Part of the fun of Game of Thrones is predicting who’s going to die before each season starts, many betting agencies even offer odds on it. Although major character fatalities have fallen significantly in the last few seasons, it is still one of the most prolific shows in terms of death-count. With all this in…
When I became editor of the Film and TV section of the Express, the one thing I looked forward to most was being lucky enough to be able to cover the very final season of Game of Thrones. With this in mind, I have decided to dedicate the entire final issue of this year’s Film…
New Films: Marvel’s first female Avenger hits our screens on March 8th. Brie Larson is Carol Danvers, or Captain Marvel in the next instalment of the franchise, apparently of immense importance to the plot of Endgame. Also out that week is Serenity, starring Matthew McConoughey and Anne Hathaway, which is supposed to be absolutely awful…
My Oscars experience was somewhat spoiled by the fact that I was forced to watch the majority of the show on Twitch and Periscope streams of questionable quality that featured people speaking loudly in Spanish, a very annoying woman insisting aggressively that I like her rapper boyfriend’s Instagram account while waving it theatrically in front…
Is it possible to be completely and honestly unbiased when it comes to the portrayal of politics in the media? This is a question that has preoccupied me for some time and, ultimately, it is one that can be answered in a single word. No. Most western states have watchdogs and committees that keep, or…
As it came to a close, it was undeniable that 2016 would take its place in the history books as one of those years where everything changed. One could almost picture the avalanche of historical dramas to come. One could already imagine someone in the year 2036 passing an advertisement and rolling their eyes: ‘Oh…
All that writing about couples has got me in the romcom mood so in a similar vein, here are some movies to watch for the week that’s in it: About Time: What makes this movie so good was covered brilliantly by Eadaoin Regan, Arts & Literature Editor, in the last issue of University Express, so…
I have a curious relationship with sitcoms in that I don’t think I have ever watched one as the episodes came out on the TV. For me, sitcoms exist solely in the realms of unashamed binge where I watch twelve, twenty-episode-long seasons in about a week while sat alone in bed eating biscuits and drinking…
Clickbait can vary in scope from being mildly annoying to socially and culturally dangerous. This may sound a tad dramatic, but it’s a fact. How many times have you clicked on an article because of a punchy headline, only to find that the content does not justify the expectation engendered by the title? My own…
M. Night Shyamalan is a director whose career has been remarkably varied and diverse. His movies have spanned the genres of action, sci-fi, horror, romance and multiple others. Some of his endeavours have been really, really good (The Sixth Sense, Split) and some have been really, really bad (The Happening, The Last Airbender). Much of…