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Film Review: Dune: Part Two

Fri 08 Mar 2024

We return to Villeneuve's highly accurate, yet thoroughly enjoyable world of Dune...

Sheriff of Nottingham Shuguftah Quddoos on the Nottingham cuts and her suspension from the Labour Party

Fri 08 Mar 2024

Following on from famous film depictions by the likes of Alan Rickman and Matthew MacFadyen, Shuguftah Quddoos is the current Sheriff of Nottingham, a role which stretches back to the Norman conquest. We caught up with her on what has been quite a week on the council…

Nottingham Her-story: Our Top Women From Notts

Fri 08 Mar 2024

Our fair city has been home to some spectacular women in its time, from comedians and performers to activists and artists. To celebrate International Women's Day we thought we’d round up some of the fabulous ladies who have made us proud and continue to inspire…

We Spoke to Sonia Hawkes of Sisters of Sound Ahead of their International Women's Day Set

Sun 03 Mar 2024

Sonia Hawkes has been spinning records under the name Stiff Kittens for many years, playing at places like The Angel, The Bodega and Malt Cross. Now she’s joined forces with a host of other female DJs to create the Sisters of Sound collective. We caught up with Sonia ahead of the SoS International Women’s Day event to talk about life on the other side of the decks, buying vinyl, and how she organises her huge record collection.

Film Review: The Taste of Things

Thu 29 Feb 2024

It might not be Oscar nominated but we're sold on this culinary romance...

Film Review: Perfect Days

Mon 26 Feb 2024

Wim Wenders returns to form with his latest film...

Film Review: Wicked Little Letters

Mon 26 Feb 2024

We take a look at Thea Sharrock's new comedy about mysterious letters in a sleepy seastide town...

Concert Review: Valentine's Day Candlelight Concert at the Galleries of Justice

Thu 22 Feb 2024

The atmospheric courtroom of the National Justice Museum was the perfect setting for a romantic Valentine's Candlelight Concert on 16 February 2024....

Film Review: The Iron Claw

Mon 12 Feb 2024

The Iron Claw will pin you into emotional submission despite its weak script…

Andy Callow and Bethan McIlroy Tell Us More About the NOGs Potato Day

Mon 05 Feb 2024

Some say January is dark and depressing, but for a lot of Nottingham gardeners, we actually spend it excitedly waiting for the big event of the month - the NOGS Potato Day. It’s like the gardener’s version of Christmas! Andy Callow and Bethan McIlroy tell us more…

Film Review: All of Us Strangers

Mon 05 Feb 2024

We look at Andrew Haigh’s most recent work which explores love and grief through queer experiences...

Festival Review: Beat The Streets 2024

Sat 03 Feb 2024

DHP Family’s Beat The Streets saw huge crowds gather to enjoy a full day of live music on Sunday, with tens of thousands of pounds expected to be added to the fundraising total for Framework from this year’s event. Here are the LeftLion music team’s thoughts on the 2024 edition of the festival…

We Find out More About The Correction Unit, a Feature Film Made and Set in Nottingham

Tue 30 Jan 2024

We find out more about The Correction Unit, a feature film made and set in Nottingham, that issues a stark warning about how, very shortly, AI could potentially be misused in the education of vulnerable young people...

CBeebies Favourites and ‘Mr Nostalgia’ to Bring Fun For All The Family at Gloworm Festival

Tue 30 Jan 2024

Gloworm, Nottinghamshire’s biggest family festival, has announced some exciting additions to the line up across the August weekend at its new Holme Pierrepont home. With more than 100 acts and activities in total, hands-on fun and new outdoor adventure activities, the 20,000 capacity festival delivers a huge amount all included in the ticket price...

Film Review: Your Fat Friend

Tue 30 Jan 2024

We take a look at Jeanie Finlay's acclaimed new documentary...

We Speak to Festival Booker Joe Patten Ahead of This Year’s Beat the Streets

Sat 27 Jan 2024

Tomorrow, Beat the Streets Festival will return to the streets of Nottingham. We spoke to festival booker Joe Patten to gain his perspective on the festival’s continued success since 2018...

Notts Libraries Partner With the British Library for Fantasy Season

Thu 25 Jan 2024

Working in tandem with the British Library and their current exhibition, ‘Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’, Inspire are bringing a whole programme of fanciful and folkloric entertainment to our city...

Festival Review: Backyard at The Bodega

Thu 25 Jan 2024

Forming one of the best line-ups seen this year, seven bands took to the stage to bless the Nottingham music scene, while raising money for a great cause…

Director Aaron Trinder on His Documentary ‘Free Party: A Folk History’ - Which Features Nottingham's Own DiY Soundsystem

Tue 23 Jan 2024

Free Party: A Folk History is a timely DIY indie film that follows the birth of the UK's free party movement from the late eighties and early nineties and the social, political and cultural impact it's had on our present times, with appearances from the founders of Nottingham’s very own DiY Soundsystem - but those of you who were lucky enough to go down to Broadway Cinema’s screening of the film back in November will already know this, of course. Director Aaron Trinder tells us about the process of obtaining footage for the documentary from a time before mobile phones and his own experiences of the free party movement…