United Kingdom
What makes Third Star special is its no-holds-barred approach to terminal illness, coupled with its magnificent cast and script.
Christopher Nolan’s terrific anti-war film divorces itself from any political interpretations to bluntly show the horrors that unfolded at Dunkirk during World War II.
Hampstead offers nothing new in its tired-out genre, serving up uninspired writing and bland direction against a British backdrop.
With poorly constructed flaws, Churchill isn’t an overly powerful reinvention of the traditional biopic film.
The excellent performances by Weisz and Claflin sadly don’t make up for the fact My Cousin Rachel is boring to the point of tedium.
While the filmmaking ambition of this low budget production can’t be faulted, What Waits In The Red feels overly familiar and somewhat cliched.
A Hard Day’s Night not only works as a celebration of The Beatle’s iconic music, but as a satire on the very nature of stardom and celebrity.
Annie Waits is a well-made short comedy that explores strong themes of young identity and love.
Thirty years on, Alan Clarke’s fitfully funny film, Rita, Sue and Bob Too, still holds up as a first-rate character study and resonant critique of the Thatcher era.
Everything the Light Touches is an introspective look at a Welsh Elvis impersonator, and also manages to be something even more profound.
Hope Dickson Leach’s debut The Levelling is a familiar story of grief, told with an emotional incisiveness by brand new talent, and reminds us the British film industry is alive and well.
B&B is a Hitchock-inspired thriller that manages, while not gracefully, to hit on a broad spectrum of issues gay people face in the West.
A remake of the Ealing classic, Whisky Galore! has its share of laughs, but its hard to tell just who or for what purpose the film serves.
Other than strong performances, Deny Everything is mostly unsuccessful, due to an uneven story-line, poor camerawork, and jokes that fall flat.
Avoiding cliches and mostly celebrating in richly defined performances, Jawbone is among the more engaging boxing movies in recent memory.