The importance of live music at university
James Woodham
Once upon a time you could see your favourite artists at university events. From Pop Smoke at Leicester University in 2019, to Gwamz due in Loughborough in the coming weeks,…
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Mean Girls: Not as bad as the TikTok reviews
Keita Gredzena
The newly released Mean Girls was always going to have it’s work cut out, as a musical version of the beloved 2004 movie, featuring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams. It’s…
Saltburn fever has hit us too
Plamedi Mbungu
Image: Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Spoilers ahead. As Saltburn hits the small screen it’s discovered legions of new fans. We ask: what is it about Emerald Fennell’s Comedy/Thriller that makes it so…
CREED III: A good movie following great movies
Wincent Hein
The third and possibly final entry in the Creed movie series, Creed III is here to show Adonis Creed (Micheal B. Jordan) in one more fight against an old childhood…
Scream (2022) – How meta is too meta?
Evie M Barrett
Ghostface Killer is back from the dead, reviving the tradition of murder sprees in the town of Woodsboro. Despite being the fifth entry in the saga, the latest film, simply…
Fantasy Island Review: Is this just Fantasy?
Sarangi Anasa Sharmila Anand
1/5 Stars Fantasy Island falls short in scares and suspense after trying to present itself as a combination of horror and thriller.
Daniel Isn’t Real – or is he?
Catherine F Poole
4/5 stars As a child, an imaginary friend can be a comforting necessity. But carried into adulthood, they can spell a recipe for disaster as is soon discovered in the…
Will this be unlucky no.13 for Green Day?
Megan Robinson
Green Day have barely done any interviews since their 2016 album Revolution Radio and have been very secretive about their latest project, Father Of All…. The American punk-rockers 13th studio…
Greed or Green: It was too hopeful of Greed to expect laughs at the expense of underpaid workers and refugees
2/5 Stars Greed had so much potential; a promising storyline, a fantastic cast and many celebrity cameos. But much like the fast-fashion the film is based on, it fell apart…
Big books for the Big Read
Flying teenagers, influential journalists, and adventurous travellers. For their sixth year running, the KU Big Read have announced their 2020 academic year shortlist. One of these six books will be…