Image: &model gallery The Crossing Lines exhibition, running until February 22, includes the works of 16 artists and is presented by Patrick Morrissey and Clive Hanz Hancock. At first sight, the &Model gallery on East […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman – award winning actor found dead at 46
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, aged 46, marks a period of deep mourning for the film industry. Hoffman’s distinctive personality and ability to demonstrate the most vibrant aspects of his characters is a trait […]
TV | Scandimania – Fails to live up to the 'mania'
Our national obsession with Scandinavia is no secret: from the culinary innovation exhibited by Noma, frequently named best restaurant in the world, to Sarah Lund and her desirable array of Nordic sweaters in The Killing. […]
Books | A cheat's guide for Valentine's Day
LSi Valentine’s Day reads for… The slightly masochistic lover: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë You may think you know the story from the various adaptations and Kate Bush song, but aside from the passionate love […]
TV | Hidden Kingdoms
BBC’s latest instalment of a new nature series was highly anticipated; if only because Stephen Fry was narrating. Having not expected anything too different from the Attenborough style nature programmes we’ve come to love; one […]
Film | Out of the Furnace – not one for the squeamish
Image: Appian Way The life of Russell Baze (Christian Bale) is littered with misfortune. Working at a monotonous steel mill in West Braddock, Pennsylvania, his father is terminally ill while his brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) […]
TV | Boxset Essentials – That 70s Show
That 70s Show does what people of any generation tend to do at one point in their lives – reminisce about how great life was 20 years ago. The show ran from 1998 and 2006, […]
Film | The Invisible Woman – Dickens' secret love affair comes to light
Image: BBC Films 4/5 Stars Adapted from Claire Tomalin’s book of the same name, The Invisible Woman is an engrossing depiction of the life of Nelly Ternan, a shadowy figure who was Dickens’ secret love […]
Videogames | Elder Scrolls Online – Preview
LSi was given access to the Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) Beta last weekend and as far as first impressions go, Bethesda made a pretty good one. Quick loading times, beautiful landscapes, and it will even […]
Comedy | If Joe Lycett then you should have put a ring on it
photo: Graeme Copper Joe Lycett is fairly new on the comedy scene but he’s sure to be a household name soon. After receiving the Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2012, the 25-year-old […]
Film | American Hustle – Great performances, great hair
Image: Atlas Entertainment 4/5 Stars While reading Peter Bradshaw’s review of American Hustle in the Guardian, I noticed that the critic made a mistake when he said that there’s no British equivalent of this film. […]
TV | The Bridge – Scandinavian imported drama at its finest
Danish/Swedish crime drama The Bridge has left us as quickly as it returned, its haunting yet nonsensical theme tune filling our living rooms no more. Series one saw a body on the border between Denmark […]