Tag: British

Redmond Bacon - 20-11-2020

This devilishly entertaining horror-thriller boasts three great central performances from Tamara Lawrence, Jack Lowdon and Fiona Shaw — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

Redmond Bacon - 21-10-2020

Psycho-sexual thriller drapes British national trauma within a neo-noir setting, offering a grim and foreboding vision of London - also available on Sky Cinema and NOW [Read More...]

Jack Hawkins - 03-08-2020

A film location scout touring a repossessed and crumbling French chateau engages with a coquettish stranger, in this peculiar British movie - on VoD on Tuesday, August 4th [Read More...]

Jack Hawkins - 11-04-2020

With crisp visuals, natural dialogue and a brooding original score, this Brighton indie shows real promise - on Amazon Prime now [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 02-01-2020

Imagine finding out your friend is a serial killer? This delicious British comedy is a coffin of evil puns - on Digital on January 13th [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 01-12-2019

A small English town directs its villagers in directions of which none would have ever conceived - in cinemas on Friday, October 30th [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 22-11-2019

Craig Fairbrass stars as a highly manipulative personal trainer, in this greasy British thriller set in Newcastle - now on all major VoC platforms [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 24-10-2019

British blend of black comedy and slasher with flavours of other horror subgenres is both unsavoury and indigestible - in cinemas on Friday, October 25th [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 21-10-2019

A 44-year-old single woman finds herself carrying a pregnancy following a one night stand. How will her 15-year-old daughter feel about this? Irish comedy is in cinemas Friday, October 11th [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 15-10-2019

Horrifying family secrets surface after two adult twins rummage the secret rooms in their house that their late mother kept locked away, in this shocking British documentary - in UK cinemas and also on Netflix on Friday, October 18th. [Read More...]

- 12-07-2019

Young girl in 19th century Snowdonia struggles to keep her family together, in Gothic period drama with flavours of horror - on VoD on Monday, December 11th [Read More...]

- 02-07-2019

The history of LGBTQ+ Britain in the past 50 years is the central pillar of this sobering doc, which both celebrates and raises questions about the achievements of the community - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Redmond Bacon - 30-06-2019

Nicolas Roeg's horror masterpiece is back in cinemas nearly 50 years after its original release, and it remains a harrowing reminder of our impermanence, and the immutability of our future - out on Friday, July 5th [Read More...]

Redmond Bacon - 30-06-2019

Virginia Woolf has never been this dull and joyless before, in awful British biopic featuring a miscast Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 18-06-2019

Asylum seeker has to convince hardened immigration officer that his plight is genuine in order to avoid deportation to a country where he will face certain death - British drama is in cinemas and VoD [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 17-06-2019

Dirty writer Paul Risker argues that James Gardner’s feature debut is a scathing social and political indictment, bursting their proverbial bubble of a utopian dream of British unity [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 16-06-2019

Young couple grapples with IVF while attempting to keep the spark in their relationship alive, in this heartfelt yet emotionally draining British drama - in cinemas and on demand Friday, July 12th [Read More...]

- 09-06-2019

Tragedy turns into amusement, in this elaborate trinket of British filmmaking dealing with scrabble and starring a magnificent Bill Nighy - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 30-05-2019

Black teen grapples with his dysfunctional family and his national identity, in this very personal coming-of-age drama - now available on VoD (including Netflix) [Read More...]

Lucas Pistilli - 17-04-2019

Black girl meets white boy in Nazi Germany, what could go wrong? Romantic war drama raises questions about unshakeable national identity, in a story with many parallels to the Brexit narrative - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Fiona Whitelaw - 17-02-2019

Ugly problems surface when dysfunctional family goes on holidays in dejected seaside town, in British dirty gem starring Samantha Morton and Billie Piper - available for digital download on Monday, February 25th [Read More...]

Ben Flanagan - 11-02-2019

British film about Cornish fishermen fending off gentrification isn't just the best film made about Brexit, it's a feat of craftsmanship - now available on Digital [Read More...]

Ben Flanagan - 31-01-2019

Richard Billingham mines his own memories of poverty-stricken Black Country life for a striking British debut filled with powerful performances - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 31-12-2018

Aspergic teen is taunted and bullied by a street gang in a leafy London suburb, exposing a country with institutions unprepared to handle young people with special needs - winner of National Film Awards is now on VoD [Read More...]

Fiona Whitelaw - 17-11-2018

An unemployed introvert, unable to read or write, draws on brilliant ingenuity when the woman he secretly loves is threatened  - indie proudly boasting its "no budget" credentials premieres in London [Read More...]

Redmond Bacon - 31-10-2018

An entertaining British crime caper with more twists and turns than most television series, plus offering a refreshing way forward for old-school British gangsters movies, is out in cinemas Friday, November 2nd [Read More...]

Fiona Whitelaw - 30-10-2018

Mike Leigh's historical epic is a superb register of a grassroots movement and massacre hardly heard of outside Britain, in a country that never saw a large revolution - available on VoD [Read More...]

