Posted in British Film Review

Light Up My World: Blinded By The Light Review

There are some films that make you want to stand up in the aisles and dance along with the characters on the screen. Gurinder Chadha’s…

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Wild Thing: Wild Rose Review

Jessie Buckley wowed audiences in last year’s chilling thriller Beast. She gave an outstanding performance as a young woman who tries to protect her new…

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Destination: Dewsbury – Review

Destination: Dewsbury is a laugh-out-loud comedy from the mind of the young genius known as Jack Spring. Spring has an abundance of talent, and is…

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Roma and The Favourite dominate the 2019 BAFTA Awards

So the spoils on the British Isles were spread between The Favourite and Roma. Although Yorgos Lanthimos’ period romp near-swept, including both Actress awards, Alfonso Cuaron’s…

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The Filmotomy Seminar: Stirring the Pot with the 2019 BAFTA Preview

Bianca and I (Robin) are joined by Doug Jamieson and Ryan McQuade to delve deep into our picks for Sunday night’s BAFTA awards. As much…

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Coming Soon: Burning Men, New Indpendent British 'Road' Movie

When you hear the words ‘Road movie’ you probably envision Easy Rider or On the Road, certainly nothing based in the UK. So when I…

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Blood Is the Life Force: Apostasy Review

With Apostasy, Daniel Kokotajlo takes the old adage of write what you know—and in this case direct what you know—to heart. Brought up as a…

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Posted in Awards Season British Film

BIFA's Favourite is The Favourite: 2018 Nominations Announced

Yorgos Lanthimos’s black comedy The Favourite is leading the way with nominations at this year’s British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), with the nominations announced on…

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The Past Doesn't Stay Dead For Long: Possum Review

Matthew Holness’ Possum is a chilling and effective homage to low-budget British Horrors of the early seventies. A slow burner of a film, which leaves…

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LFF Exclusive Review: Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Ah, New Year’s Eve. A time for reflection, reunions and resolutions. It’s also a time for arguments, bust ups and chaos. At least, that’s what…

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – X

Cor blimey. We reached the end of the bleeding series. Gutted. Jolly good show. One might well be forgiven for starting another 100 limey efforts…

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – IX

Cor blimey! We’ve reached the penultimate part of our British film series already? And it is another impressive line-up. We have not one, but two,…

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House of the Dead: A Guide to Hammer Films

Founded in November 1934, Hammer films is one of the oldest film companies in the world. Hammer is synonymous with horror, after defining the genre…

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Laughs Galore: A Guide to Ealing Comedies

You may have heard the term ‘Ealing comedy’, but I suspect that many of those who aren’t of a certain era or live outside the…

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