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Sweet Sixteen (2002) Review
Sweet Sixteen (2002) Director: Ken Loach Screenwriter: Paul Laverty Starring: Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane Looking back on the career of Ken Loach, the famous British director’s filmography seems to act as a sort of time capsule of the United Kingdom, his films portraying both old and modern social issues whilst…
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Adult Life Skills (2016) Review
This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Adult Life Skills (2016)Director: Rachel TunnardScreenwriter: Rachel TunnardStarring: Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Alice Lowe, Brett Goldstein, Ozzy Myers, Eileen Davies, Edward Hogg This one might be an uncomfortable watch for any adult in a difficult transition period of their lives, especially if they’re watching it…
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Good Time (2017) Review
Good Time (2017) Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Screenwriters: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Starring: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress, Taliah Webster, Barkhad Abdi The Safdie Brothers’ gritty pulp thriller Good Time invites us to spend a night in the company of one of New York City’s most vivacious scumbags. It’s a…
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Stuber (2019) Review
Stuber (2019) Director: Michael Dowse Screenwriter: Tripper Clancy Starring: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Morales, Jimmy Tatro, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) star as a cop and his uber driver in 2019 action comedy Stuber, a new take on the buddy cop…
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Shaun of the Dead (2004) Review
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Director: Edgar Wright Screenwriters: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Peter Serafinowicz, Rafe Spall, Bill Nighy 16 years after its release, Shaun of the Dead remains one of the best loved British comedies of the contemporary era; a release that, alongside…
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What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) Review
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) Director: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin Screenwriters: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin Starring: David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore, Lewis Davie, Emilia Jones, Bobby Smalldridge, Harriet Turnbull Movie advertising can make or break a film. The film trailer plays a very distinct role in giving each…
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Dearly Departed (2020) Short Film Review
Dearly Departed (2020) Director: Elise Martin Screenwriter: Jess Bartlett, Elise Martin Starring: Betty Denville, Ashton Spear, William Paul, Olivia Warren, Sean Kilty Dearly Departed is not your average musical. For one, it has a particularly talented female-fronted crew, and two, it has ghosts. Imagine a mixture of Waitress and The Sixth Sense, and you’ve got…
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Goodfellas (1990) Review
Goodfellas (1990) Director: Martin Scorsese Screenwriters: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Samuel L. Jackson Goodfellas is one of Martin Scorsese’s best received works and startlingly this year sees his mob masterpiece reach the tender…
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Whisky Galore! (1949) Review
Whisky Galore! (1949) Director: Alexander Mackendrick Screenwriters: Compton Mackenzie, Angus MacPhail Starring: Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Gordon Jackson, James Robertson Justice Although he would later go on to direct one of the most famous British films of all time in The Ladykillers, Alexander Mackendrick actually began his career on the humble, and fictional, island of…
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) Review
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) Director: Eliza Hittman Screenwriter: Eliza Hittman Starring: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Kelly Chapman “Don’t you ever just wish you were a dude?” “All the time”. Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a small, intimate slice of life story that takes on mountainous issues. Set for release on digital platforms in the UK…