A man stands alone above a covered body in a dark pub. The stage around him is dark except for a single, cold, beam of light that illuminates a sorrowful opening lament. There is a […]
When Art Becomes Satanism: Meet the ‘Demonic’ Marina Abramović
Proclaiming herself to be the ‘grandmother of performance art’, Marina Abramović has been pushing her body to its utmost limits since 1970s. Infamous for testing the relationship between performer and spectator, Abramović insists that art […]
Netflix set to classify own movies with BBFC ratings
Last week it was announced that streaming giant Netflix will officially set the age ratings for its own movies in accordance with current BBCF guidelines. Algorithms will collate manually tagged instances of violence, sex, bad […]
LUU Theatre Group’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Review
On Thursday night LUU’s Theatre Group opened their production of Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, directed by Steph Green, which took the Alex Clegg studio on a journey of humour, grief, jealousy and unity in […]
Review: Us
Editor-in-Chief Robbie Cairns reviews Us, the second film from Jordan Peele which hit cinemas yesterday.
TV Review: Afterlife
Ricky Gervais is back in an all-new slightly odd dark comedy! Self-hatred, drug abuse and overcoming misery, the new Netflix series Afterlife brings together a perfect blend of laughter, sadness and heart-warming moments that will […]
Do All Stories Have One of Six Basic Plot Points?
Everyone knows that the general outline of content in various art forms tend to repeat themselves. Ed Sheeran is famously getting sued for how similar ‘Thinking Out Loud’ is to ‘Let’s Get It On’. When […]
Review: Brenda’s Got a Baby
Brenda’s Got a Baby is a spectacular piece of theatre, exploring how class dynamics play out in a working class community and at a Russell Group university.
Sauce With Everything: Benidorm Live Review
If you thought the TV show had lost steam after ten long years on our screens, wait until you see Benidorm Live. It’s not so much a musical comedy as a double-entendre deluge. The show […]
World Poetry Day: Top 4 Poetry Books
Thursday 21st March is World Poetry Day, a yearly celebration of verse and creativity. These four books are a great place to start if you’re looking to get stuck into some poetry. 1. The Nation’s […]
Review: Slam of the North 2019
It’s a long-running joke amongst spoken word artists that the phrase “Slam Poetry” is an oxymoron, or at the very least an exaggeration. Call something a slam and people will picture two poets facing off […]
A Whole New Cast?: Disney Accused of ‘Brown-Facing’ White Actors for Aladdin Remake
The original Disney production of Aladdin, released in 1992, was the first Disney film to be released which depicted characters that were not white. The film is based on a Middle Eastern folk story of […]