Spain’s Veto to Brexit?
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has claimed he is prepared to veto the current Brexit deal if nothing is changed, with regard to Gibraltar’s future. Last night in response to his meeting with Theresa May…
Features and Reviews
Can the Prime Minister hang onto power?
This has undoubtedly been the toughest week in a somewhat topsy-turvy reign for Theresa May. But now, after months of negotiation with The European Union, she has returned with a draft proposal of what our…
Toy Story 4: Is it a good idea?
First we got The Incredibles 2, now we get Toy Story 4. Pixar! Stop spoiling us! So it’s time to act like a child again and relive our childhoods, and hold on tight, to infinity…
100 years since the guns fell silent – a poignant Remembrance weekend
Sunday 11th November 2018 – 100 years on from the Armistice signed at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The First World War brought to an end. The…
The Hate U Give: A young adult film that will stir conversation
The YA movie (Young Adult) has been a much more prominent form of a film over the last decade or so. We have had the boom of the Nicholas Sparks’ book adaptations, featuring young people…
The Shining: one of the most divisive films of all time
The Shining as a movie has not only become an iconic piece of filmmaking from the legendary director and auteur Stanley Kubrick, but also has over time moulded itself to become a platform of debate,…
Freshers’ Showcase 2018: promising talent from new up-and-coming students
They say variety is the spice of life, if that’s true, this year’s Fresher’s Showcase was positively ablaze. The gig, held at Cheltenham’s Frog and Fiddle last week, saw five young acts from right across…
Halloween film review: Michael Myers return evokes a sense of dread
“The night he came home”, even after 40 years on, John Carpenter’s horror classic remains an endearing part of Horror cinema. Not only changing the concept of the genre but just how marketable and financially…
Emma Freud meets Sir David Attenborough – The Interview that made me Think
“Don’t ask the obvious, do your research, get something new, it’s all about the angle!” The amount of times I have heard at least one of these is actually mad – but it’s true. This…
Review: The Band – Take That’s debut musical
Take That are back with a brand new musical called ‘The Band’. The musical was written by Tim Firth and produced by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers with some input from the boys themselves. Within…