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.
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Mon 8 Apr 2019
Leicester university student Ben Webster reviews David Robert Mitchell's latest neo-noir film Under the Silver Lake.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Barry Jenkin's Oscar nominated film If Beale Street Could Talk.
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Leicester University student Ben Webster reviews the biggest thriller of the moment, Burning.
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.
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...
Mon 21 Jan 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews the addiction drama Beautiful Boy.
Tue 15 Jan 2019
With the Academy Awards and BAFTAS coming up, we pick out 10 big film contenders to look out for.
Wed 9 Jan 2019
Leicester University film student Jonathan Edge reviews the biggest film at the moment, Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite.
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?
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Get lost in the magic of Disney in this podcast where we talk all things Mary Poppins with Dr James Russell of DMU. (Duration 24mins)
Thu 13 Dec 2018
We get into the festive spirit chatting with Dr Ellen Wright about It's a Wonderful Life, why it's one of the most loved films of all time and what makes a Christmas classic. (Duration 15mins)
Fri 23 Nov 2018
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Luca Guadagnino's re-imagining of the giallo horror masterpiece, Suspiria.
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Phoenix is to become one of the first UK cinemas to screen Virtual Reality (VR) films as part of it regular cinema programme.
Wed 7 Nov 2018
A podcast with award winning filmmaker Ulrike Kubatta about Jerri Truhill and the Mercury 13 - women who thought they were going to become the first female astronauts, only to have their dreams shattered. Plus a look at the importance of documentaries and women in the film industry. (Duration 18mins)