Charlie Jones - 16-10-2018

British horror has echoes of Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man, Ken Russell's The Devils and Greek mythology, with plenty of blood, gore and majestic imagery! Available on Netflix from Friday, October 12th [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 30-08-2018

British indie blends the topics of Alzheimer's, grief and loneliness with just the right amount of adrenaline; the outcome is elegant and moving - in cinemas Wednesday, September 5th [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 18-07-2018

In the name of the father, the son and all the male Elders in my local church! Magnificent British drama permeates the highly insular life of a Jehovah's Witness family and investigates the excruciating pain of a mother forced to choose between her faith and her family allegiances - in cinemas Friday, July 27th [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 02-07-2018

The float monty! British comedy about a group of males who bond through synchronised swimming is as close as you will get to THE FULL MONTY, with your knickers on! Now available on VoD [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 21-06-2018

When Pete and Omar lose their beloved Gran they go in search of Omar's estranged father, confronting him on the day of his daughter's engagement party - now on VoD and DVD [Read More...]

Ben Flanagan - 09-06-2018

Killing, British style: slick doc heavily influenced by Alan Clarke deals with the subject of gun crime in the UK, deep-diving into the psychology of the perpetrators - from Sheffield Doc/Fest [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 14-05-2018

Say it with music! English drama set in 1962 uses music as a gauge for emotions and a tool for communication, in a culture where people struggle to express their feelings with words and with clarity - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 24-04-2018

Love hurts! Serial killer romance set in Jersey is infectious with lyrical ambiguity and undertones, in an impressive debut work - now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

Alasdair Bayman - 23-04-2018

British director's latest film is a sombre and melancholic immersive experience, not dissimilar to his previous films, this time dealing with a young boy emotionally attached to the underperforming titular race horse - on BritBox on Wednesday, March 17th [Read More...]

Alasdair Bayman - 26-03-2018

Boxer Matty Burton (Paddy Considine) suffers a serious head injury during a fight. Impacting his marriage, friendships and his life, he has to fight more than ever to recover - now available for digital streaming [Read More...]

Alasdair Bayman - 22-02-2018

British rural drama about woman haunted by her past builds on the success of films like 'The Levelling' and 'God's Own Country', but it lacks the sophistication of its predecessors - now on VoD [Read More...]

Francesco Bacci - 13-02-2018

Biopic of the British figure skater John Curry is far more than the register of his career, it's also a study of a tormented soul and his untimely death at the age of just 44 - in cinemas February 23rd [Read More...]

Richard Greenhill - 08-02-2018

Not so crazy about it... This British Amélie Poulain wannabe is set in posh North London, but it lacks originality and its depiction of mental health illness is borderline offensive - on VoD March 5th [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 29-01-2018

A friendship Byrne out of indifference! Dramatic tale of cultural and inspirational angst comes under the veneer of an action flick, but beneath the surface it's far more nuanced - British movie featuring Gabriel Byrne is out in cinemas [Read More...]

Pedro Miguel - 24-01-2018

The ill-fitted skin I live in: British transgender teen drama succeeds to highlight the plight of transitioning, and on a football minefield - on DVD and VoD [Read More...]

Alasdair Bayman - 16-01-2018

We all go a little MAD sometimes! The frontman of the colorful Camden Town act Madness isn't just a joy to listen to; his life story is also a real pleasure to watch - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Saturday, August 14th [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 12-10-2017

Not a walk in the park: four young men mourning the tragic death of a friend go on a hiking trip in Swedish woods, but what they encounter is far from comforting - on Shudder on March 7th; also available on other platforms [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 28-08-2017

British action flick about WMDs and a chemical attack in London is a shining example of cinema as a fearmongering tool, and the last thing you need to watch right now - in cinemas [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 24-08-2017

Is there life on the Shetland Islands? Take a walk on the wild side of Britain, in this blend of pan-Celtic and Viking youth romance and scenic adventure set in the most remote areas of the country - in cinemas soon [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 25-07-2017

Taking immersive cinema to a whole new level: British survival horror successfully recycles devices from the shark and claustrophobia horror movies to very convincing results, in a film that will leave your nails bleeding - in cinemas [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 15-05-2017

How do you penetrate into the inscrutable dream world of a teenage girl? This charming British indie takes a peek inside the colourful imagination of an adolescent, and the outcome is delicate and dainty - now on VoD [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 02-05-2017

This quintessentially British comedy will elicit laughter if you grew up on the British Isles; otherwise you might find the film a little esoteric and "insular" - now on BFI Player [Read More...]

Petra von Kant - 17-11-2016

A dirty immigrant at your rear window! Indie thriller recycles classic Hitchcockian device, blending it with very modern problems endemic to London - now available on most VoD platforms [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 13-03-2016

This very intense British drama-horror flick proves that budget restrictions can be a catalyst for creativity, and not a handicap - now on Amazon [Read More...]