A treasure hunt with female pirates! Drawing on traditional and contemporary features of childhood adventure stories, the National Theatre recently livestreamed their production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island. Yet despite its oft-ludicrous […]
Oscars 2015: No Alarms and No Suprises
After months of anticipation and speculation, the Academy Awards are over for another year. There were no big shocks in store on the night, perhaps with the exception of how tedious Neil Patrick Harris was […]
Coherence is extremely low budget and extremely good
Coherence is a testament to how much can be achieved with only a great idea and a group of talented actors. Made on a tiny budget with no special effects and only one location, the […]
The Tate’s Transmitting Warhol doesn’t do the art justice
Andy Warhol, the patriarchy of all things Pop Art, was in exhibition at Tate Liverpool over the past four months. Being a huge fan, I couldn’t let those psychedelic screen prints leave without having seen […]
Preview – From ‘Drifters’ to ‘Night Mail’: The British Documentary Movement
On Sunday the 15th of March the Hyde Park Picture House, in collaboration with the University’s Centre for World Cinemas, are screening three landmark documentary films from the archive of the British Film Institute. The […]
Ilkley Film Festival – they’ve got everything
It’s Ilkley Film Festival’s second ever year, and they’re really not doing too badly considering how new to the game they are. They’ve managed to get pretty much everything currently in cinemas into the mere […]
Blackhat’s lack of a strong villain leaves it falling flat
For a film dealing with such a contemporary threat, Blackhat feels like it could have been made anytime in the last 25 years. The heroes say little and the villains wield assault rifles whilst riding […]
Preview – Stephen K Amos: Welcome To My World
On the 25th February, Stephen K Amos will stop by at City Varieties Music Hall as part of his tour, Welcome to My World. Acclaimed for his feel good comedy, Amos is known for touring […]
Dark of the Moon’s black humour is truly captivating
We’ve all become accustomed to supernatural beings as the lead protagonist in shows; from TV to film and even theatre too, characters often come in the form of vampires, werewolves or witches, but it is […]
Little Leeds Fringe Festival Preview
Starting next week, Leeds will be getting its own taste of the fringe with the Little Leeds Fringe Festival, which will be running all week from Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th February. Since it began […]
The synergy of chorus members make Carmen a complete success
The fabulous OperaSoc opened the show season of the Riley Smith with a serious something. Carmen was a treat. Opera may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the enthusiasm and talent on stage was […]
Fifty Shades of Grey: The Review
Fifty Shades of Grey was always going to be better as a film for the simple reason that the story is told in pictures rather than with words. Specifically, E.L. James’ words, which purport that […]