MOBO award winner Akala astounds Kingston crowd
Joe Barclay
Renowned rapper and MOBO award winner Akala impressed the many KU students who turned up to his lecture on African history on Tuesday evening. The lecture titled ‘Africa in History’…
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The Oscars 2015: Best actor is British
Eline Rilda
Only one Brit went home with an Oscar during the 87th edition of the awards show. Eddie Redmayne won the prestigious title performance by an actor in a leading role…
Oscar fashion: The Good, the bad, and the ugly
India Van Spall
Oscars night is renowned for being one of the most glamorous and prestigious nights in Hollywood. Aside from the awards speculation, all eyes are on the A List stars as…
The River’s Oscar predictions
Tonight will be the 87th Annual Academy Awards and there is a lot of speculation as to what will win, especially in the main three catergories: best actor, best actress…
VIDEO: The River ask students about Fifty Shades of Grey
Samuel Millen-Cramer
A week since its pre-Valentines day release, Fifty Shades of Grey has divided opinions, with mixed responses from cinema-goers and critics alike. Generally the reactions have been as one would…
‘Cake’
Having been so used to seeing Jennifer Aniston play the cutesy rom-com, girl-next-door for the last 20 years, it is no wonder her portrayal of drug-addled, suicidal “bitch” Claire in…
Jeremih hits Kingston nightclub to show he’s still got it
Jeremih performed for a packed Hippodrome on Monday night, February 9. A screaming crowd proved that the American R&B-singer is still a big deal after his debut hit, Birthday Sex,…
‘Selma’
Bauke Schram
Though the flower prints and fedoras make it clear that Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, is set in the 1960s Alabama, the issues the film deals with are unfortunately ongoing.…
‘Wild’
Ida Salamonsen
Rating: 4/5 stars The cinema cringes. A screaming Reese Witherspoon has just pulled off a bloodied toe nail in the opening scene of Wild and thrown her shoes off a…
‘Inherent Vice’
Bart Williams
Rating: 4.5/5 stars 1970. The 60s have met their end, leaving in their wake an eclectic crowd of Californian hippies desperately trying to stoke the last burning embers of free…