MIDLANDS SPOTLIGHT

Film speaks in a universal language, yet they also reflect the times and places they were made in. Our regional coverage showcases the originality, diversity and richness of local films, and also spotlights the unique position of what makes the Midlands great.

Check out the latest local releases below which give a window into the Midlands, with its mix of contemporary and historical culture encapsulated across a variety of film genres.

Review of Eulogy

By midlandsmovies • July 27, 2026

Eulogy is a new Midlands-made flick exploring an Al Palliative care robot called ‘PAL’ set in the not too distant future.

Full steam ahead for new Midlands short Traver's Case

By midlandsmovies • July 23, 2026

A researcher is tasked with transporting a mysterious case along the banks of the River Trent. With a national crisis underway, she worries that she may not be alone.

Midlands Review of Statue in the Garden

By midlandsmovies • July 20, 2026

Statue in the Garden is an animated short film that has the same charm and quaintness as a Studio Ghibli movie. In the film, the protagonist, Didi, has made a great leap from her home in China to the Midlands city of Stoke-on-Trent.

Midlands Review of The Waterline

By midlandsmovies • July 19, 2026

I really know how to pick what reviews I take on after the Midlands Movies Awards have finished. Following on my piece on Eulogy, we have another film about a family coming to terms with loss, and the impact that grieving has on the people around you.

Midlands Review of Eulogy

By midlandsmovies • July 19, 2026

Death is rarely the worst part of losing someone. It is the cause of a gap; an emptiness in the shape of a person that lasts long after the funeral, after the five stages of grief, after life returns to some level of normality.

Midlands Review of Rushed

By midlandsmovies • July 19, 2026

Written and directed by Nadine O’Mahony, Rushed is both a love letter to Birmingham’s multiculturalism, and a grounded look at the frictions people of colour come up against every day.

Midlands Review of Forty Five

By midlandsmovies • July 17, 2026

We open, as many a scary movie does, with an ominous quote from the bible - this time from the book of Daniel - before the film introduces us to a police team who are investigating the brutal murder of a young woman.

Midlands Review of Family

By midlandsmovies • July 17, 2026

Family is the directorial debut of Shaiek Ahmen Rana, a West Midlands filmmaker who received funding provided by Reel Brum and and Open Door grant for his short script that has ultimately led to this first film ‘Family’.

Midlands film reviews: Terms & Conditions

Submission of material: You are welcome to submit film projects for review & Midlands Movies uses these geographical areas as a definition of the Midlands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlands

As per our annual awards, we consider a film Midlands-made if OVER 75% of a finished film has been SHOT in the Midlands region. Filmmakers should ensure their film fulfils these requirements before submitting.

To submit a film please send an online video link (& password if required) via our Facebook or Twitter or email to midlandsmovies@yahoo.com

Sending additional press release material (biography, film poster, photos, cast & crew info etc) is encouraged to give context to your project. Reviews are undertaken by a diverse range of volunteer writers within one month of acknowledgement of your submission.

And please ensure all films made by you adhere to copyright standards with respect to intellectual property. Films are scored out of 5 stars (in half star increments).

Conditions of review: Importantly Midlands Movies will only ever review a film once. If a secondary edit, director’s cut or a new version of a film is sent AFTER a review is published, the alternative version will not be reviewed. And owing to resources unfortunately no further feedback can be given.

In that context, we encourage all filmmakers to put their best foot forward in relation to the final film they consider submitting.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing your film!