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Leelah Alcorn was a transgender teenager who lived in Ohio, until she committed suicide on December 28th 2014. She realised she was female at the age of four. At the age of seventeen, after thirteen years of […]

Based on Mark Millar’s comic of the same name, Kingsman: The Secret Service is quite simply a delight.

Mixing the class and sophistication of the British Elite with a sense of badass violence and action, isn’t […]

After a month-long hiatus, The Indiependent film team are finally back with our ‘In Case You Missed It’ News feature! Amongst the headlines in this week’s article, we’ll be covering all the latest trailers to have […]

Aiden O’Reilly is almost faultless in his presentation of a certain way of life much of the world has probably encountered, in one way or another, but may never have paid much attention to. Greetings, Hero is a c […]

This is the first in a new feature, where other writers and I can go in depth, explore and interpret films that not many people may understand. The first film I have chosen to do is Enemy, Enemy is one of my […]

The third episode of Lena Dunham’s Girls sees the fourth season truly get underway. We get the life updates on Hannah’s friends back in NYC that were absent last episode and the catalyst for the episode is brutal […]

M. J Carey’s novel The Girl With All The Gifts will most likely be found in the Zombie or Apocalypse area of your local library. However, I don’t believe either of these genres do the book justice. The zombie ima […]

Title: Killing Bono

Starring: Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan

Synopsis: Killing Bono, loosely based upon the true story of failed young Irish musicians Neil McCormick and Brother Ivan, is a light hearted comedy […]

I was just scrolling merrily down my Facebook newsfeed the other day when I stumbled across an NME article post. “Reading And Leeds Festivals boss: ‘Female bands are not sidelined at festivals'” read the headline, […]

Offbeat Editor and history lover Tony Diver reviews BBC1’s latest stab at the candlelit darkness of Tudor England

The debate around historical adaptation for the screen is a fierce one. The devious politicking […]

David Kay’s acoustic single ‘In Search of Snow’ guides you into a world of sentimental, rustic landscapes. The track initiates with guitar detail in a Jake Bugg like arrangement, which is neatly greeted by an Alex […]

I had high hopes for this film, it features some well-known actors and the concept of merging different fairy tales together seems like a good idea. Little did I know.

The film itself just ran for far too long […]

Shocking fashion statements are nothing new, but in the past few years attempts to connect with the new generation of ‘edgy’ teenagers has pushed its limit. One of the more recent, disturbing statements comes in […]

Name: Marsicans
Hometown: Leeds
Download: The Chivalry EPMarsicans have been making themselves known in local venues for a couple of years now. A Leeds based band, their northern charm is evident in their lyrics […]

Leslie and Ron’s dramatic and somewhat confusing feud has been the main arc over the show’s seventh season thus far. Whilst William Henry Harrison is entertaining in its own ways, there’s no shying away from the […]

Unfortunately, being the introductory track of The Kooks 2006 album Inside In/Inside Out makes ‘Seaside’ one of those songs that you just wish was a few minutes longer. Luke Pritchard’s incredibly endearing […]

Mash-ups are great. You get to hear two songs for the price of one – what’s not to like about that? Seamlessly blended songs by the same artist, different artists, even from different genres showcases a level of […]

“Where there is no publicity, there is no justice.”
The trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in 1961 was a turning point not only for history, but for the world of television. Over the course of four months, the […]

With a summer release date on the cards and an ever-growing list of new cast members being slowly fed to the fans, it feels as though the creator’s of NBC’s Hannibal have awoken from their slumbers in the past […]

The biggest night in UK music takes place on  Wednesday 25th February. That night is the Brit Awards 2015. Here at the Indiependent we’ve put a little guide to some of the nominees, refreshing your memory […]