The West Yorkshire Playhouse’s adaption of Shakespeare’s Richard III is likely to be one of their biggest draws this season, as it should be. After all, Shakespeare can be argued to be the linchpin of […]
Review: Made You Look at the Hyde Park Picture House
On the first of October, the Hyde Park Picture House hosted a screening of Made You Look, a largely Crowdfunded documentary about graphic designers and illustrators in the UK, directed by Paul O’Connor and Anthony […]
Review: Convenience – Attack the Block meets Hot Fuzz
Convenience premiered on Friday 2nd October with a real bank of talent behind its production, including Keri Collins, BAFTA winning director and writer for film and television, Adeel Akhta (Shaan) BAFTA Nominee, Ray Panthaki (A.J.) […]
Review: The Martian – A triumph in blockbuster filmmaking
Legendary director Ridley Scott has been through a weaker patch lately. Once the craftsman behind a whole string of relentless and innovative hits and cult classics including Blade Runner and Gladiator, his recent slew of films […]
Review – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: More lukewarm than scorching
The second instalment of the Maze Runner franchise begins mere minutes after the previous film ended. Thomas (Dylan O’Brian) and his friends are transported by helicopter to a fortified outpost. There, they find themselves in […]
Leeds Festival 2015
At the end of August, Leeds Festival returned to Bramham Park, with a line-up showing off a variety of established and newer artists. The problem with festivals featuring so many names from similar genres is […]
UK Slam Fest
Slam death metal is probably the most extreme genre of music out there; the combination of low bassy, cookie monster vocals over walls of seismic distortion is a crushing experience made all the more brutal […]
Legend Review: An Entertaining Romp Through 1960s London
When we first see Tom Hardy, and Tom Hardy, onscreen in Legend we’re awed by the spectacle – it’s stylish, it’s slick, it works well, it shocks you, and it damn well looks good. It’s […]
Everest Review: An epic that accomplishes technical feats, if not emotional ones
Based on the events of the 1996 Everest disaster, this adventure thriller portrays the dramatic story of two mountaineering groups and their goal to reach the peak of the tallest summit in the world. Rob […]
Straight Outta Compton: A Lyrical Masterpiece
Straight Outta Compton is a lyrical masterpiece: a feat of storytelling that manages to squeeze drama, passion, musical genius and a rags-to-riches biopic into a blistering few hours of searing, soaring film. Cynics will say […]
Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints by RP Boo
When I first listened to Fingers… it felt like having your face right up close to an impressionist painting. Initially the constituent parts seemed as though they didn’t create a coherent whole, or at least a whole […]
The MIC gang go across the pond to LA
A flawless screen filter, excruciatingly awkward silences and excessive use of the term ‘pardy’ can only mean one thing; Made In Chelsea is back. This series follows the posse to Los Angeles for their annual […]