blur: To The End (15)

★★★★ Out front and backstage, this illuminating but not quite revelatory documentary shows a vulnerable, exhausted Blur and the band at their best. Interesting to casual fans, essential for devotees. ~ Empire.

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A new feature-length documentary depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.

blur: To The End follows the unique relationship of four friends - and bandmates of three decades - Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.

Featuring performances of their most iconic, much-loved songs, footage of the band in the studio and life on the road, blur: To The End is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades.

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★★★★★ The Britpop legends prove love and friendship outlasts all in this moving new doc which asks existential questions of the indie icons on their road to Wembley. ~ NME.

★★★★ A transcendent fly-on-the-wall film charting the journey to the biggest shows of blur’s career. ~ Time Out.

★★★★ Any tensions and anxieties are put aside in the air-punching finale, in what amounts to a celebratory victory lap for this most beloved of British bands. ~ Radio Times.