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Feature: The Lighthouse vs. The Witch: close quarters descent of the mind

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Harry Jones Robert Eggers, Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse, The Witch, Willem Dafoe

Following the release of the trailer for A24’s The Lighthouse, dive deep into the macabre world of Robert Eggers with writer Harry Jones.

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Cinema guide: MAC (Midlands Art Centre), Birmingham

July 27, 2019July 31, 2019 Blaise Radley Birmingham, Cinema, Mac, Midlands Art Centre

One of the nation’s most adored arts spaces is just minutes outside Birmingham city centre. Find out about getting there and more right here.

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Streaming round-up: Top new films available from July 22nd

July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 Harry Jones Ali Abbasi, Border, Festen, Hale County This Morning This Evening, Ida Lupino, Longer and Uncut, On Dangerous Ground, RaMell Ross, Robert Ryan, South Park: Bigger, Thomas Vinterberg

There’s gross out cartoons and an unusal amount of dark Scandinavia in this fortnight’s streaming selection.

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Feature: Avengers: Endgame and Disney’s extended pursuit of our pockets

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Harry Jones Avengers, Disney, Endgame, Fox, Marvel, Star Wars, The Lion King

Avengers: Endgame extended edition is another display of greed from Disney in their bid to kill off originality after decades of providing it.

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Film review: Midsommar is bold and bright, but wilts under the lights

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Jeremy Arblaster Ari Aster, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Midsommar, Will Poulter

Ari Aster is back with his second feature after the harrowing Hereditary. Visually bold and staunchly human, does it pack the same punch?

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Streaming round-up: Top new films available from July 8th

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Harry Jones Aisling Walsh, Berberian Sound Studio, Bing Liu, Ethan Hawke, Ildikó Enyedi, In Fabric, Lars von Trier, Matt Dillon, Maudie, Minding the Gap, My 20th century, Peter Strickland, Sally Hawkins, The Duke of Burgundy, The House That Jack Built

There’s pleasure and horror in equal measure this fortnight, a chance for you get whatever it is you desire on the streaming services.

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Preview: Shock & Gore film festival will be blood-curdling and bloody funny

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Blaise Radley Alien, Ari Aster, Charlie Says, Hold Your Breath, In Fabric, Jim Jarmusch, Mary Harron, Midsommar, Night Hunter, Peter Strickland, Ridley Scott, Shock & Gore Festival, South African Spook Hunter, The Dead Don't Die, The Electric Cinema, The Golem

Now in its 9th edition, Birmingham’s Shock & Gore film festival is sure to be heavy on the guts and viscera. Get your tickets here.

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Film review: Apollo 11 frames the American ego against an infinite expanse

July 3, 2019July 8, 2019 Blaise Radley Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller

Director Todd Douglas Miller paints a vivid picture of the moon landings using a unique palette of unseen archival footage straight from NASA.

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Film review: Vita & Virginia renders its central pair adroitly, save a few flaws

July 1, 2019June 11, 2019 Jeremy Arblaster Eileen Atkins, Elisabeth Debicki, Gemma Arterton, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Virginia Woolf, Vita & Virginia, Vita Sackville-West

Chanya Button’s second feature, Vita & Virginia, maps the meeting of the titular literary giants to powerful effect.

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Film review: Toy Story 4 has fragile toys in a fragile state of mind

June 27, 2019July 1, 2019 Harry Jones Buzz Lightyear, Christina Hendricks, Forky, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Hanks, Tony Hale, Toy Story, Toy Story 4, Woody

Toy Story 4 brings laughs, excitement, new friends and a curiosity of existence to the table, but does it justify its place in the franchise?

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