My procedurally generated Netflix description read; “A slab of food descends floor by floor in a prison. The inmates above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is

21 Bridges is full of action but it often feels mindless and ultimately fails to connect with viewers. The film has a very simple plot involving a cat and mouse

There are times and places in history where I wish I could have been: on the moon in ‘69, outside in 2020, and at York Student Cinema (YSC) on a

The coming-of-age story behind Almost Famous is brimming with excitement and energy. It’s a frantic speed run of growing up in the 1970’s that extends far beyond the young, wide-eyed

Won’t somebody rid me of all these troublesome themes? I know, I know, The Walking Dead is another show from the midden depths of a decade ago, like a half

People in the past were just like us really. I had promised my dear friend and now former editor of this publication I would come out of ancient student media

We’ve all grown up watching the same, classic Tom Hanks films. The man has lit up our screens since before we can remember, becoming the living legend that transformed himself

What is the worst film you’ve ever seen? No, I’m not talking about Bee Movie, Transformers, or Cats. I mean a film so terrible it leaves a pit in your

As the 92nd Academy Awards begin, we look at what York students have to say about this year’s top films and what their predictions are for this year’s winners. Best

Just a quick glance at its ‘thumbnail’ on Netflix – and you’d assume it was a generic rom-com. Thankfully, it’s not, it’s about the coming together of two families from

The ninth annual Aesthetica Film Festival was packed with wonderful films made by independent artists and directors, who are unfettered by the shackles of corporate interests (ignoring the advertising category,

Knives Out is a traditional murder mystery in many ways. The premise is classic: an eccentric old millionaire found dead in an apparent suicide, a large cast of warring family

2009 was a bad year for indie films. With the box office dominated by James Cameron’s Avatar, it seemed as though the era of low-budget indie movies was over. Actors

Cineworld are opening a new branch in York. The 13-screen cinema, which will feature two VIP screens and a laser IMAX, will open at Monks Cross retail park in December.

The Shining is a classic. It has everything a scary horror film should have: great acting, creepy villains, and slow-building tension. For the first time viewer, there is a genuine

Ah, Shrek; the Ready Salted crisps of a DVD collection. This is in the sense that both products are naively disregarded as ‘boring’ when one is an uncultured child; it