Category: Features

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: #MULLEDWINES

    13th December, and Features Editor Camilla talks about the lyrically superior and thoroughly festive version of Robin Thicke’s dubious 2013 hit.

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: Love Actually is the pinnacle of modern cinema

    December 12th, and Features Editor Camilla hammers home why this intricately crafted wonder is a cinematic masterpiece.

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    Lisa Veiber

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: The One With The Best Christmas Episode

    For December 11th, we get a visit from The Holiday Armadillo to talk about why Friends’ special episodes perfectly sum up the spirit of the festive season.

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    Ben Robins

    The Edge’s Favourite Star Wars Moments

    With Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the horizon, many of us are looking foward to new content from our favourite sci-fi franchise. But often before you look forward, you should look back. Here, in preparation for the upcoming release, our writer’s got together to ponder just a few of the special cinematic moments of Star Wars that […]

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Alternative Christmas Mixtape

    Are you, dare I say it, getting bored of the Bublé? Tired of all this ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’? Us too. So, The Edge‘s writers have gotten together to compile some of their favourite off-the-wall tracks that are still guaranteed to get you in that festive feeling. Though you might not find them on […]

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    Anneka Honeyball

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: The League of Gentlemen’s Christmas special is the perfect antidote to relentless festive cheer, and here’s why

    For December 10th, News Editor Anneka suggests a darker festive watch for anyone feeling put out by all this winter-y cheeriness.

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    Sophie McEvoy

    The Truth is Still Out There – Your guide to The X-Files

    The mystery is back when the 90’s greatest sci-fi show returns in the New Year. But what do new and returning fans really need to know?

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: A definitive rating of the three successively more festive versions of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’

    Get ‘SuperFestive!’ for the 9th of December, as Features Editor Camilla takes Mariah Carey to task over her addition of far more jingle bells than strictly necessary.

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    CM Kavanagh

    “The circle is now complete”: On watching Star Wars for the first time

    Carly-May watched all six Star Wars films back to back. She gives us her episode-by-episode reviews, and thoughts on everything from characters to quotes to Pikachu.

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: A very country Christmas

    For December 8th we go to warmer climes, as Features Editor Camilla gives us Christmas in the Southern U S of A with some festive country tracks.

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, the most metal Christmas carol

    For 7th December, Features Editor Camilla gives you a history lesson on how one of our oldest carols was an act of rebellion.

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: Tom Waits and the saddest Christmas song

    Christmas favourites come out on December 6th, as Features Editor Camilla talks about ‘Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis’, his most melancholy track for the festive season.

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    Camilla Cassidy

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: No more ‘Christmas albums’, please

    For December 5th, Features Editor Camilla explains the weirdest ‘Christmas albums’ of recent years – and what makes them the worst.

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    Camilla Cassidy

    Films that should’ve been shows, and shows that should’ve been films

    Fixing your fictional favourites, by changing what they are? What could have made Harry Potter any better, or Zoo any worse?