Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost were a comedic dream team, making some excellent films and TV shows. Their 2007 action-comedy Hot Fuzz is arguably their best work and loved by a generation of males. Nicolas Angel (Pegg) is the best police officer in the Met. Angel’s so good that he makes the rest of the […]
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Britflix: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
The Monty Python crew are comedy legends who have delighted generations. Their 1979 film, Life of Brian is considered their magnum opus: a hilarious film that still holds up to this day. In the first century, Judea is under the thumb of the Roman Empire. One of the civilians in the territory is Brian Cohen […]
Britflix: The Seasoning House
The Seasoning House is a grim and depressing horror-thriller that was the directional debut of Paul Hyett. In a war-torn Eastern European nation a group of young women are forced into sex slavery. One of these girls is Angel (Rosie Day) who escapes the regular raping due to her deafness and facial birthmark. But Angel has […]
Britflix: Les Misérables (2012)
Tom Hooper has two upcoming projects due to come out in the near future: the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials and an adaptation of Cats. This means it is a great time to revisit his adaptation of the musical Les Misérables. Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) was a man who was released on parole after serving a 19-year sentence for stealing […]