LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
Daniel Alexander’s feature film GALE: Yellow Brick Road is set to become one of the first Birmingham-made horror films to secure a nationwide U.S. theatrical release, screening in over American 1,000 cinemas.
Midlands film company Outward Film Network are excited to announce a new locally made short film that will begin its festival submission run from February 2026.
Writer Caitlin Moran grew up on a council estate in Wolverhampton and new film How to Build a Girl is an adaptation of her biography of the same name which covers her career as a budding young music journalist.
Kino Koło Notts are making final preparations for their next event premiering a new Bulgarian documentary - Cinema Lover: Stanka Penchevaabout - one of the countries giants of literature.
The fantastic Leicester Film Club continue their ongoing film night events with a screening of John Carpenter's 80s action classic Big Trouble in Little China.
We countdown a list of our favourite 20 movies of 2025
Sarah Hughes is a Midlands-based actress & TV, film and SFX artist and is about to begin production on her first ever full feature film.
As part of our Midlands on the Move features, we speak to Carl Staples, a Midlands storyboarder and filmmaker with a wide range of regional experience and we found out more about Carl's work, his experience in the Midlands and what he's taken with him as his career developed...
LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS
A strange island with a mysterious aura is the focus of a new 30-minute short film where a community is plagued by disappearing inhabitants and horrific goings-on.
Midlands writer-director-actor-animator James Pyle ends the year with Big Red, a new 8-minute short film that explores the fun relationship between man and beast.
The “All the world’s a stage” quote from 'little-known' Midlands playwright William Shakespeare opens up a new and quirky short from writer-director Declan Smith.
On the 4th of December 2025, as the cold moon rose, evil spirits and terrifying creatures lingered in the darkness. In rural Derbyshire, the full moon welcomed in the premiere of The Winster Werewolf – Amberwell Productions' new short, the fourth in their six-part ‘creature anthology’.
LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASES
Apparently a favourite of Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright, Strongroom peaked my interest given those director’s recommendations as well as my own New Year goal to watch more under-the-radar classic movies.
With 28 Years later coming in at number four on our favourite films of 2025, hopes were high for this follow up with director Danny Boyle handing over the reins to Nia DaCosta to continue this zombie nightmare.
Second Sight continues its excellent run of special edition releases with this stunning edition of Emilie Blichfeldt’s 2025 horror The Ugly Stepsister - a gruesome retelling of the Cinderella story
After an inevitable divorce starts and a marriage comes to an end. The life of Alex (Will Arnet) only just begins. After accidently being roped into doing standup comedy, Alex finds a real passion for it.
Watch the trailer for local film THE BEAST OF RIVERSIDE HOLLOW
"Residents of a sleepy English village investigate a werewolf threat lurking in the nearby moors. Led by a punk band and eccentric locals, they race to unravel the mystery and reclaim their village from this dark danger."
The Beast of Riverside Hollow is a new British horror comedy starring Johnny Vegas and Ross Noble from local filmmaker John Williams. Check out the trailer above.