If the tumultuous ending of season three that left audiences on a particularly sharp cliff-hanger was totally shocking, it didn’t come close to the alarming conclusion of the first episode of season four of Peaky […]
Treat Your Shelf – The Song of Achilles
Whether your shelf is bursting with books or the only covering is a particularly thick dust from disuse, you should definitely add at least one more to it. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller […]
Treat Your Shelf: The Secret History – Donna Tartt
It is a truth universally and notoriously acknowledged that, as students, we suffer from crippling debt which threatens to impede upon pursuits of enjoyment. However, The Secret History by Donna Tartt is definitely one of […]
Geostorm Isn’t Full of Awe; It’s Awful
Geostorm could have been mindless fun, but it fails to reach even those standards. With Gerard Butler at the helm of this fantasy science fiction, it was set to be just as exciting and impassioned […]
Set to turn many heads: Ian McKellen to voice the demon in ‘The Exorcist’
From the intimate and sophisticated stage of Shakespeare’s King Lear at Chichester Festival, Ian McKellen truly proves that age is inconsequential when paired with sheer artistic talent. This month, McKellen will play the voice of […]
In The Middle with Finuala Deazy
“Most English Literature students tend to be enamoured with the written word!” jokes Finuala Deazy, after I asked when it was that she realised she wanted to write. Speaking to the recent winner of the […]
England Is Mine Review
Stephanie Bennett gives us the rundown on the controversial biopic every indie fan will want to see. The recently-released biopic about the teenage life of Morrissey in the 1970s manages to capture not only his […]
Leeds Art Gallery: Is lack of funding becoming a prominent problem?
The Leeds Art Gallery has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising £17,000 in thirty days so that artist Lothar Götz can create a contemporary, abstract painting as Leeds City Gallery reopens […]
Review: The Lost City of Z
Director James Gray’s adaptation of the true story of Col. Percival Fawcett’s obsessive exploration of the Amazon in the 1920s to discover the lost civilisation of ‘Z’ is somewhat muted and detached. Almost anti-climactic in […]
Can the Guardian recover from the loss of Lyn Gardner?
Renowned journalist and theatre critic Lyn Gardner has recently had her contract with the Guardian slashed on the account of monetary cuts. While she will continue to write reviews and features for the Guardian, her […]
‘Gender-blind’ Shakespeare: androgynous roles
After a recent production of Twelfth Night where the notorious comical role of Malvolio was portrayed by actress Tamsin Grieg, some critics have bemoaned the loss of traditional masculinity in theatre. Why? It is understandable […]
NT Live screenings: are they a good thing?
Lauded by some for increasing accessibility, but lambasted by others for ruining the true live experience, National Theatre Live is a major talking point in British theatre. Our writers Aiden Wynn and Stephanie Bennett go […]