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Review in Brief: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND is an assured and compelling directorial debut from Chiwetel Ejiofor, and another example of how important outlets like Netflix are for getting diverse filmmaking voices out there. It’s a very classically good-looking film which … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dick Pope, Drama, Maxwell Simba, Mike Leigh, Netflix, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Review: Peterloo (2018)
I’m fully behind everything PETERLOO as a film stands for, and with individual liberties under threat ever more stories like this have become vital. Unfortunately I found the the manner in which Mike Leigh tells this story deeply frustrating. Lancashire, … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical Drama, Maxine Peake, Mike Leigh, Neil Bell, Peterloo, Rory Kinnear, Vincent Franklin
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Review: Mr. Turner (2014)
Not for a single moment was I in any doubt that I was in another time, observing these real people going about their real lives. That’s Mike Leigh’s greatest strength as a filmmaker, the convincing portrayal of the world we … Continue reading
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Tagged BAFTA, Biopic, Cannes, Dick Pope, Dorothy Atkinson, Drama, Film, JMW Turner, Joshua McGuire, Marion Bailey, Mike Leigh, Movies, Paul Jesson, Period Drama, Ruth Sheen, Timothy Spall
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Fifteen Shades of Black: Part 2
This article was originally published on Subtitled Online May 2013 It’s time for the second part of my countdown of my absolute favourite black comedies from Britain and Ireland (Here’s part 1). You’ll definitely laugh at them, but you might sometimes feel … Continue reading
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Tagged A Fish Called Wanda, Alec Guinness, Black Comedy, Brendan Gleeson, Bruce Robinson, Charlie Creed-Miles, Colin Farrell, Danny Boyle, Dexter Fletcher, Ealing Comedy, Eddie Marsan, Ewan McGregor, Film, Happy-Go-Lucky, If..., In Bruges, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Anderson, Malcom McDowell, Martin McDonagh, Michael Palin, Mike Leigh, Monty Python, Movies, Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths, Robert Carlyle, Sally Hawkins, Shallow Grave, Stanley Holloway, The Lavender Hill Mob, Trainspotting, Wild Bill, Will Poulter, Withnail & I
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