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Film Review: Censor

Wed 11 Aug 2021

This uniquely British horror is a vivid and impactful tale of memory and trauma...

Film Review: Vivo

Mon 09 Aug 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda graces our ears with his musical genius once again in Netflix’s latest animated feature...

Film Review: The Suicide Squad

Sun 08 Aug 2021

James Gunn’s Suicide Squad sequel is a cut above its predecessor and then some...

Film Review: Jungle Cruise

Sun 08 Aug 2021

A film based on a theme park ride – we’ve seen it done before with Pirates of the Caribbean, but how did Disney fare with Jungle Cruise?

10 Years Later: Captain America: The First Avenger

Thu 29 Jul 2021

It's been a decade since the Star Spangled Man first came up with his plan. But how does Captain America: The First Avenger hold up ten years later?

Film Review: Night of the Kings

Wed 28 Jul 2021

Could this visceral prison drama be the start of an African cinema revolution?

Michael Krawec on Nottsflix, the YouTube Channel Dedicated to All Things Notts

Sun 25 Jul 2021

Michael Krawec set up his YouTube channel, Nottsflix, a few years ago to practice his video editing and scratch a creative itch. Little did he know, he was about to become the face of the county’s obscure history…

Film Review: Deerskin

Wed 21 Jul 2021

A bearded Jean Dujardin stars as a strange loner fixated on the perfect jacket in this surreal black comedy…

Film Review: The Killing of Two Lovers

Mon 19 Jul 2021

A married man struggles with the pain of his wife opening up their marriage in writer-director Robert Machoian’s flinty but moving drama…

Film Review: Another Round

Fri 16 Jul 2021

Thomas Vintberg, director of revolutionary Danish black comedy Festen, is back with another sweet gulp of cinematic farce…

Theatre Review: Piaf at Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 14 Jul 2021

Hollie Anderson headed down to Nottingham Playhouse for an in-person performance of Piaf - the story of France's most iconic songstress...

Film Review: It Must Be Heaven

Sun 11 Jul 2021

The latest from Palestinian director Elia Suleiman continues to appreciate the finer details and absurdities of everyday life through sketches at home and abroad, writes Yasmin Turner...

25 Years Later: Trainspotting

Fri 09 Jul 2021

This British classic and its brilliant soundtrack remain just as vital today, writes Manvir Basi...

Award-Winning TV Producer Henry Normal Brings Live Poetry Show to Metronome

Mon 05 Jul 2021

Nottingham-native Henry Normal comes home with a new poetry tour, stopping off at Metronome on Tuesday 16 November. His brand new live show The Escape Plan draws on over forty years of work, featuring stories, jokes and poems from the BBC Radio 4 series and his ten poetry books, including the two latest collections. This is no normal poetry show...

40 Years Later: Clash of the Titans

Fri 02 Jul 2021

Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen’s swansong still delivers excitement and awe four decades later…

The LeftLion Sustainability Review

Thu 01 Jul 2021

At the beginning of 2021 we began a sustainability review across the whole LeftLion operation, because we want you to be confident we’re doing everything we can to face up to the climate crisis. We want to have as little negative impact on the environment as possible, and we’re committed to working towards a future where we have a net positive impact.

Review: Cauldron Born: How Long I Have Thirsted to be a God Among Men

Thu 01 Jul 2021

We take a look at Amelia Seren Roberts' latest work, on display at Surface Gallery...

Theatre Review: Father Brown

Wed 30 Jun 2021

A Very Unholy Triangle

10 Years Later: Green Lantern

Wed 30 Jun 2021

It's remembered as being so bad that it's become meme material. But is there anything to enjoy about Green Lantern? We take a look 10 years on...

Review: Artery at Nottingham Contemporary

Tue 29 Jun 2021

Nottingham Contemporary showcases twelve paintings from artist Allison Katz in her new exhibition, Artery...

Film Review: In the Earth

Sun 27 Jun 2021

The latest from British director Ben Wheatley is a sore disappointment considering its
brilliant potential…

Nottingham Poetry Festival's Creative Director Anne Holloway on Her Career Highlights and What You Can Expect from This Year's Festival

Fri 25 Jun 2021

As Creative Director for Nottingham Poetry Festival, founding editor of Big White Shed and a former member of Mouthy Poets, Anne Holloway has just about seen and done it all on the Notts poetry scene. She talked to Bridie Squires about her work, career and what to expect from the upcoming festival...