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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané at The Nottingham Contemporary

A rainforest in the middle of Nottingham you say? I mean I know the weather's been positively tropical lately but that sounds...

Film Review: Roma

21 February 19

Ahead of its anticipated success at the 2019 Academy Awards, we take a look back at one of the surprise hits of last year: Alfonso Cuarón's Roma. 

Get a Fresh Oriental Takeaway at West Bridgford's Chao Chao

15 February 19

Think teriyaki beef, bang bang cauliflower, bao buns, and kimchi salad...

Live Music Review: White Lies at Rock City

12 February 19

We got down to Rock City for a night of big tunes from established trio White Lies on this, their tenth anniversary…

Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk

11 February 19

Barry Jenkins' story of racial injustice in 1970s New York is in cinemas now... 

Review: Sandi Toksvig at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall

11 February 19

We got down to Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall to check out Sandi Toksvig...

Desire, Love, Identity: An LGBTQ exhibition at the National Justice Museum

11 February 19

It’s fair to say that most Nottingham folk still call it the Galleries of Justice and associate it with ghost tours and a family day out in a scary old prison, but there have been new developments at the rebranded National Justice Museum lately. This includes making more innovative use of the temporary exhibition space, accessible for free. Our Rebecca headed on over to check out their newest exhibition...

Chaos Magic: Beginning to Understand Emptiness

10 February 19

‘Chaos Magic’ art gallery recently ran a workshop called ‘Beginning to Understand Emptiness’ which focused on the practice of Zen Buddhism. Our Caitlin got down to experience it for herself...

Live Music Review: Don Broco at Motorpoint Arena

09 February 19

We got down to Motorpoint Arena to catch some massive guitar rock from Don Broco...

Film Review: Vice

08 February 19

Christian Bale gained over three stone, shaved his head, bleached his eyebrows and undertook a rigorous exercise routine to thicken his neck in order to play the role of Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Vice. Was it worth it? 

Film Review: Velvet Buzzsaw

07 February 19

Does Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw deserve to be grouped in the category of quality content Netflix fans have noticed since the New Year?

Film Review: Polar

06 February 19

It's fair to say that our Fabrice was less than impressed with Mads Mikkelsen's new Netflix feature... 

Theatre Review: Queers at The Talent 1st Organisation

06 February 19

The Talent 1st Organisation put on an incredible performance of Queers, curated by Mark Gatiss…

Live Music Review: TOY at Rough Trade Nottingham

03 February 19

We love a Rough Trade live + signing gig, so we got down there for TOY...

Theatre Review: The House on the Cold Hill

30 January 19

Beware the old house shrouded in local legend

Live Music Review: Beat The Streets 2019

30 January 19

Is there any better cure for the January blues than a day festival? We sent our Becky and Louise down to Beat the Street this Sunday to find out...

Theatre Review: Macbeth

24 January 19

Fair is foul, and foul is fair in this radical restaging

Film Review: Bird Box

23 January 19

The latest big hit from Netflix might have kick-started the craze of daft kids walking around blindfolded, but is actually worth a watch? 

Film Review: Beautiful Boy

22 January 19

Felix van Groeningen's first English language film, an adaptation of Nic Sheff's book Tweak, is the story of a father helping his son through drug addiction... 

Film Review: Colette

22 January 19

Wash Westmoreland’s Colette sees Kiera Knightly return to her roots in a Parisian period drama, but this time with a little more bite...

Film Review: The Favourite

18 January 19

Absolute power corrupts absolutely in Yorgos Lanthimos' satirical dark period drama...

Film Review: Stan & Ollie

16 January 19

Laurel and Hardy, the most famous comedy duo in the world, attempt to kick-start their flailing careers on a gruelling UK theatre tour in Jon S. Baird's beautiful biopic...

Surface Gallery's International Postcard Show 2019

16 January 19

Surface are at it again with their ever-popular International Postcard Show bringing you art from a wide selection of artists, all small enough to fit in yer pocket! We got down to check it out...

Film Review: Dumplin'

14 January 19

Netflix original film Dumplin' made us laugh AND cry, but was it actually any good? 

Film Review: Mary Poppins Returns

08 January 19

After a 54 year hiatus, Mary Poppins is back on the big screen... 
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