Until last week, Emma Thompson had been due to voice a role in Luck, a big budget family film produced by Skydance Animation. However, after the studio hired controversial former Pixar head John Lasseter to […]
“Gather them in”: The Musical Treasures of W.T. Freemantle at The Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
The staff at the Leeds University galleries are known for the high standards of their exhibition spaces and for the exhibitions hosted there and, “Gather them in”: the Musical Treasures of W.T. Freemantle, is no […]
Oscars 2019: Should Green Book Have Won Best Picture?
To say the event and aftermath of the 91st Academy Awards was eventful would be an understatement. In the build-up, the academy were praised for a diverse list of nominees in all categories, then criticised […]
Netflix’s Sex Education Might Be the Show That Teens Need
Netflix’s new eight-episode series Sex Education was released early last month, and it seems to be the teen show we have all been desperately craving. The series follows teenage Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) as he […]
Review: Period. End of Sentence.
What is a period? Why do girls and women bleed? What is a pad? Asking these questions may seem meaningless and commonplace to you and I, but for the women and school girls of Katikheda, […]
An Ode to Roger Stevens
Everybody remembers their first time in the Roger Stevens building. Somehow, I had escaped meeting this mega-monument on my open day to Leeds, so it wasn’t until the timetabling gods allotted me the elusive “Roger […]
His Dark Materials First Look
Last week, the BBC released a short trailer for His Dark Materials – a new drama series based on the best-selling and well-loved children’s/young adult trilogy by Phillip Pullman, sending fans of the books into […]
Can Women in Films be Anything Other Than Their Gender?
Another year of award seasons has come and gone in a swirling haze of sequins and hairspray. This year (like every year) saw some really outstanding female talent – from the female dominated phenomenon that […]
Pop-up Popularity: The Future of the Gallery Space or Simply a Hipster Trend?
I have lived the majority of my life up the road from a local pop-up venue, once suitably named The Pink Cabbage. In that time, I have watched the space cycle through its various functions, […]
Spotlight on: Women in Art
In Celebration of International Women’s Day, the arts team pay homage to some of our favourite female creatives.
The Kid Who Would Be King expertly blends the magical with the mundane.
Alexander Elliot’s (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) biggest problems are homework and the school bullies Lance (Tom Taylor) and Kaye (Rihanna Doris). That is until one evening, while running away from the bullies, Alex comes across Excalibur […]
Fighting With My Family punches high above expectations!
Fighting with My Family is a heart-warming comedy based on the incredible true story of Paige aka Raya Knight (Florence Pugh), and her fight to become the next WWE Superstar. Born into a tight knit […]