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Live Music Review: Reflekter at The Bodega

Fri 11 Oct 2019

Local indie grunge quartet Reflekter brought foot-tapping solos aplenty to the intimate stage of The Bodega as they showed off their new single earlier this month…

Film Review: Joker

Thu 10 Oct 2019

It’s already being called the film of the year and even got an eight-minute standing ovation at its premiere, but what is it about Joker that makes it so spectacular?

Film Review: Ready or Not

Tue 08 Oct 2019

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's gory comedy-horror is in cinemas now...

Film Review: Between Two Ferns - The Movie

Tue 08 Oct 2019

Does Zach Galifianakis' popular web-series transfer to the big screen?

Without a big-name actor or existing franchise to lean on, The Last Tree has likely flown under many moviegoers’ radars - but greenhorn writer/director Shola Amoo has crafted a remarkable coming-of-age drama that will firmly plant his name on the map...

LeftLion Film Podcast #21 - Steven Sheil and Chris Cooke: Mayhem Film Festival 2019

Sun 06 Oct 2019

Mayhem Film Festival co-curators Steven Sheil and Chris Cooke join hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to give the lowdown on what to expect from the 2019 festival...

Mayhem Film Festival takes place at Broadway Cinema between Thursday 10 - Sunday 14 October. Festival passes are available now from the Mayhem website or the Broadway box office for £70.

Review: Nafeesa Hamid and Colette Bryce at Inspire Poetry Festival

Fri 04 Oct 2019

We caught performances by poets Nafeesa Hamid and Colette Bryce as part of Inspire Poetry Festival...

Review: Patience Agbabi at Inspire Poetry Festival

Fri 04 Oct 2019

We got down to Southwell Library to catch revered poet Patience Agbabi, as part of Inspire Poetry Festival...

Live Music Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard at Rock City

Tue 01 Oct 2019

Aussie psych lords King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard spread fun and sweat by the bucket-load as they kicked off their European tour at Rock City last night…

LeftLion Magazine #118

Tue 01 Oct 2019

Featuring Robert Lindsey, Sir Trevor Nunn, Scott Bennett, Nottingham Comedy Festival, Just The Tonic and more...

Food Review: Yolk

Tue 01 Oct 2019

If you’ve eaten at 31K, you’ll know that the service is great, the menu is concise and the food is fantastic. Following on from the success of the cocktail and meatballs bar, the same team has now opened Yolk; a sister-café next door that aims to deliver the best in eggy breakfasts...

Review: Paper Cranes Poetry at Inspire Poetry Festival

Mon 30 Sep 2019

My first assumption when almost anyone says ‘spoken word’ is of slam poetry – a shouting twenty something with a beanie, comparing their emotions to a ball of yarn or a revolver. I was, however, very pleasantly surprised, when attending Paper Cranes at the Beeston library, to find it was not a group of twenty somethings in beanies, but a collective of individuals eclectic both in age range, and personality...

Food Review: MemSaab

Sat 28 Sep 2019

We checked out the Maid Marian Way eatery...

Live Music Review: Vega Bay at The Bodega

Fri 27 Sep 2019

Local legends Vega Bay made a triumphant return to The Bodega earlier this month...

LIT Review - Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 25 Sep 2019

With quotes like, “I’m making him work for it. Got him to buy me a pack of Tangfastics and a can of Lilt before I showed him my tits", we just had to check it out.

Film Review: Ad Astra

Mon 23 Sep 2019

Brad Pitt takes us to infinity, and beyond...

Live Music Review: FUR at The Bodega

Fri 20 Sep 2019

Brighton-based FUR brought their retro brand of indie rock for lonely hearts to The Bodega’s intimate stage for their debut Nottingham gig last week....

An Enemy of the People Review - Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 18 Sep 2019

Alex Kingston is best known for her TV work (ER, Moll Flanders, Doctor Who), though recently she has returned to the stage. She is the star that Nottingham Playhouse of Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s new adaptation of Ibsen’s drama about the conflict of political power and truth, at the Playhouse.