Berry Pavlova – Summer Bakes
By Katie Comer Growing up I have watched my mum create, bake and decorate the most incredible desserts for our […]
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Your Favourite Poolside Reads – I am Malala
By Kiana Stevens I am Malala (2013) – Malala Yousafzai This summer the first book I attempt to devour, before
#ITSNOTCOMINGHOME, The Influence Of Meme Culture Surrounding The 2018 Fifa World Cup
By┬áIsabel Cosford With England reaching the semi-finals for the first time in twenty-eight years, it’s no wonder that there has
A Farewell to Sun: Rain, Rain, it’s nice to see you again
By Harry Dixon The sun has hung in the sky for a long while now and its intensity hasn’t waned
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Your Favourite Poolside Reads – The Couple Next Door
By Samantha Harford The Couple Next Door (2017) – Shari Lapena What would you do if your babysitter cancelled last
Review | The Flop
By Max Modell ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà The Flop, Stand up for a show about not being able to get it up!
Review: You Were Never Really Here
Mere minutes into Lynne Ramsey’s You Were Never Really Here, you are completely aware that this is a violent, difficult
Review: The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman follows the crazy imagination of American businessman, politician and importantly, a showman. The box office success celebrates
Review: Black Panther
Black Panther has set world records, smashed the box office and started a cultural phenomenon. We asked Quench contributors to
Tranquillity, Base, Hotel + Casino Album Review
It took the Arctic Monkeys 5 years to make a come-back. Tranquillity, Base, Hotel & Casino is unexpected, different
WoW Festival Review: Mary and the Witch’s Flower
The Wales One World festival celebrates eclectic worldwide cinema and has been since 2001. This rich selection of film, adventures
BFI Flare 2018: Love, Simon
A light-hearted romantic comedy is as essential to adolescent life as heartbreak and rebellion. Yet, for years, the only romcoms
NIFF 2018: Pop Aye
A story as foreign in location as it is in concept, Pop Aye relates the journey of a disillusioned Thai
NIFF 2018: The Silent Child screening and Q&A with Julie Foy
Things got up and running on the second day of Newcastle International Film Festival with a matinee screening of the
NIFF 2018: Get Carter screening and Q&A with Mike Hodges
Newcastle at the moment isn’t quite a city known for its film moments. Sure there have been occasions; Transformers filmed
Sunflower Bean Twentytwo In Blue Album Review
Brooklyn trio Sunflower Bean first burst onto the scene in 2016 with their debut full-length record, Human Ceremony, which gave
Review: Downsizing
Alexander Payne embarks on his latest cinematic journey in a transformative tackling of ever-present social, moral and political issues through
Awards Season 2018: Oscars Expectations
“There are a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that
Review: God’s Own Country
God’s Own Country is the film Hollywood forgot about. Move over Jon Snow, there’s a new brooding protagonist in town.
Review: The Shape of Water
Guillermo Del Toro’s latest escapist fantasy tells a familiar fairytale of freak love between human and creature. However the director’s