Arsenal make the trip to Old Trafford on Saturday in a game that sees Robin van Persie face his old side for the first time. Arsenal go into the game after a 1-0 win […]
Comedy | Frisky and Mannish
Frisky and Mannish are a musical-comedy duo with a hint of cabaret, refreshingly interpreting such classics as ‘Eternal Flame’ and mashing up Kate Bush with Kate Nash, to raucous effect. Leeds Student speaks with Frisky, […]
Floats like a Butterfly, Stings like a Bee
In Between the Lines: A Satirical View on Sport With all the recent doping allegations that are ruining the reputation of sport, we must now ask ourselves whether it is really worth […]
Film | Untouchable
5/5 stars Who knew the French were good at comedy? Based on a true story of the relationship that develops between a wealthy quadriplegic and his ghetto-based live-in carer, you may think that it’s a […]
LIFF26 | What are the Awards really Worth?
A fortnight ago Joaquin Phoenix launched an attack on the tradition of the film industry’s awards season, telling People magazine “It’s a carrot, but it’s the worst-tasting carrot I’ve ever tasted in my whole life. […]
LIFF26 | Preview: Night of the Dead
Hyde Park Picture House November 3 Although Halloween might be over for another year, horror fans can enjoy a last hurrah with LIFF’s annual ‘Night of the Dead’ movie marathon. Five films. One night. More […]
League Cup is a welcome relief
In recent weeks I have lost a lot of faith in football. Racism, violence, refereeing and ticket prices have grabbed the headlines, rather than football itself. But this week’s action in the Capital One […]
LIFF26 | Preview: Paris, Texas
Hyde Park Picture House November 6 & 8 Composed at the height of the director’s creative powers, Paris, Texas (1984) – Wim Wenders reconfigured cinematic love poem to American genre filmmaking and a seminal art-house […]
A Closer Look At… Christopher Nolan
If contemporary cinema could be boiled down to its two most absolutely basic categories, then they would be these: the independent and the mainstream. For the most part, according to conventional wisdom, the films made […]
Miami Turn on the Heat
NBA 2012-13 preview The NBA season tipped off on Wednesday with Miami Heat, led by the reigning MVP Lebron James, beating the ageing Boston Celtics. In the other games on […]
Comedy | Alun Cochrane
4/5 stars The Original Oak’s upstairs room is a small and unfussy affair, with seating made up of a mixture of armchairs and stools and many patrons huddled against the bar at the back of […]
Film | Creatures of the Night: Santa Sangre
4/5 stars A hybrid of Buñuel’s absurd humour and Lynch’s nightmarish surrealism, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1989 genre defying extravagance exploits characters unseen in conventional film fare; these eclectic individuals make up the dark and deranged netherworld […]