Category: Culture
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Until Dawn: Reflects or Subverts Traditional American Horror Movie Tropes?
Until Dawn is a 2015 interactive survival horror game developed by Supermassive Games in which players can assume the characters and decisions of eight teens with faces who have frequented the big screen including; Rami Malek, Hayden Panattiere, and Jordan Fisher etc— faces we know and love. Therefore, the connection to these characters is heightened. […]
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TikTok… times are changing for politics on social media platforms.
How does social media impact our relationship with the political sphere? The alternative nature of social media compared to manufactured and regulated broadsheets/tabloids gives it a higher range of motion. It’s accessible yet more polarised online than ever. Despite being considered an alternative media source, it has become mainstream: Ofcom reported that “Social media is […]
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“Bring Whimsy Back Into Crime!”- The Louvre Heist and Its Positive Reception
“Gallerie d’Apollon (Louvre)” by Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez/CC BY Unless you have been living under a rock–or rocks, worth roughly a hundred million euros– the story of the recent Louvre heist is in no way news. That being said, many may be shocked to find out that the incident occurred in under ten minutes, and […]
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Review: SUSU Theatre Group’s ‘Spider’s Web’ @ The Annex Theatre
‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.’ The University of Southampton’s Theatre Group are back this year with another five star performance in an impeccable production. From beginning to end, the audience marvelled at the outstanding performance of Agatha Christie’s ‘Spider’s Web’, in a production that is achingly hilarious, […]
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What I loved about George Daniel and Charli XCX’s wedding.
Let me set the scene for you, I had just turned 20 and for our birthdays my sibling and I received tickets to see Charli XCX. As a No.1 “angel” and fan of the ‘Vroom Vroom’ singer, I had the time of my life. When the song ‘Apple’ played, the whole crowd danced in unison […]
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Review: SUSU Theatre Group’s Caligari @ Building 34, Highfield Campus + Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Forgive me, Mr Father, for I have sinned by absolutely loving this show! You’ll know what I mean by this when you do watch the show, which will be shown from 18th-23rd August at ‘theSpace on the Mile,’ Space 1, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Last week, I watched the Theatre Group adaptation of George Bailey’s […]
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A Definitive Ranking of ‘Inside No. 9’: Series One
Archie Hill shares his thoughts on each episode of the anthology series ‘Inside No. 9’.
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Review: Rumours @ The Annex Theatre
Radu review SUSU Theatre Group’s latest play.
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Best Ever Opening: Beth O’Leary’s ‘The Flatshare’
Grace Challinor writes on the best book opening she’s ever read.
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When Genres Collide: Sci-Fi and Dystopia in Suzanne Collins’ ‘The Hunger Games’
Grace Challinor writes on the merging of genres in the popular Hunger Games series.
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Why Helen Hardt’s ‘The Blood Bond Saga’ Should Have a TV Adaptation
Grace Challinor considers what a TV adaptation would bring to Helen Hardt’s literary world.
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Author in Focus – Hannah Bonam-Young
Grace Challinor spotlights Hannah Bonam-Young as one of her favourite writers.
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Revisiting Classic Literature: Is it Still Relevant to Contemporary Readers?
Grace Challinor discusses whether the classics still appeal to contemporary readers.
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You Motherclucker: Fried Chicken in Films and Television
Robert Pratley looks at the impact of the South’s best export in film and TV