UK
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For his directorial debut (at the age of 75), Dustin Hoffman delivers an unashamedly lighthearted and indulgent comedy drama starring some of the UK’s finest veterans. Set in a fictional… Read More
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After the critical success of Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours, followed by his triumphant work on the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, director Danny Boyle makes a complete volte face… Read More
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Ben Wheatley’s third film is also his best – a pitch black comedy about awkward thritysomethings Tina (Alice Lowe) and Chris (Steve Oram), whose camping holiday around middle England soon… Read More
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I have been a big fan of director Ben Wheatley since his debut, Down Terrace, and for my money he is getting better and better with each film he makes.… Read More
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I had seen Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 American remake before, starring James Stewart and Doris Day, but this was my first time seeing his original British production. Leslie Banks and Edna… Read More
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My March entry in Twitch’s Full Disclosure feature is Franc Roddam’s big screen adaptation of The Who’s classic album. Phil Daniels plays a pill-popping young Mod, who tires of his… Read More
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Until now the only time I had seen this film was at university, where our Film Studies lecturer insisted that we included it during the opening semester programme of the… Read More
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The final film in the Hong Kong Film Archive’s short series honouring the cinematic collaboration between Billy Wilder and Marlene Dietrich, is this masterclass in courtroom drama and wry British… Read More
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I am in serious danger of over-hyping Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer, for the simple reason that I thought it was going to be rubbish, and it really isn’t.… Read More
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The favourite to win Best Documentary at the Oscars later this month is a fantastic piece of investigative journalism into what became of the folk singer Rodriguez. A Mexican-born Detroit… Read More
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I had put off watching this much-lauded documentary for most of 2012 for one reason or another, but after finally catching it today I don’t know why I waited so… Read More
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Inspired as much by my frustration at being unable to see either Spielberg’s Lincoln or Tarantino’s Django Unchained yet – two high-profile awards contenders both dealing with the topic of… Read More
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After the surprise success of 2009’s reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, it comes as no surprise that a sequel is already here, nor that director Guy Ritchie has stuck to the… Read More
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel is one of the most beloved musicals of all time, is Broadway’s Longest Running Musical by more than 2000 performances, and… Read More
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While not quite up to the same calibre as Pixar, British-based animation studio Aardman has built a pretty impressive reputation for delivering expertly crafted and intelligently scripted work that plays… Read More
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Based on the award-winning bestseller from British writer David Nicholls, One Day is the story of to friends, Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess) who have a one-night stand… Read More
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After fifteen years, seven novels, eight films and an almost unquantifiable amount of money, it all ends here for J.K. Rowling’s teenage wizard. To cite Harry Potter as this generation’s… Read More
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HANNA is a tough sell – an intelligent, deliberately paced action thriller with a young female protagonist, helmed by a director famed for his Keira Knightley period dramas. HANNA is… Read More
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