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As 2026 looms, The Indiependent's film writers share which films they're most looking forward to in the year to come.

The talented writers of FILMHOUNDS choose their favourite scenes from 2025 films and dive into why they are so darned good. Spoilers ahead.

The Indie's film writers share their favourite films of 2025—from thrillers to documentaries, and Gothic horror to bubbling romances.

The writers of Filmhounds pick their favourite scenes from the film's released this year and explain why they're so good.

With 2024 rounding off to a close, The Indiependent's music team handpick their favourite albums of the year.

Writers for The Indiependent's film section share their favourite films of 2023, ranging from blockbusters to offbeat debuts.

2023 has been rife with impressive releases, and our contributors take time to talk on their stand-out albums of the year.

Contributors at the Indiependent collate a list of their favourite albums of the year - featuring Will Joseph Cook, Lizzy McAlpine & more

The first full year without cinemas being forced to close due to the pandemic has been graced with a wide variety of different movie experiences. It is a variety reflected in our top twenty films of the year, a voting process that took two titles in…

This year has still been a difficult one for cinemas, with the movie market still recovering the the brunt of the pandemic. And yet, when you look back and review everything that has come to movie theatres and homes these past twelve months, you…

After a mercurial 2016, film in 2017 bit back and pushed itself once again. Aside from the Oscar’s debacle, numerous celebrities being rightfully taken down by sexual assault allegations and the whole ‘Fans vs Critics’ narrative, Hollywood has had a…

With quite a few brand new releases, festivals, shows, and naturally quite a few reviews, we’ve had a fruity summer. I mean, we had a fruity summer. Because today is officially the last day of Summer 2017 *sobs*. Now, before we start preparing for a…

Hogwarts has definitely taught us more than Transfiguration or Charms; it taught us a kind of Defense Against the Dark Arts that we can apply in our everyday lives. Friends, family, morality, self-confidence… you name it, and the Harry Potter books…

Fictional worlds have the power to enchant us, intrigue us, and draw us in. Characters often have a magical ability to make us fall in love with them. However, sometimes, we don’t fall in love with them, but fall in love with them being in love with…

Of all the elements that made Guardians of the Galaxy so unique, its uplifting soundtrack was definitely one of the most memorable. The ‘Awesome Mix’, a tape of 60s and 70s tracks, has an incredibly nostalgic aura, and is worth listening to, even if…

Not everyone in the world can be a self-professed gamer. However, each and every person has played a video game at some point. If not on a console, we often find ourselves passing the time on our phone by playing what seems like trivial (despite…

Here at The Edge, we have many filmies amongst our midst. However, film fans aren’t something that are born, they are something that are created in the magical moments where the world on screen completely captures our hearts and minds. Sometimes it’s…

2017 is looking to be a huge year for sequels, reboots and remakes, with a sequel to the classic Blade Runner, the much anticipated Star Wars: Episode VIII and even a brand new King Kong in the works. But with a few totally original hidden gems to…

In honour of our upcoming special issue, centred all around the fantastic and surreal, here at The Edge, we decided that it was high time that we collated another playlist. This playlist is a collection of all the music we love that is just that bit…

Many of us budding entertainment types will be glad to see the back of 2016, in large so we can let the likes of David Attenborough and Maggie Smith out of their protective bunkers, to flourish in what will hopefully be a far-better 2017. Saying…