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Film Review: Misbehaviour

Wed 18 Mar 2020

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

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...

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...

Film Review: Dark Waters

Sun 08 Mar 2020

A blood boiling drama that sadly leaves much of the story in the dark…

Film Review: True History of the Kelly Gang

Thu 05 Mar 2020

1917's George MacKay gives a manic performance as Ned Kelly in Justin Kurzel's outback Western...

Film Review: All the Bright Places

Wed 04 Mar 2020

Teen angst eat your heart out - here comes another film that ticks all the boxes…

Doc'n Roll Film Festival returns to Broadway

Mon 02 Mar 2020

Ahead of Doc’n Roll festival’s return to Nottingham, armed with its array of symphonic showings of music-based documentaries, we caught up with producer Mark McIntyre to discuss the who, what, where and why of this blossoming music film festival...

Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Sat 29 Feb 2020

This French language film has received over 100 nominations, including nods at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes...

LeftLion Film Podcast #27 - Moonlight and Magnolias

Sat 29 Feb 2020

Ash and Derry visit the set of Moonlight and Magnolias at the Nottingham Playhouse where they talk to actors Joe Alessi, who plays legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick and Hayley Doherty, who plays his long-suffering secretary Mss Poppenghul

Film Review: Greed

Tue 25 Feb 2020

This satire about capitalist greed contains a stunning cast, but may have bitten off more than it could chew...

Film Review: Little Joe

Mon 24 Feb 2020

When flowers attack - Ian C Douglas reviews offbeat Cannes drama Little Joe...

Film Review: Emma

Tue 18 Feb 2020

The newest adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel of manners is an entertaining watch, but lacks the depth of its source material...

Film Review: First Love

Tue 18 Feb 2020

Fabrice Gagos reviews the new blood-splattered crime drama from Takashi Miike - but did he love it?

Film Review: Sonic the Hedgehog

Tue 18 Feb 2020

The trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog was met with more than a little animosity. After a $5 million reanimation, is the final film enough to please audiences? Nathan Warby thinks so...

Preview: IMAX Film Festival at Cineworld

Mon 17 Feb 2020

The IMAX Film Festival is heading to Cineworld Nottingham, offering you the chance to see of 2019's most popular films on the biggest of screens...

Film Review: To All the Boys - P.S. I Still Love You

Fri 14 Feb 2020

Laura Jean has returned to our Netflix screens in a film that proves just as quirky and romantic as its predecessor...

LeftLion Film Podcast #26 - Bridie Squires: Casino Zero

Wed 12 Feb 2020

Notts poet Bridie Squires talks to Ashley and Derry about Casino Zero, the one-woman show based on her experiences as a croupier...

The Found Footage Film Festival Comes to Nottingham

Tue 11 Feb 2020

In March, The Found Footage Film Festival will come to Nottingham as part of its 15th anniversary UK tour. Hosted by comedians Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the festival promises a night of delightfully cringe-worthy comedy…

Film Review: Birds of Prey

Mon 10 Feb 2020

Four years after the flop of Suicide Squad, Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn gets another chance to make an impression on the big screen...

The Festival of Science and Curiosity is Back for 2020 with a Live Heart Dissection and Much More

Sun 09 Feb 2020

The term science might throw up images of luminous test tubes and crazy-haired Einsteins, but that’s a microscopic portion of it all. To get you in the know, Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity is back, bringing a whole galaxy of knowledge and excitement into streets, universities, community centres and more. We chatted with producer Megan Shore about what’ll be occurring this year and why you should go along..