Alex Watkin

I was excited to see House of Gucci. I was expecting a campy take on an intriguing story, delivered by a seasoned director and stacked cast. Instead, I was met with a film that couldn’t seem to make up its mind; lacking sufficient comedic quality to make it camp...

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2014. It is one of her less well-known books. Hannah Walton-Hughes discusses why this should not be the case, its complexity, endearing characters and edge-of-your-seat plot line....

On Friday 12th November, Taylor Swift released an updated version of her ‘Red’ album (released in 2012), entitled ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’. In addition to re-recording all of the original songs on both her standard and deluxe editions of ‘Red’, Swift released a series of new songs ‘From the Vault’,...

The latest historical epic from Ridley Scott has bombed at the box office. It grossed a mere £28 million against a budget of £100 million and has been largely forgotten since it released back in October. Scott himself blames phone obsessed millennials for its failure, but is this accurate?...

The University Philharmonia orchestra at the University of Nottingham is an auditioned symphony orchestra, led by talented conductor Jonathan Tilbrook. The orchestra attracts students from multiple disciplines across the University. Hannah Walton-Hughes discusses Philharmonia’s latest concert, performed in the Great Hall of the University of Nottingham’s Trent Building on...

Based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen, Netflix’s Passing stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga in Rebecca Hall’s directing debut, which follows the life of two light-skinned black women, both capable of ‘passing’. Beatrice Oladeji reviews......

As one of Nottingham’s finest exports, Jalle was the one to watch at his homecoming show on Thursday 18th September. Celebrating his new EP ‘I’m Sorry’ with free pizza and a live set, Suede Bar in Nottingham’s creative quarter, Hockley, was full to the brim. Listing themes of heartbreak,...