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Film Review: A Whisker Away

Thu 18 Jun 2020

This new Netflix original film is a solid recommendation for any fan of animation, romance, or cats...

Book Review: Shell by Paula Rawsthorne

Wed 17 Jun 2020

We checked out the young adult novel...

15 Years Later: Batman Begins

Tue 16 Jun 2020

Will Channell explores why Christopher Nolan’s gritty Batman reboot remains relevant today...

Isolation Art Mail Allows You to Work Creatively with Others Through the Post

Tue 16 Jun 2020

In a bid to inspire creative communication through traditional, tangible methods, Tracey Meek is combating loneliness and isolation the old-fashioned way. We caught up with the artist to discuss Isolation Art Mail, her community art intervention project that encourages people to share a collaborative chain letter of unfinished artwork...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

Mon 15 Jun 2020

The sounds of Notts, reviewed. If you'd like to write for us, or want your tunes chatted about, get in touch by emailing music@leftlion.co.uk...

Film Review: Da 5 Bloods

Sat 13 Jun 2020

Two years after picking up an Oscar for BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee is back with Da 5 Bloods, his first feature film for Netflix...

Film Review: Ema

Fri 12 Jun 2020

A beautiful, fluid and emotive study on guilt, love and power…

Why Raiders of the Lost Ark is still a treasure

Fri 12 Jun 2020

Forty years since filming began, this whip-cracking adventure still delivers the (plundered) goods.

Deliveroo Review: Boo

Thu 11 Jun 2020

With takeout or homemade scran our only option for the foreseeable future, we took a risk on a deliveroo newcomer...

Film Review: The Last Days of American Crime

Tue 09 Jun 2020

Netflix’s new dystopian caper is another flop amidst a slew of hit-or-miss original films...

Deliveroo Review: The Filthy Vegan

Sat 06 Jun 2020

Want an indulgent vegan feast delivered straight to your door? Look no further...

“All my life I’ve been taught that the police won’t help me” – Artist and activist Kay on George Floyd, police brutality and the ongoing protests in Britain…

Sat 06 Jun 2020

For many, the death of George Floyd was quickly contextualised as an American problem. Stories of racial profiling and police brutality have grown to become expected from a country that seems more divided than it has been in a generation, leaving many in Britain feeling disgusted at how things are done on that side of the Atlantic. But, as the events of the last week have shown, the illusion that issues raised from Floyd’s killing are consigned to the US has been roundly smashed, with thousands taking to the streets in eighteen countries around the world (as well as all fifty US States) to support the Black Lives Matter campaign, which is now considered the largest Civil Rights campaign in history. Growing up in the projects of Alameda, California to Eritrea-born parents, artist and activist Kay – who works under the name The Rainbow Prince – has seen the way police brutality and racism takes form on both sides of the pond, having moved to Nottingham six months ago. And as Notts gets ready to play its part in the movement with a protest on Sunday 6 June, we talk to Kay about why activism is important in the UK…

30 Years Later: Pretty Woman

Mon 01 Jun 2020

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Katie Green looks back on this romantic classic starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, which shares similarities with George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.

Film Review: The County

Sun 31 May 2020

Roshan Chandy has high praise for this contemporary Icelandic western...

Film Review: The Lovebirds

Wed 27 May 2020

The Lovebirds was supposed to release in cinemas on April 3, but Paramount sold the distribution rights to Netflix after the outbreak of Coronavirus. Was it a worthy investment for the streaming site? George White finds out...

15 Years Later: The Cat Returns

Wed 27 May 2020

15 years since its UK release, Miriam Blakemore-Hoy revisits this Studio Ghibli anime classic...

Film Review: Bacurau

Wed 27 May 2020

Kleber Filho’s Bacurau is a unique and unhinged tale of corruption, community and survival in the Brazilian outback.

Film Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Fri 22 May 2020

This story of abortion is both authentic and accessible…

Film Review: Have a Good Trip

Wed 20 May 2020

A documentary as disjointed as the psychedelic “adventures” it tries to recreate...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

Sun 17 May 2020

Brighten up your lockdown with this month's Notts musical highlights...

Film Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Kimmy vs the Reverend

Sat 16 May 2020

After four seasons and 18 Emmy nominations, the makers of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt have now released a brand new, feature-length interactive experience. But is it any good? Our Screen Co-Editor, George White, finds out...

80 Years Later: Pinocchio

Wed 13 May 2020

Roshan Chandy looks back on this Disney classic and all of its creepy delights...

20 Years Later: Gladiator

Tue 12 May 2020

Here’s another anniversary to make you feel old - Ridley Scott’s sand and sandals epic Gladiator is now 20. It’s time to take a look and see if the Oscar-winning spectacle has stood up to the tests of time...