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Reviews
Late Shift (2025), Dir Petra Volpe, Vertigo Releasing, MAC Birmingham, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A night on the ward that compels you to live a nurse’s shift.”
Harvest (2025), Dir Athina Rachel Tsangari, Mubi, Mac Birmingham, 3☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“Exclusion speaks louder than words in this understated drama.”
New British Asian Shorts, plus Q&A, Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) 2025, mac Cinema Birmingham, July 18th, 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“A diverse, entertaining and thought-provoking series of short films.”
Little Jaffna (2024), Director: Lawrence Vallin, Birmingham Indian Film Festival 2025, mac Cinema Birmingham, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“a bold, intense socio-political, crime drama that certainly delivers.”
28 Years Later (2025), Dir Danny Boyle, Sony Pictures Releasing, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“The zombies linger, but the losses hit harder”.
Companion (2025), Dir Drew Hancock, Warner Bros. Pictures, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“Dark twists and comedic chaos collide in this unpredictable thriller”.
Nosferatu (2024), Dir Robert Eggers, Focus Features, mac Birmingham, Fri 24 to Thu 30 Jan. 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“An immersive world of terror.”
Queer (2024), Dir Luca Guadagnino, A24, MUBI, mac Birmingham, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“A real treat of strangeness. Bold and bizarre!”
Grand Theft Hamlet (2024), Dir Sam Crane & Pinny Grylls, Tull Stories, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A fascinating reinvention of to be or not to be – The Bard goes digital”.
Small Things Like These (2024), Dir Tim Mielants, Lionsgate, mac Birmingham, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A masterclass in the art of understatement.”
Gladiator 2 (2024), Dir Ridley Scott, Paramount Pictures, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“Ridley Scott effortlessly once again creates a titanically breathtaking spectacle”.
Blitz (2024), Dir Steve McQueen, Apple TV+, BFI Tour, mac Birmingham, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A heartwarming tale of companionship during bleak times”.
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), Dir Todd Phillips, Warner Bros. Pictures, 3✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon
“A dramatic tonal contrast that negates fan service.”
Never Let Go (2024), Dir: Alexandre Aja, Lionsgate. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A horror that relies on your interpretation.”
The Boys in the Boat (2024), Dir George Clooney, Warner Bros. Pictures. 4****: Matthew Alicoon
“Immersive camera work well in this intense drama.”
All of Us Strangers (2024), Dir Andrew Haigh, Searchlight Pictures UK. 5*****: Matthew Alicoon.
An arc de triumph of a British drama.
The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Dir David Gordon Green, Universal Pictures. 2**: Matthew Alicoon.
‘Why Why Why did this need a sequel?.’
It Lives Inside (2023), Dir Bishal Dutta, Vertigo. 5*****: Matthew Alicoon.
‘A knockout thought-provoking take on demonic horror.’