Freshers week is over. You’re bruised and battered, hungover, and drowning with flyers for societies you never intend to join, and the first week of term is coming. Delay the inevitable and settle down for […]
Movies to watch when you’re hungover this Freshers
Freshers hangovers are no secret, but never fear: the Arts team editors are here to help, with our four favourite hangover films. Xa – The Mummy (1999) I don’t know whether it’s the pyramids or […]
Stand-up stars at Leeds City Varieties
Shappi Khorsandi Ten years after her breakthrough performance at the Fringe, Shappi Khorsandi (Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow) is bringing her show ‘Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey’ to Leeds. […]
An interview with the Creative Director of The Tetley
The Gryphon sits down with The Tetley’s Creative Director, Bryony Bond, to talk art, heritage and Brexit: There are few names so closely linked with Leeds than Tetley. Found in virtually every pub in Yorkshire, […]
The Arts Netflix Weekend Watchlist: Vol 1
Before you get sucked into the craziness of Freshers, maybe take the time this weekend to bond with your flatmates with some quality Netflix time. Instead of endlessly scrolling through all the lists, we’ve put […]
Review: Hell or High Water – A world-weary Western for the modern era
The latest offering from British Director David Mackenzie (Starred Up) sees him team up with writer Taylor Sheridan (Sicario), to deliver a slow-burning Western for the modern era, Hell or High Water. The film revolves […]
Review: Doctor Faustus – An Incoherent Mess
Doctor Faustus, Marlowe’s original tale of man who sells his soul to the devil for knowledge and power, is widely considered a theatrical classic. However, these days Faustus‘ middle section proves to be a problem for […]
Review: Florence Foster Jenkins – A Tragic and Hilariously Terrible Siren
The world couldn’t seem to get enough of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy New York socialite often referred to over the years as ‘the worst opera singer in the world’. Even today, she remains unforgotten, […]
Review: The Bodyguard – Annoyingly enjoyable
Bold and brilliant, The Bodyguard at Leeds Grand Theatre stars X Factor winner Alexandra Burke as superstar Rachel Marron, who falls in love with the bodyguard hired to protect her from a sinister stalker. Lawrence Kasdan’s […]
Review: MT’s Dogfight – A strong finale to a successful year
MT brings us its fourth show of the year, this time in the form of relatively new musical, “Dogfight”, based on the 1991 film of the same name. Set in 1963 in the midst of […]
Review: Hardcore Henry – Offensively bad
There’s nothing I enjoy more than a director experimenting with new techniques to better convey their artistic vision. Shot entirely from a first-person perspective, Hardcore Henry makes its unique selling point clear from the start. […]
Whitewashing: Hollywood’s Inexcusable Problem
Approximately one month ago, social media was in an uproar after a Screen Crush news leak. The website reported that the Hollywood remake of the immensely popular Japanese anime, Ghost In The Shell was running CGI […]