Newsreel

Reviews, recommendations, and event spotlights. News from the cinema, insights from the team behind it. The Newsreel is where Tyneside's programming gets unpacked. What to watch, why it matters, what's coming next. Written by the people who put it on screen.

Rewriting the Script: From Inspiration to Industry

29 September 2026

Lucy Smith

The Sir Graham Wylie Foundation funds Tyneside Cinema’s Talent Unit to inspire North East youth into film and TV careers. He explains the importance behind championing the creative drive of the North East.

“Leave Fast or Stay Forever”: Sam Fender’s Forgotten Classic

16 September 2026

Luke Snell @ Neu Cultura

In anticipation of our screening of Sam Fender: Live at London Stadium, this guest post looks back at how one of Sam Fender's earliest and least sung songs still resonate in his work today.

Corporate Event Venue in Newcastle

15 September 2026

If you’re asking people to leave their desks for a work event, the room needs to earn their attention.

‘I Want Your Sex’ & ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ – Review

7 September 2026

Cerys Hawkes (@ceryslovesfilm)

Written by our film critic in residence, Cerys Hawkes (@ceryslovesfilm), this review looks at Gen-Z's attitudes towards sex on film through the lens of Greg Araki's latest erotic comedy and Jane Schoenbrun's 2026 slasher pastiche.