Tag: jim broadbent
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – REVIEW
How the death of a loved one is received is dealt with in different ways by different people. Our Editor in his formative years...
The Duke – BLU-RAY / DVD
There’s an array of leading British acting talent whose presence in a film always elevate it and Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren certainly come...
The Duke – REVIEW
Who doesn’t like Ealing comedies? Those delightful and typically British films have remained beloved for decades and The Duke is one such film that...
Getting The Duke on screen
The story behind the theft of The Duke of Wellington portrait is typically British and was something of a cause celebre back in 1961...
A Boy called Christmas – REVIEW
So with Christmas only weeks away we have the first of several seasonal films with A Boy called Christmas. ‘The Names Christmas, Nikolas Christmas’...
Vera Drake – BLU-RAY
Mike Leigh’s 2002 film All or Nothing though well regarded had been over looked for major plaudits at awards time and having earned just...
Dolittle – REVIEW
Apparently when stopped at customs, Gemma Collins, Joey Essex and Kim Karadashian were all asked what their occupations were. ‘Dolittle’ was the reply. …..yes...
King of Thieves – REVIEW
With Donald Trump paying off porn stars and regularly declaring his businesses bankrupt it’s a surprise that King of Thieves is not about him....
Mary and the Witch’s Flower – REVIEW
Hiromasa Yonebayashi is hardly a household name, admittedly it’s a name that trips off the tongue only to fall flat on its face, but...
Paddington 2 – blu ray / dvd
A reboot of Paddington back in 2014 was unexpected and its success seemed shaky when Colin Firth who was to play the voice of...
