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Film Review: Penguin Bloom

Naomi Watts shines in this lovely movie about a friendship between a paralysed woman and a magpie.

Film Review: The Dig

A newly unearthed treasure! Hollie Anderson reviews Netflix’s latest star-studded release, all about the famous Sutton Hoo excavation of 1939.

How the New Art Exchange Became a Leading International Arts Space

Skinder Hundal has been Director at New Art Exchange (NAE) since 2008, from the moment their iconic black box building in Hyson Green first opened its doors. Now, as he takes up a new position as Director of Arts, British Council, Skinder reflects on NAE’s journey from a small community-led organisation to a leading international arts space, and the important role it has played in championing art from diverse culture.

Film Review: The White Tiger

This tale of poverty set in noughties India is an engaging yet often difficult watch, writes Miriam Blakemore-Hoy...

Film Review: Outside the Wire

Avengers star Anthony Mackie leads a strong cast in this weak action flick...

25 Years Later: Cast Away

Cast Away helped Tom Hanks to his fifth Oscar nomination back in 2021, and our Screen Co-Editor can definitely see why...

Beat the Streets Has Reimagined Its 2021 Festival As a Winter Fundraiser

2020 began on a high for charity music festival Beat the Streets when Jake Bugg took to the Rock City stage to headline the one-day, multi-venue festival, which raised £75,000 for Framework. But with the physical festival on hold, and the number of rough sleepers increasing, DHP Family have reimagined 2021’s festival for a post-COVID world… 

Film Review: Soul

Pixar's latest feature film is a last-minute addition to the ranks of the best 2020 has to offer, says Screen section co-editor Jamie Morris...

Film Review: The Midnight Sky

George Clooney jumps behind the camera and sets off into space in new Netflix Original The Midnight Sky...

The Best Films of 2020

From countless postponements to forced cinema closures, 2020 hasn’t been kind to the film industry. Even so - be it via socially-distanced seating or a bit of streaming magic - we’ve still managed to watch lots of excellent movies this year. Here are our picks for 2020’s very finest...

Film Review: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Miriam Blakemore-Hoy reviews the final film to star the late great Chadwick Boseman...

Gate to Southwell Festival Is Set to Bounce Back in 2021

Book it into yer calendars...

Film Review: Mank

David Fincher’s latest outing is a spanking tribute to a Hollywood heyday, writes Roshan Chandy…

Green Party and Lib Dems Launch Broadmarsh Proposal

The Green Party and the Liberal Democrats in Nottingham have joined forces with an environmentally-frienly plan to replace the old Broadmarsh shopping centre.

Film Review: The Prom

Ryan Murphy brings a star-studded cast to our screens in this Broadway-inspired musical...

Film Review: The Christmas Chronicles - Part Two

Kurt Russell makes a merry return as the father of Christmas in this bonkers follow up to 2018’s The Christmas Chronicles.

Review: Nottingham International Film Festival 2020

Roshan Chandy reports from the online Nottingham International Film Festival, whose format could signal the future for film festivals worldwide.

Season's Greenings: How to Have a Sustainable Christmas This Year

This December, Carbon Neutral Nottingham are sharing green-fingered tips with the help of local businesses...

Tim Bryn Smith on TAWN-19, The Actors Workshop Nottingham's new, socially-distanced film

Our Screen Co-Editor George White speaks to Tim Bryn Smith, founder of The Actors Workshop Nottingham, about their new, socially-distanced film, TAWN-19...

Film Review: Casino

A quarter of a decade ago, Martin Scorsese took a trip to Vegas. But did it lead to a good film? Screen Co-Editor George White finds out...

25 Years Later: GoldenEye

We might still have to wait a bit longer for the latest Bond outing, but now is the perfect time to revisit the 1995 classic GoldenEye, writes Miriam Blakemore-Hoy...

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Surrealism and Nottingham Poetry Festival 2020

As part of this year’s stellar online Nottingham Poetry Festival line-up, we chat to Anthony Anaxagorou: publisher, writer, poetry educator, Eliot Prize nominee and all-round prolific wordsmith. We talk lockdown, surrealism and his new book How To Write It...

Lone: Filmmakers Luke Radford and Toby Curson on Their New Promotional Short Film for Emmanuel House

Filmmakers Luke Radford and Toby Curson and Emmanuel House fundraising officer Rosie Needham-Smith tell us about the support centre’s new promotional short film, Lone…

Film Review: Operation Christmas Drop

Is it too early to start watching Christmas movies? Netflix reckons not. Here's what Joanna Hoyes thinks of this one...

Enter the Nottingham Poetry Hunt and Win Goodies from Rough Trade, Five Leaves Bookshop, Metronome and More...

Like a beacon of light in a seemingly endless sea of darkness, Nottingham Poetry Festival is back with (at time of printing) a nine-day programme of online events, performances and workshops. As part of this year’s festival, you can bag yourself some goodies by taking part in a poetry hunt around the city. 

Simply use the clues to work out these Nottingham venues – there’s treasure in poetic form waiting to be dug up in their windows, websites and social media pages.