On a simplistic level, the box office success of T2 Trainspotting can be easily attributed to the expansion of Trainspotting’s fan-base over the last two decades. The wide critical acclaim and new generation of viewers […]
Is T2: Trainspotting a true representation of our times?
Warning: spoilers ahead! “Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares.” T2: Trainspotting may step away from the horrors of smack addiction but it still presents a society characterised by vice. Twenty years ago, […]
Review: T2 Trainspotting – a nostalgic sequel too far?
Set 20 years on from the first, T2: Trainspotting sees Renton, Spud, Sick-Boy and Begbie reunited in Edinburgh for another series of crime-ridden, drug-fuelled and fantastically chaotic adventures. T2 is a film of textured and […]
‘Trainspotting’ Review: A strong, striking performance
Before the first line is even delivered, Theatre Group’s Trainspotting stage adaptation drops you into a narcotic-tinted universe, as we are greeted with thumping techno, wavy dancers and a disorientating set. So striking is the set that […]
TV |Freeview Flicks of the week – Schindler's List, Billy Elliot and Milk
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 […]
TV | Babylon – Danny Boyle's latest TV outing
Written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (the partners behind the satirical masterpieces Peep Show and Four Lions) it would be hard to imagine Babylon as a failing new drama. The same goes for the […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the week- Bridesmaids, Sunshine & Freaky Friday
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 […]