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Film Review: Blinded by the Light

We went to check out Gurinder Chadha's feel-good story of a British-Pakistani teenager growing up in 1980s Luton whose life is...

Film Review: Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

12 August 19

Terry Deary's books might an institution to those of us that grew up in Britain, but how will our French-born film reviewer react to the big-screen adaptation of Rotten Romans?

Theatre Review: Coram Boy

09 August 19

We were hugely impressed by the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company's stage adaptation of Jamilia Gavin’s book, Coram Boy...

Review: The School of Artisan Food's Foraging and Wild Food Cookery Course

03 August 19

We wandered the gardens of the Welbeck Estate to see what delectable delights we could scoff...

Film Review: Knife+Heart

29 July 19

A porn producer, a broken heart, a serial killer… what more could we want from a French thriller?

Theatre Review: Much Ado About Nothing

24 July 19

Much Ado Theatre brought Shakespeare's comedy to the Canal House's beer garden...

Film Review: The Lion King

23 July 19

The pursuit of this hyper-realistic reimagining seems to be to create something convincing, but in a plot that surrounds lions and meerkats singing together in perfect harmony, audiences don’t want to be convinced, they want to be entertained…

Film Review: Tell It to the Bees

23 July 19

Annabel Jankel's adaptation of Fiona Shaw's novel is screening at Broadway Cinema now... 

Film Review: The Dead Don't Die

22 July 19

Jim Jarmusch's star-filled zom-com doesn't quite hit all the right notes, but still contains an important message about the ills of modern life.

Theatre Review: Avenue Q

18 July 19

There is something surreal about watching puppets have sex on stage

Review: Jeanie Barton at Peggy's Skylight

19 July 19

Adrian Shaw headed down to Peggy's Skylight to check out the musical talents of Jeanie Barton...

Nactus Kunan's '25 Films' Interview

16 July 19

Theatre Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream

12 July 19

Nottingham Shakespeare Company are bringing Oberon, Puck, Bottom and the gang to various locations around the city... 

Film Review: Midsommar

11 July 19

Ari Aster's follow-up to 2018's Hereditary has caused a bit of a stir since its release. Here's what we thought of it...

Film Review: Spider-Man - Far From Home

10 July 19

While Endgame was an excellent conclusion to the first decade of the Avengers saga, it left moviegoers with a lot of questions regarding the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The big task of answering these just so happens to fall on the shoulders of our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man - but is Far From Home a satisfying follow-up to this year’s biggest film?

Film Review: Men in Black International

10 July 19

A Men in Black film without Will Smith? We're not convinced...

Film Review: Kursk - The Last Mission

10 July 19

Thomas Vinterberg's film about the Kursk submarine disaster is out in cinemas this week...

Theatre Review: Calendar Girls the Musical

27 June 19

The award-winning musical comedy is full of heart

Film Review: In Fabric

28 June 19

Peter Strickland's surreal psychosexual thriller is screening at Broadway Cinema from today... 

Film Review: Child's Play

27 June 19

Lars Klevbergs's reimagining of the 1988 cult-classic story of murderous kids toy is a little bit hit-and-miss...

Music, Memories and Mendhi at Nottingham Refugee Week's RefuTalent 2019

27 June 19

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” This was said by the Dalai Lama and quoted by Swan, a monologue artist at RefuTalent. Refugee Forum’s contribution to this year’s Refugee Week events was RefuTalent – a talent show by refugees, asylum seekers and their supporters. An ensemble of eight performances, including mine, was the evening’s entertainment.

Live Music Review: Kinkajous at Rough Trade

26 June 19

Local label Running Circle have just released a mega new album, so invited the band who made it to play in Notts...

Film review: Toy Story 4

24 June 19

The mother and daughter team of Sue and Elinor Barsby checked out the fourth film of the Toy Story franchise... 

Theatre Review: The Mousetrap

18 June 19

The legendary whodunit is back to where it all began

TV Review: Good Omens

22 June 19

After several unsuccessful attempts to bring Terry Pratchett's book to the screen - including a late 90s version starring Robin Williams and Johnny Depp - Good Omens has finally been made into a mini-series...
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