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As the nights get darker and the days get colder, going out becomes less and less appealing. Staying in with a nice cup of hot chocolate and some snacks watching a movie seems like a much better choice. With this […]

In the Pilot of Lena Dunham’s Girls, the viewer is introduced to Hannah Horvath: a twenty-four year old with dreams of becoming a published author living in NYC. Her parents have cut her off, applying the concept […]

Circa Waves are an explosive four-piece based in Liverpool. Sound familiar? But the drum solo alone opening their latest single, ‘So Long,’ is enough to distinguish this band from previous musicians hailing from […]

Is celebrity activism just frivolous stunts for publicity?

While there is a potential danger of celebrities making matters completely caricatured problems, there is in fact a beneficial side of celebrity […]

What with the credit crunch, the Scottish Referendum, and economies nose-diving all over Europe, money is in the news. Money is of growing concern and my awareness of current issues and economic discussions is […]

Title: Into Thin Air
Author: Jon Krakauer

What I think so far: I tend to find I’m like Marmite with books – I either love them or hate them and there is no in between. Luckily, ‘Into Thin Air’ is a book I […]

“In a few years time, these boys will be behind some very big desks..”
This is the alarming declaration that the viewer receives early on into ‘The Riot Club’; a film that gifts the viewer a chilling expose of an […]

Inspired by Chris Sievey’s comic novelty character Frank Sidebottom, Frank is a unique and hugely enjoyable tale that explores the pitfalls of egotism and blind ambition in a business that, as proven by the film’s […]

“Perhaps the only difference between me and other people was that I’ve always demanded more from the sunset; more spectacular colours when the sun hit the horizon. That’s perhaps my only sin.”
Lars von Trier has […]

Everyone has a story behind their Top 25 played tracks on iTunes, with our most played track often being one that holds particular emotional significance to us. Other times, iPods were simply left on repeat in a b […]

Reasons to watch:

Lily Collin’s eyebrows. That’s it. That’s literally the only excuse you need.

Jokes about eyebrows aside (they’re so impressive you don’t understand) this film really is a fantastic […]

Title: Doctor Sleep
Author: Stephen King

What I Think So Far: Obviously when picking up any novel with King’s name on the cover you’d routinely expect the contents to be a consummately well-written tale, enc […]

Never underestimate the importance of a soundtrack. In this cinematic climate, where CGI must always strive to become bigger and better to quell an audience’s ever-increasing expectations – where 3D movies are ex […]

Fifty Shades of Grey – chances are you’ve probably heard of it. Even if you haven’t read the trilogy from cover to cover, given that it is the most viewed trailer of the year so far, I’d be willing to bet anything […]

Title: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Author: Karen Joy Fowler
What I Think So Far: Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel ‘We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ is something big indeed – not l […]

Hey Now, can you believe it’s twenty years today since the release of ‘Definitely, Maybe’? It’s impossible not to love the Gallagher brothers and the anthemic tracks they have created with Oasis since the day the […]

The second instalment of the The Inbetweeners franchise hit our screens 3 years after the original movie. Struggling to acclimatise to the new student life, Will, Simon, and Neil decide to trek half-way across the […]

“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”

Very few actors have the innate ability to transport a viewer into the life of a character and the […]

“There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even c […]

“I let you know me. See me. I gave you a rare gift. But you didn’t want it.”
Tick tock goes the clock; a rhythmic countdown provides the melody to the final symphony of season 2. It appears that the chase may […]