The latest release from M. Night Shyamalan was a truly mixed package. After fifteen years of no contact, teenage Becca and her younger brother Tyler receive an invitation to visit their maternal grandparents. Hopeful, the […]
Review: Richard III at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
The West Yorkshire Playhouse’s adaption of Shakespeare’s Richard III is likely to be one of their biggest draws this season, as it should be. After all, Shakespeare can be argued to be the linchpin of […]
A Taste of China in the Parkinson
As part of Chinese Culture Month, the Business Confucius Institute has put together an exhibition of Chinese watercolours at the Stanley and Audrey Burton gallery. The Institute, whose focus is to facilitate relationships between the […]
Review: Made You Look at the Hyde Park Picture House
On the first of October, the Hyde Park Picture House hosted a screening of Made You Look, a largely Crowdfunded documentary about graphic designers and illustrators in the UK, directed by Paul O’Connor and Anthony […]
Review: Convenience – Attack the Block meets Hot Fuzz
Convenience premiered on Friday 2nd October with a real bank of talent behind its production, including Keri Collins, BAFTA winning director and writer for film and television, Adeel Akhta (Shaan) BAFTA Nominee, Ray Panthaki (A.J.) […]
Review: Macbeth – An emotionally draining spectacle
The latest adaptation of Shakespeare’s most famous of tragedies, Macbeth, from director Justin Kurzel, is a grimly tense two hours of stunning visuals and ominous sound. Led by the effortlessly magnificent Michael Fassbender, it’s a harrowing masterpiece […]
Review: The Martian – A triumph in blockbuster filmmaking
Legendary director Ridley Scott has been through a weaker patch lately. Once the craftsman behind a whole string of relentless and innovative hits and cult classics including Blade Runner and Gladiator, his recent slew of films […]
Review – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: More lukewarm than scorching
The second instalment of the Maze Runner franchise begins mere minutes after the previous film ended. Thomas (Dylan O’Brian) and his friends are transported by helicopter to a fortified outpost. There, they find themselves in […]
Undertale: A (pacifist’s) review
Typeface-themed skeletons. Spider bake-sales. Melancholic ghosts. Showbiz robots. Overly-excitable dogs. Cinnamon-butterscotch pie. Anime. Welcome to the crazy and adorable world of Toby Fox’s game UNDERTALE: the friendly RPG where nobody has to die. The game’s […]
An Interview With Reactionary Comedian, Nish Kumar
Why do we find so much left wing comedy in existence? Can comedians steer away from this world of political correctness and how can this cause a reaction? Enter Nish Kumar, fresh from a highly […]
Legend Review: An Entertaining Romp Through 1960s London
When we first see Tom Hardy, and Tom Hardy, onscreen in Legend we’re awed by the spectacle – it’s stylish, it’s slick, it works well, it shocks you, and it damn well looks good. It’s […]
Everest Review: An epic that accomplishes technical feats, if not emotional ones
Based on the events of the 1996 Everest disaster, this adventure thriller portrays the dramatic story of two mountaineering groups and their goal to reach the peak of the tallest summit in the world. Rob […]