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LeftLion Magazine #139

Wed 01 Sep 2021

Our September issue features Paul Smith, legendary boxer Steve Ward, Asad Fazil MBE of Al-Hurraya, XR Notts, Major Labia, Feline and Wildlife Rescue, The Anxiety Map Project, Hopewood Hospital, Scalarama X, Liam Bailey, Leanne Moden and loads more...

Theatre Review: The House on the Edge of Innocence

Mon 23 Aug 2021

A coming-of-age tale set in a haunted house? The Television Workshop's latest play has us sold...

Film Review: The Truffle Hunters

Wed 18 Aug 2021

This offbeat documentary is as flavoursome as the truffles being hunted in it...

Review: Lush Life Festival

Tue 17 Aug 2021

Last Thursday evening, Hockley Hustle and Mimm collaborated to bring listeners at Nottingham Castle bandstand a collection of jazz, funk and soul music…

Film Review: Beckett

Tue 17 Aug 2021

John David Washington stars as an American tourist caught up in a Greek political conspiracy in this flimsy but watchable Netflix thriller…

Theatre Review: Macbeth at Metronome

Fri 13 Aug 2021

Reminiscent of Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film Romeo and Juliet, this production by The Television Workshop retells Macbeth in a modern mafia setting...

Film Review: Censor

Wed 11 Aug 2021

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

New Art Exchange Launch New Season to Highlight Anti-Racist Work and Young Black Artists

Wed 11 Aug 2021

Starting on 13 August, the new season will feature workshops, galleries and more...

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?

LeftLion Magazine #138

Mon 02 Aug 2021

Our August issue is a Food and Drink special, featuring Wild Card Brewery Head Brewer Jaega Wise, Masterchef winner Laurence Henry, Clemie's Vegan Cakes, No Homers Vegan Deli, George White taking on the Sneinton Vegan Market challenge, Loki actress Sophia Di Martino, Marvel and DC Comics illustrator Rich Perotta, Daniel Allen's Pub Sketches, Nottingham's Olympians, Nottingham Craft Beer Week, A Coffee Roaster in Notts, Magpie Brewery, Diana Drill and loads more...

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?

Hockley Hustle and LeftLion Present: Witch of the East Live at Metronome

Fri 23 Jul 2021

The third and final instalment of a series of live sets featuring some of our favourite Nottingham artists with interviews conducted by our very own Bridie Squires...

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…

Hockley Hustle and LeftLion Present: Jah Digga and Poets off the Endz Live at Metronome

Fri 16 Jul 2021

The second instalment in a series of live sets and interviews featuring some of our favourite Nottingham artists with interviews conducted by our very own Bridie Squires...

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...

Hockley Hustle and LeftLion Present: Ella Knight Live at Metronome

Fri 09 Jul 2021

The first instalment in a series of live sets featuring some of our favourite Nottingham artists with interviews conducted by our very own Bridie Squires...