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The White Bus *** (1967, Patricia Healey, Arthur Lowe, John Sharp) Classic Movie Review 9808
The White Bus is a humorous, flavourful and poignant 1967 46-minute short film directed by Lindsay Anderson, now a time capsule. In it, Patricia Healey plays The Girl, who leaves depressive London on a train […]
Peterloo *** (2018, Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell) – Movie Review
Mike Leigh tells the story of the notorious 1819 Peterloo Massacre, ensuring painstaking period re-creation and a strong, clear political message. Writer-director Mike Leigh tells the alarming story of the notorious 1819 Peterloo Massacre where […]
Charlie Bubbles **** (1967, Albert Finney, Liza Minnelli, Colin Blakely, Billie Whitelaw) – Classic Movie Review 4026
A film with Charlie Bubbles and Smokey Pickles as characters? In his directorial debut, Albert Finney directs this typically Sixties item from 1967 and gives himself a thumping great role as Charlie Bubbles, a jaded, best-selling novelist […]
Looking for Eric *** (2009, Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 3832
Packed with great, salty dialogue, director Ken Loach’s 2009 movie tells an enjoyable tall tale of two Erics – one of them the ex-soccer genius Eric Cantona, the other a sad old British postman (Steve […]
Anomalisa **** (2015, voices of David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan) – Movie Review
‘Look for what is special about each individual, focus on that.’ Michael Stone. – Anomalisa is a most brilliantly clever and quirky animation by Charlie Kaufman, based on his play, done with love and a lot […]
24 Hour Party People **** (2002, Steve Coogan, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson, Paddy Considine, Keith Allen) – Classic Movie Review 1978
Steve Coogan impresses as Tony Wilson, the real-life pop producer behind bands, including Joy Division, New Order, the Happy Mondays and Manic Street Preachers. Director Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 film presents an edgy, graphic view of […]
A Taste of Honey ***** (1961, Dora Bryan, Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, Robert Stephens) – Classic Movie Review 1,473
Tony Richardson’s classic 1961 British realist drama film A Taste of Honey is a splendid memorial to both Dora Bryan and Murray Melvin. Co-writer/ director Tony Richardson’s classic 1961 British realist drama A Taste of Honey […]