https://mrqe.com Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:43:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://mrqe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MRQE-favicon-1.png https://mrqe.com 32 32 https://mrqe.com/movie/caroline-aherne-queen-of-comedy-m100146703/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/?post_type=movie&p=134446 The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends, including Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Craig Cash and producer Andy Harries.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/the-fix-m100096319/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-fix-m100096319/ The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/the-greatest-store-in-the-world-m100084991/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-greatest-store-in-the-world-m100084991/ Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley’s, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/riffraff-m100052516/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/riffraff-m100052516/ Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their “signing on” for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who’s struggling to be a professional singer.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/the-more-you-ignore-me-m100124393/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-more-you-ignore-me-m100124393/ Based on Jo Brand’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The More You Ignore Me is a warm, comedy drama focusing on the life of an unconventional family in 1980s rural England. The film focuses on Gina, a young mother, whose efforts to be a loving mother and wife are undermined by her declining mental health. Things deteriorate when she develops an obsession with the local weatherman, which leads to an admission to the nearby psychiatric hospital. Over the years, as she grows up, her daughter Alice struggles to relate to her heavily medicated mum, and causes chaos when she comes up with a plan to reconnect with her, which divides the family forever and leads to a moving climax. Set to the songs of The Smiths, The More You Ignore Me provides a sometimes stark, yet comical insight into life within this quirky household, whilst addressing mental health issues and their impact on the family.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/royle-family-the-tv-m100040218/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/royle-family-the-tv-m100040218/ British comedy series focusing on the lives of a working-class family in Manchester who love the TV.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/nativity-m100089388/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/nativity-m100089388/ Paul, charged with directing his school’s Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/northern-soul-m100101589/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/northern-soul-m100101589/ Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-the-midlands-m100028526/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-the-midlands-m100028526/ Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn’t been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.

]]> https://mrqe.com/movie/the-51st-state-m100008880/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-51st-state-m100008880/ An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

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