On Friday 16th November Wire will host a tribute to Muslimgauze, a one-man band masterminded by late Mancunian Bryn Jones; both prolific and pioneering, Jones released over sixty records of experimental electronic music before his […]
On Campus Street Style: November
LS fashion photographer has been back on the hunt this week scouting the top November trends on Campus!
Film | LIFF: Quartet
3/5 stars Quartet, Dustin Hoffman’s maiden directorial venture, is one of those films that invites the audience to think about the more important things in life. Set in Beecham House, an old age home for […]
Comedy | Tim Key: Masterslut
4/5 stars Comic poet Tim Key educates his audience in the buying of ingredients needed to make a flan, the appreciation of Soviet lounge music, and “the thorny issue of dew”; these making up just […]
Film | Argo
4/5 stars Argo was the perfect choice for the opening gala film of LIFF26. A based-on-a-true-story thriller, Ben Affleck’s third foray into direction (after The Town and Gone Baby Gone) has gained attention from festivals […]
Film | The Passion of Joan of Arc
5/5 stars It is hard to understand many European directors abilities (Riefenstahl, Hitchcock, Renoir) without looking straight into the heart of The Passion of Joan of Arc. The camera slides and tilts, the editing is […]
Film | The View from the Inside : Tomas Badger's experience of LIFF26
As a third year student of film I can fully admit that I’m ashamed to have never attended Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF). I’m volunteering this year to compensate for my previous inherent indolence, and […]
Film | LIFF: John Dies at the End – Two Perspectives
3/5 stars Don Coscarelli’s John Dies at the End has the narrative scope to produce a fantastic TV series: it’s vibrant, wacky, and fun, reminiscent of cult favourites such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and […]
Film | LIFF: Maniac
4/5 stars Although technically a remake of the eighties slasher of the same name, Maniac doesn’t feel like a film that’s already been made. Naturally there are elements within that will be familiar, but there […]
Film | LIFF: Excision
5/5 stars Coming out of Excision, I was left with two questions on my mind: ‘What the hell did I just watch?’ and ‘Wow, who knew the girl from 90210 could act?’ Such is the […]
Film | LIFF: Room 237
3/5 stars Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is regarded as one of the most ferociously terrifying horror films ever made; it is the prototypical modern horror film, constantly contested. As a celebrated perfectionist with a genius […]
Speak Up, Ladies
In the ‘Feedback’ section of last week’s Leeds Student, amidst the cries of disagreement and support over the Nick Griffin article sat a letter that asking for more female voices in the paper. A refreshing […]