Entertainment and Activities News & Updates
- 21st October 2013
Film critique, Alex Ashton, takes a look at the delicious smorgasbord offered up by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.
- 20th October 2013
Our in-house film reviewer, Alex Ashton, takes a look at America's latest dramatic thriller.
- 15th October 2013
I think a better question would be: When are we not craving some unique and exciting art? We would get bored looking at the same piece of art over and over again; we need to broaden our horizons and think outside the box- otherwise, what’s the point?
- 3rd October 2013
People talk about how Christmas is the ultimate time of the year that brings everyone together, and how Christmas is the ultimate time of celebration and joy to be enjoyed by all. I’m guessing those people have never experienced Halloween in Salford!
- 26th September 2013
Our in-house film critic, Alex Ashton, goes to see what all the fuss is about with new release Insidious 2...
- 18th September 2013
Looks like September in Salford isn’t just dedicated to food and drink, and we might have a contender for the title of Best Festival in Salford that could be wrestled from Salford Food and Drink Festival!
- 17th September 2013
TheBestOfSalford's film critic, Alex Ashton, once again picks up the popcorn and heads into one of this year's most heavily anticipated films...
- 9th September 2013
As a form of entertainment, nothing is quite as raw and brilliant as theatre. There are no fancy special effects, no 3-D, no gimmicks just breathtaking performances and great entertainment all round.
- 23rd August 2013
When District 9 was released, in 2009, it was a hit with the audiences as well as the critics and as directorial debuts go – you won’t find many better. It was a refreshing and unique take on the alien sci-fi genre that also tackled some pretty big socio-economic problems that are a lot more real than we like to believe. Everything clicked and everything worked. Can Neill Blomkamp mirror his first success with his second film: Elysium.
- 14th August 2013
I’ve always been an admirer of those who sport the black belts, and seeing as I’m not the most physical of people, any belt earned for self-defence! To be honest, I’ve recently started to admire any human being that can run for 5 minutes without needing to stop for 30 minutes.