Tag Archives: British cinema

‘This Is Not A Film About The Beatles’ (film: Midas Man – Joe Stephenson, 2024)

Posted on August 14, 2025 by admin

My problem with ‘Midas Man‘, released in 2024 and directed by Joe Stephenson, is that – starting with the posters – it is marketed as ‘a MUST watch for Beatles fans’. Those Beatles fans who will come to see it … Continue reading →

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a cake too sweet (film: About Time – Richard Curtis, 2013)

Posted on July 30, 2025 by admin

Richard Curtis is one of the most successful screenwriters in the ‘feel-good’ romantic comedy genre. Some of its remarkable successes are due to his writing. He has only dared to sit in the director’s chair three times in order to … Continue reading →

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a remarkable film by a master of theatre (film: Lord of the Flies – Peter Brook, 1963)

Posted on July 21, 2025 by admin

Peter Brook was one of the greatest directors in the history of theatre, but he experimented with film in the first half of his career. ‘Lord of the Flies‘ (1963) is his second and last full-fledged venture into the world … Continue reading →

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Poirot on a Mediterranean Island (film: Evil Under the Sun – Guy Hamilton, 1982)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by admin

‘Evil Under the Sun‘ (1982) is my favorite film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novels in which the role of Hercule Poirot is played by Peter Ustinov. The script is well written, the narrative is clear, the dialogues are humorous and … Continue reading →

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dangerous relationships (film: Notes on a Scandal – Richard Eyre, 2006)

Posted on November 23, 2024 by admin

I’m not sure why the creators of the film ‘Notes on a Scandal‘ (2006) insisted on adding a disclaimer at the end of the credits that claims that ‘any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental’. The disclaimer is … Continue reading →

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a pub and an end of the world (film: Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright, 2004)

Posted on November 1, 2024 by admin

How many times have you said ‘It’s not the end of the world!’ lately? Next time you do, be careful, because there might even be a version of the end of the world happening beyond the walls of the room … Continue reading →

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Love Story 2024 (film: We Live in Time – John Crowley, 2024)

Posted on October 24, 2024 by admin

Since the first scenes of ‘We Live in Time‘, the 2024 film by the Irish director John Crowley, I had a feeling of ‘déjà vu’. After about a quarter of an hour in the movie, I suddenly remembered. Of course, … Continue reading →

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superb Londonian crime drama (film: The Long Good Friday – The Long Good Friday, John Mackenzie, 1980)

Posted on July 29, 2024 by admin

The two very good reasons to see (or re-watch) ‘The Long Good Friday‘ (1980) are Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. The two actors play the two main roles, and these roles seem to be their first consistent roles in feature … Continue reading →

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another movie about the Boleyn sisters (film: The Other Boleyn Girl – Justin Chadwick, 2008)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by admin

One does not learn the history of Verona from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – neither from Shakespeare’s play, nor from Zeffirelli’s film, nor from Prokofiev’s ballet. This is what historical treatises are written and read for. Likewise, the story of the … Continue reading →

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Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson were still here (film: The Great Escaper – Oliver Parker, 2023)

Posted on July 10, 2024 by admin

As I get older, it becomes more and more difficult for me to watch movies starring the great actors who have accompanied my life of a cinephile and who have reached venerable ages. The feelings are mixed. On the one … Continue reading →

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