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Film review: Us attempts to untether itself from Get Out, but loses its way

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Sophie Sutcliffe Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Us

Jordan Peele’s ambitious second film neglects the subtle subtext found in his debut, descending too easily into all-out horror.

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TV review: Harry’s Heroes – a humorous, human account of life after footy

March 24, 2019March 27, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Harry Redknapp, Harry's Heroes, ITV, The Full English

Harry’s Heroes, hosted by Mr Redknapp, is a fun-filled but brutally frank examination of life once the footy boots have been hung up.

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Birmingham’s Flatpack Film Festival launches its striking 2019 programme

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Blaise Radley Birmingham, flatpack film festival

Thirteen may prove unlucky for some, but at its thirteenth edition Flatpack Festival looks on as fine form as ever.

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Streaming round-up: Top new films for March 18th

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Harry Jones Aidan Gillen, Charlie Kaufman, Daisies, Hugh Grant, Joe Lawlor Christine Molloy, John Carpenter, Misty John, Notting Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Curtis, Roddy Piper, Something Different, Synecdoche New York, They Live, Traps, Věra Chytilová

This fortnightly feature covers the best recent additions to the essential streaming platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, BFI and MUBI.

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Peaky Blinders creator unveils plan for a major West Midlands film studio

March 13, 2019March 21, 2019 Luke Charnley BBC, Birmingham, film, Netflix, Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, tv, West Midlands

The 40-acre, state-of-the-art studio is in the planning stages still, but promises to bring in world class production companies.

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TV review: After Life is a brutal, brilliant portrayal of searing grief

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Samuel Lambeth After Life, Ricky Gervais, TV Review

Ricky Gervais’ latest sitcom, After Life, is occasionally overbearing but often brilliant. Sam Lambeth reviews.

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Film review: Ray & Liz is a necessary look at poverty in the West Midlands

March 12, 2019March 14, 2019 Sophie Sutcliffe Film Review, Ray & Liz, Richard Billingham

Richard Billingham brings his domestic photography to life in this feature debut which explores a childhood marked by poverty.

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Break the first two rules of Fight Club at the 20th anniversary screenings

March 6, 2019March 18, 2019 Blaise Radley David Fincher, Fight Club, The Mockingbird

Two decades on from its release, David Fincher’s blackly comic masterpiece is returning to The Mockingbird in Birmingham for a one-off show.

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Streaming round-up: Top new films for March 4th

March 4, 2019March 6, 2019 Harry Jones A Matter of Life and Death, Amazon, Beasts of the Southern Wild, BFI Player, Black Narcissus, Disobedience, Female Human Animal, Get Out, iPlayer, L'avventure, La Dolce Vita, Mubi, Netflix, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Viva

This new feature covers the best recent additions to the essential cinephile streaming platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, BFI and Mubi.

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Submissions open for Birmingham Film Festival’s fourth year

February 26, 2019April 3, 2019 Blaise Radley Birmingham Film Festival, The Millennium Point

One of Birmingham’s proudest modern film institutions, the international festival has recently opened its roll call for the November edition.