Posts Tagged ‘review’
The Hunger Games – review
This Hollywood action blockbuster is a satirical survival-contest thriller
Read More21 Jump Street – review
21 Jump Street’s undercover cops go back to school in this action comedy
Read MoreThe Whores’ Asylum – review
Hackney author Katy Darby’s entertaining début novel is a page-turning romp inspired by 19th century literature
Read MoreWallis Bird: Wallis Bird – review
Award-winning Irish songwriter’s diverse collection of songs takes inspiration from Hackney, the 2011 riots and the challenges of success
Read MoreBehind Closed Doors – review
A collection of short plays in Stoke Newington explores the effects of the financial crisis
Read MoreThe Strongroom Bar and Kitchen – review
This Shoreditch recording studio restaurant is a chart topper
Read MoreThe Descendants – review
George Clooney stars as an encumbered father dealing with grief in paradise in Alexander Payne’s new film
Read MoreShame – review
Shame is an intense and chilling story of obsession and sex addiction with great performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan
Read MoreTOY – review
Shacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012
Read MoreSurvivor – review
Survivor is a new visual and musical work by choreographer / composer Hofesh Shechter and sculptor Antony Gormley
Read MoreArthur Christmas – review
Aardman’s festive movie is showing at the Rio Cinema in Dalston until Monday 2 January 2012 (daytime screenings)
Read MoreCinderella – review
Cinderella is at the Hackney Empire until 8 January 2012
Read MoreSchool Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
Read MoreDeli Downstairs adds spice to Victoria Park
A restored Edwardian grocery offers an appetising array of fresh and organic produce. The Citizen talks to proprietor Theo Fraser Steele about its recent culinary accolade and recipe for success
Read MoreHackney Film Festival 2011 – review
The annual celluloid celebration reels in the crowds, showcasing a captivating variety of multimedia experimental works by local auteurs
Read MoreInterview: Consequences author Emeka Egbounu
The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about his new book and about growing up in Hackney
Read MoreDrive – review
Hollywood’s new star Ryan Gosling is the man behind the wheel in Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent and intense film
Read MoreHackney wards to be redrawn in Boundary Commission shake-up plan
The number of councillors and the size and shape of wards is set to change in advance of the next local elections in 2014
Read MoreSalute To The Wailers – review
Hackney Empire, 10 -11 September 2011
Read MoreThe Skin I Live In – review
Pedro Almodóvar’s film about an obsessive plastic surgeon is a strange and compelling tale
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