Sweet Country
Directed by Warwick Thornton, Sweet Country is a brutal but piercingly moral film set in the Australian outback some time after the first world war. Sam Kelly (Hamilton Morris) lives…
Three poems for Resistance
LETTER HOME The night of nights approaches From somewhere bright with day No score is left to settle, the games are left to play. The lull of lemon zanies, On…
Three Sisters
Bleak, existential, and as dry as the wintry air outside, Adrian Osmond’s adaption of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, performed by the learning disabled based Lung Ha Theatre Company, is as heart-warming…
Staff offer open responses for ongoing UCU strike frustration
A set of interviews conducted by The Student newspaper with staff members of the University of Edinburgh has provided an insight into the varied opinions of lecturers and tutors both…
Mary Magdalene
Despite Mary Magdalene being the first person to see the resurrected Christ, she has been remembered largely in the shadow of the disciples and Jesus himself. Director Garth Davis sets…
UCU criticises the University of Edinburgh as further strike action is being planned
As many UK university staff begin their fourth week of striking over the end of the defined benefit aspect of their pension schemes, it has become apparent that some universities…
Does higher education really make us better people?
A recent study published in Oxford Economic Papers suggests that going to university has beneficial effects on interpersonal skills and individual conscientiousness. Behavioural economists led by Sonja Kassenboehmer observed 575…
Game Night
In the sea of March-released uninteresting movies, Game Night, a comedy-turned-crime-thriller, stands out. It is raucous and playful, without propelling into the typical territory of a Jason Bateman comedy– weary…