There was a happier time, in the floppy-fringed days of the Nineties, when the mighty British gangster flicks roamed the box offices, gorging themselves on Generation X’s power fantasies, enriching an entire class of Cockney […]
TV | The Great British Bake Off
It’s half time. If someone would be so kind as to pass around the candied oranges, let’s take a breather and reflect on what the first six weeks of the greatest in British Baking has […]
Books | Mary Berry's Cookery Course
As we leave the chaos that is Freshers week, I imagine many hungover Freshers and ex-catered second years are facing a terrifying realisation: takeaways and cold baked beans will not sustain you for an entire […]
The Interview | Graham Linehan
As the last ever episode of the IT Crowd aired last week, writer, director and all round comedy legend Graham Linehan speaks to Jennie Pritchard about Twitter wars, TV criticism, and why he just doesn’t […]
TV | The IT Crowd – The Final Episode
Since its last appearance on our television screens, the IT Crowd’s three main actors have seen their careers reach unprecedented levels of recognition. Richard Ayoade (Moss), Chris O’ Dowd (Roy) and Katherine Parkinson (Jen) having […]
Arts | The Lookout Post – Upcoming Cultural Highlights
The Secret Agent @ West Yorkshire Playhouse, September 24–28. From £12. After a hiatus of five years, Theatre O return to the stage in partnership with the Young Vic. Together they adapt Joseph Conrad’s timeless […]
Film | Freeview Flicks of the Week (30/09-06/10)
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview. And seeing as staying in is the new going out, TV presents the ideal opportunity to catch up on what you might have missed […]
Books | How to be an Intellectual – A Freshers Cheats' Guide
Having fraudulently claimed that you’ve read Anna Karenina and The Communist Manifesto on your UCAS, the reality of a summer void of reading has hit home. Fear not. We’ve complied a Freshers edition of our […]
Blogs | Playing Your Own Story
In last week’s piece, I touched on video games’ nature as a storytelling medium, developing experiences and forming memories personal to the player, and that gaming is arguably the most interactive method of doing so. The […]
Film | The Wicker Man – The Final Cut
The cult British horror movie The Wicker Man has hit 40. To celebrate its birthday in style, Studio Canal have re-released the movie in selected cinemas across the UK and produced a four disc DVD […]
Preview | Leeds Tealights – New Faces
With their formation in 2005, the Leeds Tealights are the oldest sketch comedy troupe in Leeds. They also happen to be the most critically appraised, with their recent performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival […]
Film | Ain't Them Bodies Saints – Love Versus the Law
3/5 Stars This second feature film from writer/director David Lowery is a product of the Sundance Institute’s Writing and Producing Labs, a fact which neatly explains the picture’s handful of faults. Ain’t Them Bodies […]