a wonderfully sarcastic and incredibly powerful female protagonist, with a focus on her post-hero days, rather than...
  • Oversaturation: A Star Wars Story

    Last night, Disney announced that they would be releasing not only a live-action Star Wars series, but also an entire new trilogy, separate from the Skywalker saga. But with The Last Jedi just around the corner and Solo: A Star Wars Story (yes, it really is called that) set...
  • Why I’m Over the MCU

    The battle between Marvel and DC sometimes seems as old as time itself, but in recent cinematic history Marvel’s Cinematic Universe undoubtedly has had the upper hand over DC’s string of predominately sub-par movies. However, as the franchise edges closer to the big blowout that is Infinity War, yet...
  • Luke Cage: Modern America as a Black Superhero

    Luke Cage is not your average TV series. Centering on a black man in a hoodie, on the run from police, and with powers that make him bulletproof, the show is very relevant in our current world. These are not the only themes it addresses, however; community, father figures,...
  • Trailer Watch – Doctor Strange

    If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who ya gonna call? Stephen Vincent Strange… Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character, will be the fourteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At first glance, it adds a much needed new dimension to the series but in more...