Samuel Stephenson Looking back over the year, I’m really grateful that I’ve been able to go to the cinema so many times, seeing such a broad range of different films, and most importantly, getting lost in good stories. There’s nothing quite like it. 2025, for me at least, has definitely felt like the best year for films in a while. I wanted to make a list of my top 10 movies of the year to show just how good cinema has been lately.   Disclaimer: While some of these movies had

Whilst many envy the Rocky virgins of this town, I pity the pantomime first-timers. The number of St Andrews students who just don't understand the joys of the British institution that is pantomime distresses me on a daily basis. I pride myself on being the opposite. Maybe it's the anticipation of the end of exams and going home for Christmas, but I have embraced the onset of pantomime season with open arms. And what a welcome into the Christmas season it is! The Three Mini P

By Samuel Stephenson At the end of April earlier this year, I found myself at Glasgow Film Theatre (one of Scotland’s best) for one of the only screenings of Stanley Schtinter’s Schneewittchen . The film is very loosely based off Snow White. Robert Walser, a German playwright, adapted Snow White into a flash drama which begins where the original ends, where the characters are made aware of their roles within the fairy tale. The play was then adapted into a Portuguese film whe

Alisha Reeve The clocks may have fallen back, the days may be getting colder, but that won’t dampen my spirits, for the St Andrews Gilbert and Sullivan Society returned to the Byre Theatre last week for their production Patience. Their three-night run came around a little earlier than expected (usually their productions take place a little later on in the semester). However, though they had a limited time to rehearse, the society nevertheless gave a satisfactory performance f

Espress’o Clock is a perfect escape from your Sunday morning library grind or a nice start to a slow morning.

It’s safe to say religion is weighing on people’s mind. With the upcoming papal conclave, eyes, minds, and purses are all trained on the...

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In AD 130, an adolescent man falls into the Nile and drowns. His lover, the fifty-four-year-old Emperor Hadrian, is devastated: his grief...

Have you ever seen Children of the Corn  and wondered: ‘What if someone took all the cornfield murders and set them in an apocalyptic...

I have a confession to make: despite a (debatably) strong British accent and a UK passport filled with stamps, I never lived in the UK...

There’s no question of the must-see show of last year: it was A Girl Gets Naked in This, People You Know Productions’ collection of sex...

When I, an avid musical theatre fan and longtime member of MUST (St Andrews Musical Theatre Society), discovered that the upcoming autumn...

Though we are not in the thick of it yet, I bet you are — just as I am — dreading that point in the semester where we lose our will to...

There are two rarities about Bear Hunting , Angelwood Studio’s newest production. First, it’s a student-made film, a rarity in tiny,...

The Devil is loose in St. Andrews — and you can get a front-row seat. As the early nightfall impedes ever earlier into the October...

The University of St Andrews lacks a Katy Perry Society. After listening to her latest album, 143 , it is easy to see why. In 2024, Katy...

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." – The...