Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) is a largely unlikable hero but we can’t help hoping she finds her way to success.
Continue readingWild Rose (2018)
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All is True (2018)
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There have been a few decent British biopics of late (I wrote this in 2019). Well-crafted, character-driven and largely sympathetic toward the subject – The Chaperone (2018) and Red Joan (2018) come to mind.
Continue readingMedusa Deluxe (2022)
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Tom Hardiman gives us and inventive and labyrinthine debut feature where hair is all that matters.
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Anthony Chen give us a compelling portrait of loss in his first English language feature.
Continue readingBlue Jean (2022)
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Georgia Oakley crafts a decent debut feature that captures the challenges of being a lesbian in Thatcher’s Britain.
Continue readingBrian and Charles (2022)
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“Put…the cabbage…down!” Jim Archer melds the whimsy of Wallace & Gromit with the pathos of Lars and the Real Girl and the unease of The Office to bring us a feel-good coming-of-age story of loner Brian.
Continue readingMy Old School (2022)
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Oh my heart! This inventive and engaging Scottish documentary about small town scammer ‘Brandon Lee’ is more a celebration of humanity than a salacious exposé.
Continue readingThe Duke (2020)
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It seems churlish to criticise this sepia-toned homage to working class heroes as it’s clear from the outset that it’s not trying to rock any boats. And who doesn’t love Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in a ‘based on a true story’ hagiography of the man who stole a painting from the London National Gallery in 1961?
Continue readingMothering Sunday (2021)
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“How lucky, to be comprehensively bereaved at birth. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”
Continue readingDownton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
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A panacea for Downton fans, Downton Abbey: A New Era is as insubstantial as a cucumber sandwich with the crusts cut off.
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