Category Archives: British Films

Films that came from my beloved Blighty!

THE SWEENEY (Nick Love, 2012)

Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell You may like this if you liked: Taken 2 (Olivier Megaton, 2012), Outlaw (Nick Love, 2007), Harry Brown (Daniel Barber, 2009) Lead by old school style DI Jack Reegan (Winstone), the flying squad … Continue reading

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MCCULLIN (David Morris and Jacqui Morris, 2012)

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  Starring: Don McCullin, Harold Evans, Michael Parkinson You may like this if you liked: 5 Broken Cameras (Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, 2011), The War You Don’t See (Alan Lowery and John Pilger, 2010), The War on Democracy (Pilger … Continue reading

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GANGSTERS, GUNS AND ZOMBIES (Matt Mitchell, 2012) – viewed on 10/4/13

Starring: Not a single name anyone would recognise, unless you knew them personally You may like this if you liked: Cockneys vs. Zombies (Matthias Hoene, 2012), Doghouse (Jake West, 2009), Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004) Well, not the … Continue reading

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TRANCE (Danny Boyle, 2013)

Starring: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel You may like this if you liked: Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010), The Game (David Funcher, 1997), Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe, 2001) Simon (McAvoy) is a top London auctioneer overseeing the auction of … Continue reading

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KILL KEITH (Andy Thompson, 2011)

Starring: Keith Chegwin, Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding You may like this if you liked: Food poisoning, having an amputated limb with no anaesthetic, having a television land on your head. Keith ‘Cheggers’ Chegwin is (apparently) a national treasure, and when … Continue reading

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ST. GEORGES DAY (Frank Harper, 2012)

Starring: Frank Harper, Craig Fairbrass (obviously), Vincent Reegan, Sean Pertwee, Jamie Foreman, Ashley Walters – Hang on! I see a pattern emerging here! You may like this if you liked: The Football Factory (Nick Love, 2004), Rise of the Footsoldier … Continue reading

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PUSHER (Luis Prieto, 2012) viewed on 6/3/13

Starring: Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn You may like this if you liked: Pusher (Nicolas Winding Refn, 1996), Dead Man Running (Alex De Rakoff, 2009), Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000) Frank (Coyle) is a London drug pusher, in debt … Continue reading

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QUARTET (Dustin Hoffman, 2012) viewed on 11/2/13

Starring: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly You may like this if you liked: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (John Madden, 2011), Calender Girls (Nigel Cole, 2003) anything light and fluffy. Beecham House is a home for retired musicians where … Continue reading

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THE ANGELS’ SHARE (Ken Loach, 2012) viewed on 5/2/13

Starring: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland You may like this if you liked: Kes (Ken Loach, 1969), This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006), Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996) Robbie (Brannigan) is a young man who has always been in trouble … Continue reading

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SHADOW DANCER (James Marsh, 2012) viewed on 3/2/13

Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Gillian Anderson You may like this if you liked: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Thomas Alfredson, 2011), Farewell (Christian Carion, 2009), The Good Shepherd (Robert De Niro, 2006) Colette McVeigh (Riseborough) is an active IRA operative … Continue reading

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