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

Four Minutes (15)

7 Mar 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies AWARD-WINNING German melodrama Four Minutes has been described as ‘Prisoner Cell Block H-meets-Shine’. That’s not a subtle description but then there are times when its not a very subtle film. It is a compelling, expertly acted story charting the unlikely connection that develops between an elderly teacher and a fiercely […]

Review by Georgina Coburn

June Carey, Graham Muir And Miranda Sharpe

6 Mar 2008 in Highland, Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts

Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 22 March 2008

Review by Kenny Mathieson

Ansel Adams: Celebration Of Genius

5 Mar 2008 in Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts

City Art Centre, Edinburgh, until 19 April 2008

Review by James Munro

Ballet West- Coppelia

4 Mar 2008 in Dance & Drama, Highland, Reviews

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 1 March 2008

Review by Ian Stephen

Fraser Fifield Band and Nedyalko Nedyalkov Quartet

2 Mar 2008 in Music, Outer Hebrides, Reviews

An Lanntair, Stornoway, 28 February 2008

Review by Northings

Margot at the Wedding (15)

29 Feb 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies WRITER and director Noah Baumbach’s The Squid And The Whale was one of the best films of the past few years, with dialogue that stung and characters that were flawed and complex. Baumbach returns with Margot At The Wedding, an ambitious, tart-tasting ensemble exploring some unhappy middle-class lives and picking […]