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Features
The trailer for Brand New Day (2026), the fourth Spider-Man movie in the MCU, was released last week, promising the most poignant movie in the quartet. Following the end of No Way Home (2021), Peter Parker is all alone as he tackles not only a new mysterious enemy but also...
Autumn Durald Arkapaw has won the Oscar for best cinematography at the 98th Academy Awards, for her work on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, becoming the first woman to have received the honour. She is also the first person of African-American descent (Arkapaw is part Filipino and African American Creole) to have...
Ryan Gosling’s latest film Project Hail Mary is set to release this week, to much anticipation from fans and critics alike. So, as viewers flock to the cinemas to see his latest endeavour, it is time we explore: what is it about Gosling that is so appealing? His popularity is...
The release of Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, has received high acclaim, not only for its lead performance but also for Stewart’s uncompromising and deeply visceral adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. The decision to enter directorship from acting is often borne from working on set for years and...
Culture
When walking into Private Peaceful, I truly did not know what to expect. Glass of wine in hand, I had made peace with the fact I wanted an excuse to go to the theatre. What an excuse it was. From the very moment you lean back into the delightfully cushioned...
Lighting up the Festival Theatre with blazing fanfares and soaring energy, six Queens pose a tongue-in-cheek question for the crowd: “Remember us from your GCSEs?” From a Fringe debut to an international blockbuster musical, Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage’s SIX reclaims the infamous stories of Henry VIII’s wives through infectious...
The 1991 film of Thomas Harris’ Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Anthony Hopkins as Lecter, is considered such a masterpiece that any attempt to recreate its brilliance seems doomed: director Nikolai Foster was brave enough to try; however, this play seems throughout burdened by Hopkins’...
Based on the classic 1956 film and Philip Barry’s play The Philadelphia Story, High Society at the Edinburgh Playhouse wonderfully recaptures the original style and humour of the film, even though the script has a more modern feel. Love triangles proliferate in this light-hearted romantic comedy. Set in the early...
Lifestyle
With the height of summer upon us, many of us will find ourselves repeating a mistake we have made many times before: forming an attachment to someone who, come autumn, will leave us in the dust. It’s an inherently romantic idea, the thought of romance coming hard and fast, and...
In term-time, Pleasance Courtyard is unassuming. It is reserved for gym goers and University societies, and tends to be a quieter area of campus. However, in August, the space is unrecognisable. Transformed into three bars, with tens of performance spaces in rooms previously reserved for writer’s meetings and dance classes,...
The irony of influencers telling people that suncream causes cancer – when it is quite the opposite – is shocking. One must wonder, how can people ergo suncream to slap natural ingredients on their skin and call it a day? And what’s the politics behind this movement? Multiple news outlets...
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The novelty of moving away to university has not quite worn off yet. The fresh-felt freedom that sits at the edge of your fingertips on the drive up to your first year halls is a brand-new feeling full of opportunities and excitement. What you do with your time lies entirely...
