Thank you for visiting. Here you will find a place for local filmmakers and fans to work together to promote the local area especially in creative film. 
  
We regularly cast our eye over new Hollywood blockbusters as well as local filmmakers & scriptwriters based in the Midlands area plus you can also often hear us on BBC Radio Leicester with Jack Rafferty & BBC Radio Derby with Ed Stagg. 
  
With plenty of new reviews and features, we have something for everyone including our ongoing list of Film Festivals in the Midlands, 'Spotlight' films, movie groups, shorts and more from the Midlands. Anyone interested in getting involved please email midlandsmovies@yahoo.com


Thank you for visiting Midlands Movies!

Here you will find a place for local filmmakers and fans to work together to promote the region's talents in creative film. We regularly cast our eye over local filmmakers & scriptwriters based in the Midlands area as well as new mainstream releases, plus you can often hear us on BBC Radio Leicester covering all aspects of film in the area.


With plenty of new reviews and features, we have something for everyone including our ongoing list of Midlands Film Festivals, 'Spotlight' features, movie groups, shorts and much much more from the Midlands film community. If you're interested in getting involved please email midlandsmovies@yahoo.com

LATEST NEWS & FEATURES

By midlandsmovies October 19, 2025
We bring even more local talent who, without forgetting where they've come from, have had very illustrious and recognised careers in the film industry
By midlandsmovies October 19, 2025
The Midlands is home to a huge pool of talent – both on and off-screen – and although many of these names are synonymous with the region, others, who definitely hail from the area, may be more of a surprise to hear about. These local creatives moved onwards in their careers, building upon their local upbringing and education in the arts and headed to larger projects and some even delved into the world of glitzy Hollywood.  So, away from the legends such as Lenny Henry (Dudley), Julie Walters (Smethwick), John Hurt (Chesterfield) and director Shane Meadows (Uttoxeter, Staffs) we’re going to look at a few recognisable names who, sadly, don’t always make you think of our marvellous Midlands. Yet you definitely should do!
By midlandsmovies October 8, 2025
Matlock Bath Pavilion in Derbyshire is the location of a screening premiere for a new horror film shot in the area by director Alasdair Gretton.
By midlandsmovies October 3, 2025
A haunting new short film, The Last Visit, is now crowdfunding on Indiegogo with a project that hopes to channel the challenging films of Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal, Winter Light).
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LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS

By midlandsmovies October 10, 2025
Two conspiracy theorists walk into a shop. You can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence.
By midlandsmovies October 10, 2025
The Catfish is a new 10-minute short from writer-filmmaker-actor Nisaro Karim who, with production company Five Pence Productions, has consistently created a multitude of short films over the years in the Midlands.
By midlandsmovies September 27, 2025
With a host of 80s-inspired TV shows and films being released over the last few years - and even a number of local shorts inspired by the decade - you can now add new Midlands film If This Is It to this ever-expanding list of retro-infused stories.
By midlandsmovies September 23, 2025
The Correction Unit asks what kind of world would it be if we could predict and control impulses using technology, but rather than just an intriguing sci-fi theory, it asks an audience to consider the ramifications these ideas have on our world today. Especially with young people who are still trying to find their plac
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LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASES

By midlandsmovies October 18, 2025
This slice of life film tells the story of a professor at Yale University, who learns from her star student, that her fellow professor and close friend has crossed the line. As she navigates these feelings, she struggles to keep her own dark past coming to light.
By midlandsmovies October 18, 2025
Only Monsters play God. The oldest science fiction story in the world, is a tale about an egotistical mad scientist trying to conquer death, by reanimating a monster made of various body parts. What will Victor Frankenstein do when he creates life? How will the world react to something so grotesque?
By midlandsmovies September 19, 2025
A dollop of crime and American iconography permeate the first feature from poet Tony Tost who writes and directs this tale of Dixie-infused characters embroiled in a twisty plot of violence and theft.
By midlandsmovies September 13, 2025
“These go up to 11”. Who would have thought that from a humble 1984 mock/rock-umentary - itself spun off from a 1978 sketch show - a quote from a dumb guitarist has now become part of our global lexicon and beloved by millions.
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Watch the new trailer for local film BAD THINGS

"An AI nano-tech virus becomes sentient, escapes the lab and starts killing anyone over the age of twenty one. A group of teenagers on a wilderness trek are infected. The virus takes them over and mimics them, turning the young into biological killing machines determined to rid the world of old people. Who is infected? Who is the AI killer hiding among them?"


Starring: Amey De Souza (“The Girl With The Metal Heart”), Mila Lieu (“Dodger”) & Oliver Asante (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”), Bad Things is directed by Anthony Thornton-Hopwood and the team have released their latest trailer above.