To the End is a 2024 British documentary film about the rock band Blur's reunion in the 2020s and their first album in eight years, The Ballad of Darren. The film is directed by Toby L. It premiered at Sheffield DocFest on 14 June 2024.[1] It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 19 July 2024.[2][3][4]
| To the End | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Toby L. |
| Produced by | Josh Connolly |
| Starring | Blur |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Cort Rhys Warren |
| Edited by | Danny Abel |
| Music by | Blur Mike Smith |
Production company | Up the Game |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It is the fourth documentary film about the band after Starshaped (1993), No Distance Left to Run (2010), and New World Towers (2015).
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]
Andrew Trendell of NME gave the film five out of five stars and wrote, "While Blur's last doc and accompanying live movie No Distance Left To Run was a portrait of a band celebrating their legacy and giving a nostalgia-hungry world exactly what they craved, this spiritual sequel shows a band simply supporting each other. Whether they return again or not remains to be seen. But even if they don't, this was one hell of a final fling."[7]
References
edit- ^ "blur: To The End". Sheffield DocFest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Blur announce new feature-length documentary film, 'To The End'". Rolling Stone UK. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Blur Detail Latest Reunion in 'To the End' Documentary". Exclaim!. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Blur announce new documentary on latest reunion 'To The End' – watch the trailer". NME. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "blur: To The End". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "blur: To the End". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Blur – To The End review: Britpop legends prove love and friendship outlasts all". NME. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
edit- To the End at IMDb
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