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Young Nottingham Musicians Make Friends Across the World in Lockdown

Fri 15 May 2020

Educational youth charity Nottingham Music Hub have been making friends across Europe during lockdown by releasing a socially-distanced music video, performed by the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra...

The Big Notts Quiz: Part II

Mon 11 May 2020

Think you know your Beestons from your Byrons? Your Broadways from your Bendigos? Test your Notts knowledge in the hardest quiz around these parts...

Film Review: The Half of It

Sat 09 May 2020

Sexuality, race and religion battle it out in this supremely accessible Cyrano update...

Film Review: The Assistant

Fri 08 May 2020

Roshan Chandy reviews this unblinking insight into the haunted house horrors of harassment...

Film Review: Extraction

Fri 24 Apr 2020

Chris Hemsworth stars in a surprisingly heart-felt, technically astounding action film that will leave you mostly satisfied...

Film Review: Sergio

Tue 21 Apr 2020

The life of Sergio Sérgio Vieira de Mello was pretty incredible. This film about his life, however, is certainly not...

She Found It At The Movies: Author Christina Newland on Her Book on Female Desire in Film

Thu 16 Apr 2020

Nottingham-based freelancer Christina Newland has penned articles for film mags from Empire to Sight & Sound, but now it’s her turn in the editor’s chair. We spoke to her about her new collection of essays, She Found it at the Movies...

Film Review: Uncorked

Tue 14 Apr 2020

Prentice Penny has written for Girlfriends, Insecure and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but Uncorked is his first shot at directing a feature film. Did he manage to make an absolute corker? Our Screen Co-Editor, George White, thinks he came pretty close...

Film Review: The Truth

Thu 09 Apr 2020

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film makes its UK debut on Curzon Home Cinema...

Film Review: Coffee & Kareem

Mon 06 Apr 2020

Netflix’s latest comedy sees the unexpected duo of mediocre police officer James Coffee (Ed Helms) and feisty Kareem Manning (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) as they take us all on a joy ride as they run away from the typical film baddies…

Electronic Duo Bone Cult on Masks, World Tours and Their Debut Album

Tue 24 Mar 2020

Formed in 2013, Bone Cult began after two members of a rock band decided they’d had enough. Time spent experimenting with productions in the studio – using synths, drum machines and more – led to the electronic duo, consisting of No.1 and Day2, finding that unique, fresh sound they were in search of, and settling on a new musical identity. Never showing their faces publicly, their only distinguishing feature comes in the form of artful tattoos covering their torsos. Even their tracked vocals are distorted beyond recognition. With an impressive cult following that has seen them perform across the globe and a debut album set for release this month, we talked to the Notts-based duo to uncover more about the minds that lie beneath the masks...

Beeston Film Festival Moves Online

Fri 20 Mar 2020

After the coronavirus outbreak the Beeston Film Festival will now be hosted on Facebook, meaning all the best international indie films will still be available for your viewing pleasure. We talk to John Currie, festival director, about what people can expect...

Preview: Beeston Film Festival

Fri 20 Mar 2020

Now in its sixth year, Beeston Film Festival has developed a reputation for showcasing the best in local, national and international cinema. Despite being an online-only event this year (for obvious reasons), the festival still promises to deliver a cracking line-up of films...

15 Years Later: Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Thu 19 Mar 2020

It's been 15 years since Revenge of the Sith brought the prequels trilogy to a close. Not everyone's a fan, but over time this film has become a favourite for a lot of Star Wars fans, including our Screen Co-Editor, George White...

Film Review: Misbehaviour

Wed 18 Mar 2020

This insightful depiction of the 1970 Miss World competition leaves audiences with a lot to reflect on...

Film Review: Lost Girls

Tue 17 Mar 2020

Netflix’s Lost Girls tells the horrific true story of Shannan Gilbert, a young girl who went missing in 2010 in Jersey City, leading to the discovery of murdered sex workers and an unknown serial killer on the loose...

The Diaries of Nottingham WWI Soldier Are Being Made into an Exhibition and Play

Sun 15 Mar 2020

For years they lay hidden away in the attic of a house in New Zealand. But now, the missing World War One diaries of Nottingham soldier Billy Richards have been discovered, and are being used as the basis for a new exhibition and play...

Film Review: Spenser Confidential

Sat 14 Mar 2020

Netflix fails to leave an impact with Mark Wahlberg's new comedy-thriller...

Nottingham Filmmaker Daniel Turner's Work is Featuring on Indie Platform NoBudge

Wed 11 Mar 2020

We talk to local filmmaker Daniel Turner, whose new short film Dve Místa has been chosen to feature on indie platform NoBudge, about his inspiration for the project, Nottingham’s role in his moviemaking career and what he’s got planned for the future...

6 Nottingham Soldiers and the Historical Turning Points They Found Themselves in

Wed 11 Mar 2020

It’s a sad fact of history that the fate of nations was often decided on the field of battle. In amidst the smoke of firing muskets, the explosions of cannonballs, the clashing of swords and the screams of dead and dying men, history was written in blood, and the world as we now know it was formed. In a new six-part podcast series, we’re bringing to life the stories of six Nottingham soldiers who were witness to these historical turning points, uncovering how life took them from the streets of Nottingham to some of the most definitive battles in world history…