It’s perhaps likely that a lot of you only allowed space in your budget for approximately three or four film trips this summer. Among these trips, the film probably had to be feminist/shot in black […]
EdFringeFest | Pigeon English – A Shocking Metropolis of Engagement
Even for those well acquainted with urban theatre, Pigeon English brings new life to the genre with an energetic cast, sharp script and original staging. The play is the product of a 2011 novel of […]
Music | Catching up with The Cribs at Derbyshire's Y Not festival
Ahead of a performance now deemed one of their best ever, LS newspaper spoke to The Cribs about music’s digital age, new ventures and why it’s not always so great being in one of Britain’s […]
What's On: Count Arthur Strong
Are TV reviewers on a mission to discredit British TV comedy? I only ask because the alternative is an even more depressing scenario – some critics just can’t be bothered to do their homework. Ultimately […]
EdFringeFest | Circa's Wunderkammer: A Suspension of Reason
While the Fringe offers ample cerebral entertainment with oodles of wit, wisdom, parody and jest, Circa leaves its audience awestruck, demanding a complete suspension of reason. In many ways, it is the essence of entertainment, […]
Film | Freeview Flicks of the Week (02–09/09)
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview. And seeing as staying in is the new going out, TV presents the ideal opportunity to catch up on what you might have missed […]
Film | Wadjda – A Remarkable Debut Feature
Wadjda is remarkable. It’s not only the first feature-length film to be made entirely in Saudi Arabia, where public cinemas are currently illegal; it’s also the first from a female director (Haifaa Al-Mansour). [responsive_vid] Wadjda […]
Film | Stories We Tell – A Family Affair
“When you’re in the middle of a story it isn’t a story at all. But only a confusion; a dark roaring, a blindness, a wreckage of shattered glass and splintered wood; like a house in […]
Film | Pain and Gain – A Michael Bay Film That Isn't The Worst Thing Ever
Pain and Gain is a mixed bag of a film. Directed by Michael Bay, and starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie, it sees a trio of bodybuilders from Sun Gym, Miami […]
Film | Kick-Ass 2 – Fighting Style
The sequel was never going to live up to the first which was outstanding, but sadly it could have been better. With Jeff Wadlow writing and directing, we do miss out on the talent of […]
Arts | Freeview Flicks of the Week
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview. And seeing as staying in is the new going out, TV presents the ideal opportunity to catch up on what you might have missed […]
Film | Plein Soleil – The New Wave Restored
Plein Soleil is a forgotten classic of 1960s French cinema. It’s a bold and captivating noir-thriller with a Hitchcockian vibe. This year, to mark the centenary of director René Clément’s birth, StudioCanal has beautifully restored […]