About half an hour into You’re Next, the couple sitting across from me in the cinema walked out, loudly declaring as they reached the exit, ‘Crap!’ I’m going to go out on a limb and […]
Film | Elysium – Another Film, Another Planet
Neill Blomkamp’s feature-film debut, 2009’s District 9, garnered widespread acclaim for blending its science fiction thrills and high-octane action with a serious message about apartheid. Whilst not a straight forward sequel, Elysium is a film […]
Film | We're the Millers: Cheap Laughs
When he’s not appearing in music videos for Mumford and Sons, Jason Sudeikis has graduated from Saturday Night Live regular to a fully fledged leading man. His last role in Horrible Bosses established him alongside […]
TV | I (don't) Love My Country
It’s Saturday night. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has just ended but you’re not ready to give up on a night of easy viewing television. You turn over to the BBC and find I […]
News | Filthy Leeds takeaway shut down over cockroach crust
A Leeds takeaway has been fined for food safety offences after a child found a cockroach in their pizza. Environmental health officers were called to investigate Munchies on Harehills Road and immediately closed the premises […]
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 […]
Comment | Pass the Book
Last month, the coalition’s whipping boy Danny Alexander announced that the student loan book was to be sold off. You don’t have to look far to see that this will seriously damage confidence in higher […]
Film | The World's End: A Very British Apocalypse
The final scoop in the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy has been a long time coming, especially for die hard fans of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright, who promised a fitting conclusion […]
News | Leeds to become Trolleybus pioneer
Leeds is set to become the first city to trial trolleybuses, following an application from Leeds City Council. Trolleybuses, a combination of trams and buses, run on rubber tyres but are powered […]
News | Uni tackling student shortage
The University is trying to prevent another shortfall of students by recruiting more candidates who have made Leeds their first choice. Last year 500 places went unfilled due to the shortage of […]
News | Leeds Met to change name
Leeds Met is currently seeking permission to change its name from to Leeds Beckett University. If the board of governors is successful the change will cost the uni £250,000. According to Vice Chancellor […]
What's On: Family Tree
In a world of Parks and Recreation, Twenty Twelve, and the ever-changing beast that is Alan Partridge (please, please look up Mid-Morning Matters before you buy your ticket for Alpha Papa, you’ll thank me), Christopher […]