Category Archives: British Films

Films that came from my beloved Blighty!

BYZANTIUM (Neil Jordan, 2012)

Posted on July 16, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Caleb Landry Jones You may like this if you like: Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994), Dorian Gray (Oliver Parker, 2009), Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008) Two mysterious women, a stripper/prostitute by the name … Continue reading →

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SONG FOR MARION (Paul Andrew Williams, 2012)

Posted on June 27, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Arterton You may like this if you liked: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (John Madden, 2011), Calendar Girls (Nigel Cole, 2003), Quartet (Dustin Hoffman, 2012) Shy and grumpy pensioner Arthur (Stamp) lives a … Continue reading →

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BLOOD (Nick Murphy, 2012)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Stephen Graham You may like this if you liked: Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002), Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003), Shadow Dancer (James Marsh, 2012) Joe and Chrissie Fairburn (Bettany and Graham) are two police detectives … Continue reading →

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THE LIABILITY (Craig Viveiros, 2012)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Tim Roth, Jack O’Connell, Talulah Rilay You may like this if you like: Blitz (Elliot Lester, 2011), The Hit (Stephen Fears, 1984), Down Terrace (Ben Wheatley, 2009) 19 year old Adam (O’Connell) is a tearaway teen that tries … Continue reading →

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I GIVE IT A YEAR (Dan Mazer, 2013)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Stephen Merchant You may like this if you like: Going the Distance (Nanette Burstein, 2010), Knocked Up (Judd Apatow, 2007), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, 2011) When Josh (Spall) and Nat … Continue reading →

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EVERYDAY (Michael Winterbottom, 2012)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: John Simm, Shirley Henderson, Shaun Kirk You may like this if you liked: Wonderland (Michael Winterbottom, 1999), The Dreamlife of Angels (Erick Zonka, 1998), Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012) Shot a few weeks at a time over the course of … Continue reading →

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GOOD VIBRATIONS (Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, 2012)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: Richard Dormer, Liam Cunningham, Jodie Whittaker You may like this if you liked: Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012), 24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom, 2002), Human Traffic (Justin Kerrigan, 1999) Good Vibrations chronicles the life of Terri … Continue reading →

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THE GRIND (Rishi Opel, 2012)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: Jamie Foreman, Danny John-Jules, Zoë Tapper You may like this if you liked: Baseline (Brendon O’Loughlin, 2010), Jack Said (Lee Basannavar and Michael Tchoubouroff, 2009), Dead Man Running (Alex De Rakoff, 2009) Spoiler Alert: Any plot synopsis I write … Continue reading →

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A LIAR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE UNTRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON’S GRAHAM CHAPMAN (Bill Jones et al, 2012)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin You may like this if you liked: The Meaning of Life (Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, 1983), Yellow Submarine (George Dunning, 1968), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, … Continue reading →

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I, ANNA (Barnaby Southcombe, 2012)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell You may like this if you liked: Shadow Dancer (James Marsh, 2012), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011), any moody British TV crime drama D.C.I. Bernie Reid (Byrne) is a middle aged … Continue reading →

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