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Saturday Night At The Movies

Owain ReedMay 31, 2016

I recently read an article about movies based on video games. It was a good read but I can’t remember if its argument was that Hollywood should give up the ghos...

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Petition Demands ‘Maze Runner’ Cast Apologize for Stealing Artefacts

Thomas QuinnOctober 15, 2015

The cast of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials have come under significant fire over the past few days for stealing ancient Pueblo artefacts while filming at a Nati...

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Avengers: Age of Ultron Review

bencerasaleMay 2, 2015

Spoiler Alert! Avenger’s: Age of Ultron was one of the most anticipated films of 2015, with both comic book fans and fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, q...

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Interstellar Cartography

GBarr40April 8, 2015

Interstellar (Nolan, 2014) is an intriguing motion picture. One interpretation could imply that the protagonist (Cooper) is a disillusioned farmer who wants to ...

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Cinderella: Review

Social StudentMarch 29, 2015

With a grand cast and wonderful direction from the great Sir Kenneth Branagh, this latest entry of Disney live action remakes successfully manages to maintain t...

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12 alternative film releases for 2015

Ruth OllerenshawMarch 19, 2015

2015 is undoubtedly set to be the year of the blockbuster. From superhero films such as Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fantastic Four and Ant-Man to franchise reboots...

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (Review)

EllieTaltonFebruary 19, 2015

Known for the likes of Kick Ass, X-men and Stardust, Matthew Vaughn is one of the big guys in the business and now, he's back with a new star studded production...

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As taglines go, the one chosen for Paddington - “A little bear will make a big splash” - has proven rather apt. Still one of the top films in the box office two months after its UK release date, this film has made quite the impression. ...

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): Review

andrewodonnellJanuary 29, 2015

Birdman is the story of Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), a Hollywood actor who, in his prime, played a famous superhero character. Riggan is now struggling and...

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I’m Not Sure Maggie Would Have Liked This Game

Owain ReedJanuary 27, 2015

2015 is the year that I found a new love. In all honesty, I’ve been searching for something for a while. Probably ever since Joel and Ellie left a huge hole in ...

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Telltale’s Game of Thrones: Episode 1 Iron from Ice

Thomas QuinnJanuary 25, 2015

There may finally be a good stand-alone Game of Thrones game on the market. Game of Thrones suffers from the same problem that all games based on things that al...

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The original Star Wars Trilogy through the bias of an Imperial history textbook

Social StudentDecember 19, 2014

So when someone asked what The Original Trilogy would sound like if it had been written for an Imperial textbook, I don't think anyone was expecting an answer a...

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The Kim Jong Un scene that caused The Interview to be scraped

Social StudentDecember 18, 2014

So after Sony got hacked by North Korea and The Interview was scraped, someone has leaked the scene which really pissed those pesky North Koreans off! ...

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The Babadook: Review

joebernertDecember 12, 2014

Last week, in a fit of childishness I had vetoed watching a proper movie with Katy and instead forced her to watch the ridiculous Rambo III on channel 5. ‘Look’...

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Upstream Colour: Review

joebernertDecember 8, 2014

Shane Carruth's Upstream Colour, written by Shane Carruth, starring Shane Carruth, scored and edited by Shane Carruth, and presumably key gripped by Shane Carru...

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Interstellar OST – Organ-ised Chaos

joebernertDecember 7, 2014

Hi. My name is Joseph and I have a problem. I can't stop listening to the Interstellar soundtrack. My girlfriend has stopped talking to me, electing to simply r...

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Only God Forgives: Review

joebernertDecember 6, 2014

Nicolas Winding Refn takes his characteristic mix of oddball psychodrama and explosive ultra violence to the sultry underside of Bangkok for this tale of reveng...

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Northern Soul: Review

WillHerbertDecember 5, 2014

With a fairly straight and narrow plot-line and a hero worth cheering for, it’s easy to like Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul. And, like 20 000 Days on Earth,...

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Under The Skin: Review

joebernertDecember 4, 2014

Director of all trades Jonathan Glazer heads north of the border for his Scarlet Johansson anti-vehicle Under the skin. (more…)...

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Nightcrawler Review: An American Nightmare

joebernertDecember 3, 2014

Jake Gyllenhaal navigates the exploitative world of LA’s news stations in this darkly comic thriller. (more…)...

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Mockingjay Part 1: Review

SarahAKenchDecember 2, 2014

Last week the penultimate chapter in The Hunger Games film series hit our cinemas. Based on the bestselling trilogy by Suzanne Collins, the film series that fir...

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Get on Up: Review

WillHerbertDecember 2, 2014

This past month has given us several films that one could describe as biopics but Tate Taylor’s Get on Up, about the life of James Brown, is certainly the trues...

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Review: Non-Stop

NialNovember 27, 2014

Liam Neeson returns as air marshal Bill Marks in yet another action flick. A transatlantic flight goes pair-shaped when a series of text messages sent to Bill's...

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The Jurassic World Trailer is finally here!

Social StudentNovember 25, 2014

Jurassic Park is back! The first full length trailer has just been uploaded to Youtube two days early. Be the first to see it below: ...

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Review: Begin Again

Sophie WoollanNovember 25, 2014

Despite the fact that it had a pretty famous cast (Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo took centre stage), Begin Again seemed to take a back seat when it came to c...

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End of the World Movies to Watch Before the World Ends

Social StudentNovember 24, 2014

Children of Men In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnan...

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Review: The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 1

Ceri RawlingsNovember 22, 2014

or Jennifer Lawrence: The Movie... I am joking of course. I am going to write a review on the movie and I am a person who has never ever read the books, so ...

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Review: The Imitation Game

WillHerbertNovember 21, 2014

Having received much validation from historians and those in-the-know, The Imitation Game is ultimately a waste of good source material. Using a non-linear p...

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Interstellar: Review

us101November 18, 2014

If it’s a no-brainer popcorn flick you are after, then this is not the film for you. Much like Inception, Interstellar offers a truly thought-provoking and comp...

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Top 10 Nostalgic Chick Flicks

Nike AkintokunNovember 17, 2014

As students we cannot wait for the arrival of a holiday or an event that will give us some much needed time off from working: be it Christmas, a birthday (weeke...

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