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Midsommar

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film and tv 

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

July 4, 2019October 3, 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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  • Foals announce 2020 UK tour – ticket information October 14, 2019
  • Film review: Joker proves the last laugh is on audiences expecting more October 14, 2019
  • Rex Orange County adds second Birmingham date to UK tour October 14, 2019
  • Review: Ludovico Einaudi returns with breathtaking Symphony Hall show October 13, 2019
  • Indian street food restaurant Indico to open in the Mailbox October 13, 2019
  • Review: La Dharma soar on ‘I Don’t Believe That I’m Ready’ October 12, 2019
  • Airways release new single ‘Out of Time’ ahead of UK tour October 11, 2019
  • Caribou to play Birmingham on 2020 UK tour October 11, 2019
  • Review: Snapped Ankles bring dendrophilic ecstasy to Kings Heath October 10, 2019
  • Zero waste supermarket The Clean Kilo reveals second branch location October 10, 2019
  • Indian restaurant Opheem brings another Michelin star to Birmingham October 10, 2019
  • Stirchley Open Cinema to host Monday Matinee screening of Darkest Hour October 9, 2019
  • Hootie & the Blowfish to float into the UK this month October 9, 2019
  • Chelsea Wolfe to play a very special Coventry show in 2020 October 7, 2019
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