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Film Review: The Children Act

Emma Thompson impresses in Richard Eyre's adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel, but we're not entirely convinced The Children Act is well suited for the big screen...

Live Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Golden Fleece

Fuzzbox moves up to The Golden Fleece for its latest event but that won’t stop us from finding it

Left Magpie: Notts Await Kewell Intentions

Notts County’s revolving door took another rotation last week as Kevin Nolan, months after leading a near-successful promotion push, was sacked following a string of poor performances.

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Angel

Fuzzbox is back at the Angel! Scuzzy rock and micro brewed beers? Count us in

LeftLion Magazine #105

The Nottingham Skateboarding Special, featuring Skate Nottingham, Non-Stop Sports, Forty Two, The Female Revolutions, A History of Nottingham Skate Spots, and loads more...

LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China

Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…

Theatre Review: The Wipers Times

Ian Hislop shows us no one takes the piss like the Sherwood Foresters

Live Music Review: Eyre Llew at Nottingham Contemporary

We got down to Nottingham Contemporary to say farewell to local lads Eyre Llew, who’re embarking on a tour around Asia...

Live Music Review: Electronic Music Open Mic Night at The Chameleon Arts Cafe

We got down to The Chameleon Arts Cafe to checkout the open mic night with an electronic twist...

Live Music Review: Nottingham Waterfront Festival 2018 at Canalhouse

A whole array of galactic delights awaited us at this year’s Nottingham Waterfront Festival…

Theatre Review: The Nightmare Room

Two women. One locked room. One bottle of poison.

Review: Clean Yoga in the Arboretum

Over the past twelve months, the country has entered a frenzy over plastic waste and its effect on our oceans. More than ever before, folk are constantly consuming, and looking for ways to reduce our plastic usage, myself included. I have appointed myself as LeftLion’s official sustainability nut, and get eyes rolled at me on a daily basis for complaining about the plastic water bottles in the office fridge or for kicking off about the recycling.

When I heard about Clean Yoga, I was really pleased to find yet another group in Nottingham trying to make a positive difference. Victoria Douglas and Hannah Appleton are two local fitness instructors who share a love for both mindfulness and the environment. At each session, they lead an outdoor yoga practice followed by a clean up of the area…

Film Review: Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin is all grown up and in desperate need of his old friend Pooh in Marc Foster's new film about A.A. Milne's famous characters

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This August

The best beats from this side of the Midlands...

Live Music Review: Notts in a Nutshell presents Burnside Green at The Maze

We got down to The Maze to check out Noise from the Next Generation Winners Burnside Green, as part of Notts in a Nutshell...

Live Music Review: Amulet, Chloe Rodgers and Nactus Kunan at The Bodega

We got down to The Bodega to check out the goods from local acts Amulet, Chloe Rodgers and Nactus Kunan...

Live Music Review: Mystic Braves, The Creation Factory and The Hijinks at The Bodega

Grab your paisley, velvet, suede and tassels, and get ready to take a trip back in time to the hazy, hedonistic age of psychedelia...

Film Review: Generation Wealth

Watch the new American Dream crash and burn through the lens of photographer Lauren Greenfield

Film Review: Leaning Into the Wind

Director Thomas Riedelscheimer presents a documentary about the globally celebrated, award winning artist Andy Goldsworthy, the man known for creating unique work that combines materials from everyday surroundings.

Theatre Review: If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight!

The life of an oft-forgotten entertainer from Notts gets the spotlight in  If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight!

Outdoor Theatre Review: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Notts' Beer Gardens

Get yersen' some culture with your beer this summer

Live Music Review: Sundaze at The Chameleon

Americans The Pleasure Routine bring their UK tour into Nottingham in support of Sundaze who are holding their single release party. We headed down to The Chameleon see if there was anything routine about pleasure.

Left Brian: Solid Start for the Reds

What a summer it’s been; a seemingly never ending heat wave engulfed the country, football almost came home as the men’s national team finally restored a bit of pride in the England shirt (although the muppets who went around smashing up taxis and bus stops can do one), and Forest looked to be building a squad capable of winning promotion back to the big time.

Film Review: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

There's bad films, there's terrible films, and then there's this pile of cack... 

A Cave Tour, Quiz and Batman Screening for National Justice Museum’s Superhero Season

The National Justice Museum kicked off their Superhero Movie Season with a screening of the 1989 classic Batman. Jason England took a break from sweatin’ cobs to head down and check out the event…