It seems rather a waste of words to outline the plot of Burr Steers‘ new film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, simply because this film is really nothing more or less than what it says […]
X-COM 2: How the war was lost
In preparation for XCOM 2, I went back to 2012’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown to try the apparently canonical ‘Impossible’ difficulty one more time. Unsurprisingly, the first mission ended how it usually does. By turn five, […]
Hamilton: Paving the way for new musicals
If you’re even vaguely a fan of musical theatre, the hype surrounding Broadway’s new smash hit musical Hamilton has probably reached your ears. For once, the new internet bandwagon actually deserves the praise that’s been […]
A workshop with poet Hollie McNish
In continuing the trend of diversity on display at the World Unite Festival, the Union last week proudly welcomed the multi-talented spoken word poet Hollie McNish to its doors as part of its Speak Up […]
Review: Deadpool – Unapologetically meta
Ryan Reynolds portrays the ‘Merc with the Mouth’ once again after his first outing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and it manages to right the many wrongs that movie committed. It‘s an energetic film, filled with fourth […]
Review: A Bigger Splash – An aura of things unsaid
Luca Guadagnino’s new film A Bigger Splash stars Tilda Swinton as Marianne, a rock star recovering from throat surgery. She has retreated, along with her boyfriend Paul (Mattias Schoenaerts), to a Mediterranean island near Tunisia. […]
Review: Goosebumps – Scarily enjoyable
Remember the one about the abominable snowman of Pasadena? If you do, you’re in for a treat when Jack Black, playing a gloriously pantomime horror version of real-life Goosebumps series writer R.L Stine, brings almost […]
Firewatch: Voyage into the wild
Firewatch is a dangerous game. Why? Because it lulls you into a false sense of security, makes you want to leave it all behind and escape into the Wyoming wilderness. Man goes out into the […]
'Broken Borders': The Humanity Behind The Headlines
I’ll be the first to admit that I have become desensitised to much of what the news reports about the refugee crisis. Perhaps it is the scale that I cannot comprehend or the thought that […]
Review: Spotlight – A worthy tale, delicately told
Spotlight is the kind of movie that you discuss, dissect and debate on the walk home from a packed cinema on a chilly Sunday night; directed by Tom McCarthy, it is designed to make the […]
Review: Taxi Tehran – Self-expression conquers all
Taxi Tehran is the third clandestine film directed and written by acclaimed Iranian director, Jafar Pahani since a twenty-year ban on filmmaking was imposed on him in 2010. After being charged with spreading anti-government propaganda, Pahani […]
Review: The Big Short – A light-hearted lesson
The Big Short is the newest offering from director Adam McKay, containing an all-star cast featuring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. It follows the stories of separate characters who managed to […]