A Brief Guide to British Comedy on Film
Thu 18 Apr 2019
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of comedy classic Monty Python's Life of Brian, we look at 10 hilarious films that helped shape British comedy.
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Review - Wild Rose
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews the toe-tapping Wild Rose, which stars the BAFTA nominated Jessie Buckley.
7 Live-Action Films to Look Forward to After Dumbo
Fri 12 Apr 2019
As everyone’s favourite elephant returns to our screens, we look at the Disney live-action remakes to look forward to.
Easter Fun for Families at Phoenix
Wed 10 Apr 2019
From flying elephants to animated expeditions and coding, there's loads happening over the Easter holidays to keep the whole family entertained.
Watch Under the Silver Lake then watch these films
Mon 8 Apr 2019
As we're screening Under the Silver Lake, Leicester University student Ben Webster has picked four other noir films that should be on your next-watch list.
Under the Silver Lake review
Mon 8 Apr 2019
Leicester university student Ben Webster reviews David Robert Mitchell's latest neo-noir film Under the Silver Lake.
Review - Us
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Jordan Peele's latest film Us - the terrifying horror that has stormed the Box Office.
7 of the Best Journeys in Cinema
Fri 22 Mar 2019
The ‘Are We There Yet?’ Film Festival is the latest collaboration between DMU Film students and Phoenix. To celebrate, we’ve asked students working on the festival, as well as some Phoenix staff, to tell us their personal favourite film journeys.
10 Great Films by Actors-Turned-Directors
Thu 14 Mar 2019
From epic battles to coming-of-age love stories, we've picked 10 of the best films directed by actors and celebrate their success behind the camera.
Review - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Mon 4 Mar 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Can You Ever Forgive Me? - the film that got Richard E Grant his first ever Oscar nomination.
10 Inspirational Women in Film
Fri 1 Mar 2019
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’ve picked out 10 inspiring women in film who have helped shape cinema, break barriers and find success both in front of and behind the camera.
International Women's Day
Mon 25 Feb 2019
To mark International Women's Day, we invited a member of the Serendipity team to tell us more about For Colored Girls, which is screening at Phoenix on Wed 6 Mar.
10 must-see LGBT Films
Thu 21 Feb 2019
To celebrate #DMUPride and LGBT history month, we've chosen 10 LGBT films that should be on your must–see list.
Review - If Beale Street Could Talk
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Barry Jenkin's Oscar nominated film If Beale Street Could Talk.
Review - Burning
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Leicester University student Ben Webster reviews the biggest thriller of the moment, Burning.
5 Things to do with the Kids this Half Term in Leicester
Fri 8 Feb 2019
From virtual reality to training dragons and comedy in the dark, there's more than just cinema to keep the whole family entertained this half term at Phoenix.
8 New Films You Must See
Mon 28 Jan 2019
The Oscars and BAFTAs are just around the corner which means this is always a great time of year for superb cinema. We've picked some of the best films to watch in the coming month...
Review - Beautiful Boy
Mon 21 Jan 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews the addiction drama Beautiful Boy.
10 Films tipped for Oscar glory
Tue 15 Jan 2019
With the Academy Awards and BAFTAS coming up, we pick out 10 big film contenders to look out for.
Review - The Favourite
Wed 9 Jan 2019
Leicester University film student Jonathan Edge reviews the biggest film at the moment, Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite.
Phoenix Staff Top 10 Films of 2018
Mon 7 Jan 2019
We asked our staff what their top ten films of 2018 were, but what did they pick? And do you agree with their choices?