Reviews

After 10 years of publication, 'Northings' (the monthly arts e-magazine for the Highlands & Islands) closed down in 2013 and is archived here. High Life Highland is pleased to enable this extensive body of work to remain accessible to the public. Please note, though, that material will not be updated or added.

Review by Northings

Shine a Light (12A)

11 Apr 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies OSCAR-WINNING director Martin Scorsese has been a life long fan of The Rolling Stones. Their music plays a vital part in films like Mean Streets and Goodfellas. Now, he has captured the band in all their glory for the documentary Shine A Light. If you love the Stones this is […]

Review by Northings

Son of Rambow (12A)

4 Apr 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies WHERE WERE you in the Summer of 1982? If you were a film fan there’s a chance you might have been heading off to see Sylvester Stallone as the indestructible John Rambo in First Blood. Memories of that film and its unexpected influence on two schoolboys provide the backdrop to […]

Review by Sue Wilson

Reinventing The Reel: Lau and Ross Ainslie /Jarlath Henderson Trio

31 Mar 2008 in Music, Reviews

Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 27 March 2008, and touring

Review by John Burns

Johnson And Boswell: Late But Live

28 Mar 2008 in Dance & Drama, Highland, Reviews

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 27 March 2008

Review by Northings

27 Dresses (12A)

28 Mar 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies 27 DRESSES is never going to win any prizes for originality. It has the kind of plot where you can guess the happy ending within the first ten minutes. The tale is familiar, the handling is unexceptional but what it lacks in inventiveness it makes up for in charm. It […]