Tag Archives: Alice Lowe

Review in Brief: Eternal Beauty (2019/20)

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Sam S-P

I always love films that look unflinchingly at mental illness but are also brave enough not to perpetuate the fallacy that someone with a mental health problems automatically becomes a saint. In Craig Roberts’ second complex directorial feature, Jane (a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Alice Lowe, Billy Piper, Craig Roberts, David Thewlis, Drama, Eternal Beauty, Penelope Wilton, Robert Pugh, Sally Hawkins | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Prevenge (2016/17)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Sam S-P

We’ve had plenty of schizophrenic serial killer movies, but PREVENGE must be the first where the voice telling the perpetrator to kill is her unborn child. Our antihero is utterly miserable in her pregnancy, so turns to killing and maiming, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alice Lowe, Horror, Prevenge | Leave a comment

Review: Adult Life Skills (2016)

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Sam S-P

I forewarn you that this one might be an uncomfortable watch for any adult in a difficult transition period, especially if they’re watching it with their parents and especially especially if they still live with them. ADULT LIFE SKILLS is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adult Life Skills, Alice Lowe, Black Comedy, Comedy, Edward Hogg, Eileen Davies, Film, Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Movies, Nina Forever, Ozzy Myers, Rachel Tunnard | 3 Comments

Review: Paddington (2014)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Sam S-P

Many might groan in distress at the thought of yet another childhood icon given a lavish live-action film adaptation. Even more alarm bells ring once you hear of the involvement of the producer and a few of the cast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aardman, Alice Lowe, Ben Whishaw, Bunny and the Bull, Colin Firth, Comedy, Family Film, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Hugh Bonneville, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Mary Poppins, Michael Bond, Monty Python, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Paddington, Paul King, Peter Capaldi, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby, The Mighty Boosh | 2 Comments

Fifteen Shades of Black: Part 1

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Sam S-P

This article was originally published on Subtitled Online May 2013 If there’s a single thing filmmakers working in Britain and Ireland do well it’s black comedy. Perhaps you can blame the awful weather – you have to find brightness in … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Subtitled Online | Tagged Alec Guinness, Alex Turner, Alice Lowe, Ben Wheatley, Billy Liar, Black Comedy, Brass Eye, Brendan Gleeson, Bunny and the Bull, Chris Morris, Christopher Eccleston, Craig Roberts, Danny Boyle, Don Cheadle, Ealing Comedy, Edward Hogg, Ewan McGregor, Father Ted, Film, Four Lions, Herbert Lom, Jesse Armstrong, Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Kill List, Lethal Weapon, Liam Cunningham, Movies, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Paul King, Peep Show, Peter Sellers, Richard Ayoade, Sally Hawkins, Sam Bain, Shallow Grave, Sightseers, Steve Oram, Submarine, The Coen Brothers, The Guard, The Ladykillers, The Mighty Boosh, The Pink Panther, Yasmin Paige | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Alice Lowe

Review in Brief: Eternal Beauty (2019/20)

Review in Brief: Prevenge (2016/17)

Review: Adult Life Skills (2016)

Review: Paddington (2014)

Fifteen Shades of Black: Part 1

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