The new Captain America film has been an object of excitement for some time now, and having now seen it, I can confirm that the excitement is completely justified. This is a superhero film to beat. After an operation goes wrong and kills some civilians, there is increasing public and...
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So way back in the distant past (2012), it seemed that a female superhero protagonist in films was neither a financially viable option, or one which was capable of producing good films. The examples of superhero films with female leads before this point were, how to phrase this … not...
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the first week of the Easter holidays I got to fulfil one of my travel bucket list ambitions – I went to Venice, the ultimate city of romance. I knew it would be expensive, so to justify the cost of going I decided to ask for money towards the...
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We live in a world defined by borders. Where you are from and what documentation you carry affects your rights as a human being. For Nero (Johnny Ortiz), in the film Soy Nero, despite growing up in Los Angeles, he finds himself deported back to Mexico. This seems inherently unfair,...
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The ‘Panama Papers’ have re-awakened the pressing doubt that people’s true colours seldom shine. A series of internal documents (infamously dubbed ‘panama papers’) belonging to a Panamanian law firm were leaked and revealed evidence of major world leaders and celebrities using offshore tax havens. Since the leak, Panama has made a name...
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The 2016 US Presidential Election is set to be the most defining political contest in years. One might argue that the concerning emergence of Donald Trump as a leading candidate for the race to the White House is the dominant worry, as his policies could jeopardise America’s relationship with...
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It's been a successful year on and off the saddle for UoWTC. Jack O'Neill reports on the club's recent triumphs and looks ahead to a busy summer
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Rather than look to the NUS for representation and role models, and rather than give Miss Bouattia any more publicity that she has already garnered; I wanted to change tact and focus on the other ethnic minority students you might not know about that are representing you in a much better way.
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A journalist has a lot of responsibilities and an equal amount at stake. We need to meet deadlines, yet our work should never be hasty. We need to be factually accurate and make every article an interesting read. We can’t afford to miss any details of the event, however our...
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Writers at the Boar review the latest trailers from the Harry Potter, Marvel, DC, and Star Wars universe, sharing their expectations and apprehensions for their favourite fandoms… Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Su Collins Life is pretty good for Star Wars fans right now. Just four months after...
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If you ask me about Twilight or its equally appalling offspring Fifty Shades of Grey, I would probably have quite a lot to say about the public’s desire to consume two-dimensional quests to fulfil the wife-mother role demanded by a patriarchal society. I would say that despite being fun to read (fun in...
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Talking animals? Check. Cute art style? Check. Tale about the fight between good and evil? Check. At first glance Zootropolis (2016) seems to be your typical piece of animated cinema – cutesy, offering platitudes of being nice and trying to find your way. But once you wander inside the cinema...
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I can’t really say whether I think we should leave the NUS or not. I despise the organisation, generally, but I’m also a pragmatist.
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