CINEMA & HOME RELEASES

Check out the latest mainstream and indie films out now in the cinema as well as home releases coming to Blu-Ray, DVD and streaming platforms.

Cinema and home release reviews

By midlandsmovies January 4, 2025
Coming off movies about Ned Kelly and mass murderer Martin Bryant director Justin Kurzel shifts his focus from Australian history to a dark topic in America’s past with his new crime film exploring racism and violence.
By midlandsmovies November 4, 2024
Magpie stars Daisy Ridley as Anette, a wife and mother-of-two whose responsibilities to her family are tested when she suspects her husband of infidelity.
By midlandsmovies October 12, 2024
There’s definitely something in the pipes in this lovingly made homage to Ghostwatch, the generation scarring 1992 BBC production from Lesley Manning and Stephen Volk. Writer and director Dominic O’Neill uses the same basic setup (an established television host teaming with a beloved children’s programme presenter to explore reports of poltergeist activity) and incorporates a good dose of humour and some interesting plot moves towards the finale.
By midlandsmovies October 9, 2024
Set a short while after the original Joker (2019), the film sees Arthur Fleck facing a trial for his wrongdoings as he struggles to keep his alter ego at bay, find his true love, as well as discovering his love for music.
By midlandsmovies October 4, 2024
Action and stunt star (and Midlands-born and raised) Scott Adkins returns this month with another shooting and punch-up extravaganza in the form of assassin-focused flick Take Cover.
By midlandsmovies September 27, 2024
A brief documentary-style prologue opens new horror Late Night with the Devil, which tells of the found footage we’re about to view from the never-aired tapes of a (fictional) episode of a 70s TV chat show.
By midlandsmovies September 21, 2024
The Substance tells the cautionary tale of Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a washed-up celebrity who turns to the mysterious 'substance' to try reliving her glory days - but by doing so, she goes through a sadistic living nightmare, as a younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley) splits from her body.
By midlandsmovies September 16, 2024
There’s something wonderfully tangible about Adrien Beau’s directorial debut. It’s shot on Super 16mm, layering the stunning rural locations with a thin grain, combining with the work of cinematographer David Chizallet to create something that wouldn’t have been out of place in a Peter Greenaway production.
By midlandsmovies September 7, 2024
The film tells of the summer of 2008 where teenager Chris Wang, who's about to go into high school battles with friendship, love, and family in a beautifully moving coming-of-age story.
By midlandsmovies August 28, 2024
Shagadelic baby! Also getting a re-release in August 2024 is The Italian Job for its 55th anniversary. How does this Mini-Cooper crime caper stack up today? Well let’s check it out.
By midlandsmovies August 27, 2024
“I’ll be back… in cinemas!” Very much launching James Cameron’s directorial career (yes, he did some Piranha 2), Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Hollywood fame (yes, he had done Conan) and the beginnings of a franchise behemoth - that was eventually ground into endoskeleton dust - this 2024 anniversary release of The Terminator confirms its place as a true milestone in cinema.
By midlandsmovies August 25, 2024
A spin-off from The Lego Movie (2014), that film's producers followed it up with another computer animated film, this time focusing on everyone’s favourite Dark Knight.
By midlandsmovies July 28, 2024
The five S’s of Point Break - surf, shoot outs, skydiving, sand and surf. Released for the first time on 4k, Point Break is a classic 90s actioner which sees Keanu Reeves’ young hot-shot tackle a gang of surfers who are intent on pushing him to the limits - both during their bank heists and on the ocean waves.
By midlandsmovies July 9, 2024
With influences from the slapstick comedy of the 1920s and 30s, a peculiar new comedy comes from, and is set in, the winter wonderland of Wisconsin. The film’s co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews stars as a man called Jean Kayak, an applejack maker whose farm is destroyed by beavers.
June 17, 2024
Fans of bloody action, martial arts and irreverent humour may find a lot of violent fun in this new post-apocalyptic actioner starring Bill Skarsgård.
By midlandsmovies June 10, 2024
A post-war Earth inhabited by an monstrous terror is the stage for Arcadian, a new chiller that has a few echoes of a similar recent horror seeing a family tormented by unknown evil.
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LOCAL CINEMAS
Please check out the following independent cinemas in the Midlands region for all the latest local screenings near you.
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