Welcome to Leeds. Over the next few weeks you’ll start to find your feet in this artful city. You’ll soon decide where to drink, where to see shows and where to absorb culture. Of course […]
Editor’s Picks: Leeds’ Top Five Art Spaces
Welcome to Leeds, arty freshers. We thought we’d count down some of Leeds’ top artistic gems for you to get your teeth into: 5. Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds In […]
Jethro Tull, The Rock Opera Preview
Jethro Tull, the seventeenth-century British agriculturalist often credited with the invention of the horse-drawn seed drill, was such an inspiration to a 1970s British progressive rock band that they named themselves after him. Ian Anderson, […]
Ed Fringe Review – The Worry Monster
Raymond Noon’s life is full of self-doubt, crippling social self-awareness, and… cardboard. It is within this setting that we explore the impact that social anxiety takes on our washed-up protagonist and on those closest to […]
The Wolfpack Review: An eye-opening documentary
Imagine growing up in a housing-project apartment in Lower East Side New York, with six siblings, confined to the apartment, living under the rules of a father who believes you’ll become ‘corrupted’ if you venture […]
Idris Elba ‘Too Street’? Yes please.
Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series, has sent ripples through the entertainment community after his interview with The Daily Mail promoting his latest novel in the Bond canon, Trigger Mortis. Despite laying heavily […]
Straight Outta Compton: A Lyrical Masterpiece
Straight Outta Compton is a lyrical masterpiece: a feat of storytelling that manages to squeeze drama, passion, musical genius and a rags-to-riches biopic into a blistering few hours of searing, soaring film. Cynics will say […]
Preview: No/Gloss Film Festival
It’s no secret that low-to-no budget filmmaking is on the rise across the UK and the rest of the world. With advancements in technology and ever-reducing software costs, amateur and wannabe directors, actors, editors and […]
Trainwreck – A collision of heart and humour
Considering his huge influence on American comedy, it’s surprising that Judd Apatow’s own directorial efforts are such a mixed bag. The 40- Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up were excellent but since then his films […]
Paper Towns: Utterly Two-Dimensional
Prompted by the buzz surrounding Cara Delevingne turning her hand (and eyebrows) to acting, I decided to buy a ticket to Paper Towns and see for myself what all the fuss was about. Turns out, it […]
Ed Fringe Update – Untold Wars
203theatre’s new musical Untold Wars wasn’t something I had planned on going to see at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. I only decided to go halfway through my time up here when I met one […]
Ed Fringe Update – The Five Drinks Play
Dating – at the best of times – is awkward. At least it has been in my experience and it certainly is in the case of Dylan Moon. On a drinks date with self-confident yuppie […]