To the End (2024 film) explained

To the End
Director:Toby L.
Producer:Josh Connolly
Starring:Blur
Cinematography:Sebastian Cort
Rhys Warren
Editing:Danny Abel
Music:Blur
Mike Smith
Production Companies:Up the Game
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

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]

It is the fourth documentary film about the band after Starshaped (1993), No Distance Left to Run (2010), and New World Towers (2015).

Reception

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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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: blur: To The End. Sheffield DocFest. 14 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240525160725/https://www.sheffdocfest.com/film/blur-end. 25 May 2024.
  2. Blur announce new feature-length documentary film, 'To The End'. Rolling Stone UK. 7 May 2024. 8 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Blur Detail Latest Reunion in 'To the End' Documentary. Exclaim!. 7 May 2024. 8 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Blur announce new documentary on latest reunion 'To The End' – watch the trailer. NME. 7 May 2024. 8 May 2024.
  5. Web site: blur: To The End. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. 15 August 2024.
  6. Web site: blur: To the End. Metacritic. Fandom, Inc.. 17 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Blur – To The End review: Britpop legends prove love and friendship outlasts all. NME. 14 June 2024. 2 July 2024.