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Secondary school (or as our friends across the pond call it ‘High School’) can be really tough. Our teenage years are supposed to be the best years of our lives – but not everyone sails through on a tidal wave of […]

Ho ho ho! Christmas is just around the corner and during this festive time you can be sure to find more than a few DVD-shaped presents under the tree… Here’s my pick of the crop this month, which includes a […]

Recently, I have been in the process of receiving offers from my chosen universities. This a daunting experience for thousands of Year 13 students across the country. It means constantly checking your emails for […]

In the second ever ‘My Life In Films’, Sophie bares all and tells us all about the films that made her the person she is today.

Toy Story (1995)
Dir: John Lasseter

The year was 1996. My Mum sat three […]

“I don’t need to hear the whole story.”
St.Vincent is the latest in a spew of films being released this Oscar season. It boasts a more than capable cast which consists of Bill Murray (Ghostbusters), Melissa […]

Just over a month ago I watched The Time Sellers take to the stage of Sheffield’s O2 Academy, a bundle of nerves and anticipation, as they were about to unleash the product of hours spent in the practice room upon […]

I’m sat in bed and have been staring at a painfully blank page on Microsoft word for the best part of half an hour, knowing not what I want to write but just that I want to write something. I’m angry and tired and […]

Title: Jurassic Park

Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sir Richard Attenborough

Synopsis: Based on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 action-packed […]

With well over a year having passed since Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul hung up their boots as the unforgettable duo of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, it seems the powers that be at AMC (the show’s network) have […]

Title: If I Stay

Author: Gayle Forman

What I think so far: It is taking me far to long read this book, with it’s length suggesting it should really only take me a few days. Alas, I’m only half way through […]

In the last two years we have seen the story of Suzanne Collins’ feisty young heroine – Katniss Everdeen – evolve into a saga of increasingly dangerous magnitude. From the first film, when Katniss selflessly […]

With everyone’s favourite pre-sequel Days of Future Past having been released on DVD and Blu Ray this month, we decided to get our claws into the X-Men series. This will be a short review of all the X Men films […]

Mario Cuomo is mere inches from my face and we’re both screaming the lyrics to ‘Mallrats (La La La)’: “La La La La La La La La” (don’t worry I know it’s tricky, but after a few listens you should be able to pick […]

As our music feature ‘My Life Is Songs’ has been so popular, we’ve decided to extend the concept to our film section. In the first of this new series, with this article Eddie will briefly talk about the films that […]

Less than a week ago, around 4000 delegates from the G20 nations and beyond descended upon Brisbane, Australia. The event saw leaders coming from far and wide, ranging from Narendra Modi, the Indian prime […]

When I heard that Daniel Radcliffe would be starring in a rom com alongside Zoe Kazan, I was intrigued. Having already witnessed one of my childhood idols – Emma Watson – break out of the Hermione Granger routine […]

The SSS’ new B Side ‘Juvenile Love’ (to forthcoming single ‘Find A Way’) is a delightfully simplistic melody that imparts a bittersweet message about juvenile romance to listeners. The gentle acoustic strumming […]

Title: Pulp Fiction

Starring: A truly sensational cast made up of Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth and Harvey Keitel.

Synopsis: It’s actually […]

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds marks the most inspired, complex and aesthetic piece of music by Noel Gallagher since What’s the Story (Morning Glory). It begins with ‘Everybody’s on the Run,’ a cinematic track […]

“You might have to decide between seeing your children again, and the future of the human race.”
Interstellar – the latest mind-bending chapter in acclaimed auteur, Christopher Nolan’s, enduring quest to out-do […]