Set against the sun-stained skies of Los Angeles, Sean Baker’s latest offering continues his taste for challenging yet unavoidable plot lines. In Tangerine, we’re on the streets with Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya […]
Apocalypse Now Revisited – A look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s classic
The Gryphon re-experiences Apocalypse Now as part of Leeds International Film Festival on Monday 16th November 2015 The story of Captain Benjamin Willard’s search for reportedly deranged Colonel Walter E. Kurtz has been regarded as one […]
Halo Darkness My Old Friend
Tasked with the daunting challenge of giving an overview of the entire Halo series in the run-up to the release of Halo 5, I decided to replay a few levels from what was arguably the […]
Review: Untitled Exhibition #3 – Leeds's hidden artists
Recently opening in East Street Arts’ main studio, “Untitled Exhibition #3” is the next in a collaboration of products between the group and the “Untitled” publication, which was set up in preparation for British Art […]
Review: Brooklyn – an emotionally-charged, life-affirming tale
Brooklyn, based on Colm Toibin’s novel of the same name, is the new directorial effort from John Crowley. Already alight with Oscar buzz, the film is a rich visual spectacle with wonderful performances from the […]
Review: Opera North –The Barber of Seville (Gioachino Rossini)
It’s a fact well known that truly timeless productions rarely persist in the modern age, yet Giles Havergal’s staging of The Barber of Seville with the Opera North does just that. Approaching the thirtieth anniversary […]
Review: Dead Dog In A Suitcase – Witty, fast and darkly comic
Kneehigh’s Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) is a tale of immorality and depravity. In search of absolute power, the business tycoon Mr Peachum hires the contract killer Macheath to murder Mayor […]
Review: POSH – Ludicrous, depraved, excellent
Having premiered at the Royal Court Theatre during the mid-election fervour of 2010, this fresh adaptation of Posh, a satirical reflection on elitism, now seems all the more timely, as tax credit reductions and questionable […]
Review: Confirmation – An opinion-bending hybrid of stand-up and lecture
The holocaust hasn’t happened. Auschwitz survivors are liars. Racial mixing and multiculturalism is destroying our country and Jews are plotting to take over the world. What would you do if you came across a person […]
Behind The Scenes: Curating the WWI Exhibition
Documenting World War I and capturing it in a new and exciting exhibition is no easy feat just one year after the centenary celebrations saw every museum, gallery and cultural organisation in the country commemorating […]
Review: Lysistrata – An interesting, ambitious, but awkward adaptation
LUU Open Theatre recently presented an interesting take on the play ‘Lysistrata’ with a modern twist. The comedy was originally written by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes in 411BCE and tells the farcical tale of how the […]
Review: Comedy Cask at Crowd of Favours
When the acts are reiterating that it’s a free comedy night over and over, worry. The price of comedy isn’t always important, and there were enough chuckles to get you through the night, but in […]