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Film Review: Fighting with My Family

WWE studios and Film4 team up to create a heart-warming true story of dreams coming true...

The Thompson Brothers on Brexit, Holidays and the World Wide Web

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

LeftLion Film Podcast #16 - Nick Frost

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto chat to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz star Nick Frost about his new film Fighting with my Family and his upcoming appearance at EM-Con Nottingham on May 4-5. 

Film Review: Us

Jordan Peele's follow-up to the enormously successful Get Out is in cinemas now... 

Film Review: The White Crow

The third film from the directorial career of Ralph Fiennes tells the story of Russian ballet icon Rudolph Nureyev and his defection to the West... 

Theatre Review: Brave New World at The Television Workshop

Written by award-winning playwright Dawn King, Brave New World is the theatre adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel of the same name. We got down to The Television Workshop, to see the performance as part of their 2019 Play Season..

Jenny Sealey MBE: The Journey of a Deaf Artist in the World of Disability Arts

Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, local woman Jenny Sealey MBE has been advocating for the rights of D/deaf artists, and artists with disabilities, by promoting access in theatre for over two decades. She recently appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture series, looking back at her life, career, and incredible achievements...

LeftLion Film Podcast #15 - Jessica Hynes

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto chat to BAFTA Award winning actress Jessica Hynes, star of Spaced, Twenty Twelve and W1A, about her new film The Fight. The film, which marks Hynes' directorial debut, is the story of a mother of three who steps into the boxing ring as a method of dealing with the anger that stems from her dysfunctional family and a dark period in her past. 

Film Review: Fisherman's Friends

The remarkable true story of The Fisherman's Friends folk group gets the big-screen treatment... 

Film Review: Everybody Knows

Real-life husband and wife team Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem pair up for Asghar Farhadi's latest feauture. But does their on-screen chemistry make Everybody Knows worth watching? 

Film Review: Captain Marvel

Marvel is either the gift that keeps on giving, or a cinematic plague that's clogging up screens all year round, depending on your point of view. Either way, they're back with another film: Captain Marvel. 

Live Music Review: Blue Planet II Live in Concert at Motorpoint Arena

Blue Planet II Live in Concert offered the opportunity for viewers to see some spectacular scenes from the show accompanied by a full orchestra and choir...

Film Review: Triple Frontier

After years in production hell, Triple Frontier has finally been released on Netflix. We gave it a gander to see if it was worth the wait... 

Live Music Review: Fantastic Worlds

A thrilling film score binge from a top orchestra

LeftLion Film Podcast #14 - Tom Stade

Film Review: Border

Are you human? Can you be sure? And what's your definition of humanity? Swedish movie Border delves into these questions and comes up with some pretty murky answers...

Film Preview: The Fight screening +Q&A with director Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes is heading to Broadway Cinema to take part in a live Q&A for her directorial debut film: The Fight

Rebooting Your Wardrobe: Fashion Re:Boot Bring Their Sold Out Event to Nottingham

Clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery… Prosecco? Thursday 28 February saw the spectacular Fashion Reboot event come to Nottingham's Rough Trade. The concept? Pretty simple: shoppers can purchase from the wardrobes of bloggers, Instagrammers, journalists and all-round style superstars and bag their garms for bargain prices. Imagine eBay, but in real life….

Film Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

It might not have won any of the three Oscars it was nominated for, but we still loved Marielle Heller's new film...

LeftLion Film Podcast #13 - LIVE* from the Oscars 2019

In a very special episode of the LeftLion Film Podcast, Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto are live* at the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony, running down the entire event from start to finish. 

*not live. 

Film Review: Roma

Ahead of its anticipated success at the 2019 Academy Awards, we take a look back at one of the surprise hits of last year: Alfonso Cuarón's Roma. 

Nottingham Fixers' Guide to Saving Your Household Wares

According to a study by the North London Waste Authority, fewer than one in ten people attempt to repair their broken items, despite 42% saying they’d prefer to mend the thing than throw it away. That’s where Nottingham Fixers come in; their volunteers share skills, helping to build the confidence of anyone who wants to start repairing for themselves. In a year, they’ve held multiple Repair Cafes that have helped over 200 people save 865kg of carbon from our atmosphere, and 73kg of waste from the bin. And that’s just for electrical items alone. Here, the team have given us a few tips on fixing household bits that you might ordinarily ditch.

Film Preview: We Are The Weirdos

The Final Girls are presenting a short film showcase of the greatest new and emerging female talent at Broadway Cinema...  

Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk

Barry Jenkins' story of racial injustice in 1970s New York is in cinemas now... 

Film Review: Vice

Christian Bale gained over three stone, shaved his head, bleached his eyebrows and undertook a rigorous exercise routine to thicken his neck in order to play the role of Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Vice. Was it worth it?