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Scrapper is a British comedy-drama that won the Dramatic Competition of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. It serves a more light-hearted take on the kitchen sink drama. Georgie (Lola Campbell) is a 12-year-old girl who has been living alone after her mother’s passing. She makes ends meet by stealing bikes and selling them to a local […]
The Falling was a drama written and directed by Carol Morley and notable for giving many young British actors their first major roles. Lydia (Maisie Williams) and Abigail (Florence Pugh) are best friends and attend an all-girls school in 1960s England. Abigail is more sexually experienced, leading her to become pregnant. When a tragedy strikes the […]
Aftersun is a coming-of-age drama from Charlotte Wells, serving as her feature film debut. Calum and Sophie Paterson (Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio) are father and daughter who go on a holiday to Turkey. Whilst on holiday the pair bond, but also have issues due to Sophie befriending a group of teenagers, and Calum battling his personal demons. Aftersun has been considered one of the […]
Living is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 drama Ikiru. This remake changes the setting to 1950s London and has Bill Nighy in the lead role. Mr. Williams (Nighy) is a senior bureaucrat at London County Council. His world gets shattered when he gets diagnosed with a terminal illness. With only a limited amount of time to […]
Todd Stephens’ Swan Song is one of two recent films to be called Swan Song. Stephens’ film is an LGBT-themed drama set in his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio. Patrick “Pat” Pitsenbarger (Udo Kier) is a retired hairdresser who lives in a nursing home. When he finds out one of his former clients has died, a lawyer requests Pat’s services […]
Ali & Ava is the third feature film by Clio Barnard. This time she looks at a new relationship between two people who have troubled pasts. Ali (Adeel Akhtar) is a landlord and former DJ who is separated from his wife. However, they still live together so they can keep up appearances for Ali’s family. Ava […]
It’s that time of year again for festive films old and new. One of the big cinematic Christmas films of the year is Boxing Day, the first British Christmas film with a predominately black cast. Melvin McKenzie (Aml Ameen) is an author who fled to America after his parents announced their divorce on Boxing Day two years […]