Set mainly in the 70s, Shark centres around the residents of Concept House in London. Created by Zach Busner, the house acts as a live-action experiment against the use of psychiatric hospitals. The roles of […]
Video Games | Super Smash Bros. is handheld mayhem
Pikachu just electrocuted Zelda. She’s sent flying into the path of Pac-Man’s punch, which cannonballs her through the Mushroom Kingdom, into the villager from Animal Crossing which knocks your score up two points. If you’ve […]
Film | Both Marvel and DC step forward with big reveals about their future films
Well, it’s a good week to be a superhero fan. We’ve had so much news in the past two days from both Marvel and DC it’s hard to know where to begin. On Tuesday it […]
Books | Will Self at Ilkley Literature Festival 2014
Sauntering on to the stage like someone who has never felt nervous in his life, Will Self began his talk at the Ilkley Literature Festival with hotels. “Hotels are all part of a mass deception – […]
Film | The Maze Runner – yet another young adult dystopian film but with a refreshing approach
Image: Temple Hill Entertainment The current obsession with young-adult dystopian films based on bestselling novels has prevailed yet again. It was a boom that started with the Twilight franchise (whether you care to admit it […]
Theatre | The Rise and Fall of a Northern Star – InTheMiddle talks to Stella Grundy
Images: Stellaproductions.co.uk Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll – Tracy Star wanted it all! Sound familiar? Of course it does, it’s the story of every eighties rock star. The Rise and Fall of a Northern Star combines […]
Film | Leeds International Film Festival is packed with Oscar contenders
Image: Flickr One of the highlights of the city’s culture calendar, Leeds International Film Festival returns for its 28th year with a programme packed full of new releases, cult classics, underground breakthroughs and spectacular documentaries. […]
TV | In the Middle mourns The Great British Bake Off
So, it’s Wednesday night, and many of us are going to feel as empty as an unfilled doughnut. Tonight, there is no Bake Off. Week upon week, we have been glued to our screens, watching […]
No/Gloss Film Festival: films with guts returns to Leeds
No/Gloss Film Festival returned to Leeds for its third year to showcase the gutsy, brilliant and, dare I say it, edgy creations that come with budget restricted independent filmmaking. Housed in the dungeon of the […]
Arts | Preview: Chewing The Fat
Have you ever wondered what you would get if you combined glitter, chicken legs and a rice pudding piñata? It may sound odd and like some sort of weird recipe you would only throw together […]
TV | Freeview Flicks: Kick Ass, The King’s Speech and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
In the Middle’s best weekly freeview flicks picks is here! This week we take a lonely trip to the moon and encounter a man who ages backwards…. MONDAY – Kick-Ass (Film4 21:00) When Kick-Ass was […]
Film | Maps to the Stars – Explores the seedy underbelly of Hollywood
Image: Prospero Pictures Maps To The Stars begins as films set in the bedazzling world of Hollywood often do: an out-of-towner arrives, takes in the atmosphere and takes a deep breath as the camera gazes […]