This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Angel Lloyd. Billy Elliot (2000) Director: Stephen Daldry Screenwriter: Lee Hall Starring: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells Billy Elliot celebrated its twentieth anniversary not long ago, yet its portrait of England’s North East still resonates with the same emotional power … Read more

A Field in England (2013)Director: Ben WheatleyScreenwriter: Amy JumpStarring: Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley, Richard Glover, Ryan Pope, Peter Ferdinando, Julian Barratt Ben Wheatley has established himself as one of Britain’s most distinctive and prolific contemporary filmmakers. His body of work is uncompromising, often brutal, and defiantly difficult to categorize, making him a divisive figure among … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Christopher Connor. Hot Fuzz (2007) Director: Edgar Wright Screenwriters: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Lucy Punch, Olivia Colman, Jim Broadbent, Alice Lowe, Timothy Dalton Edgar Wright’s 2007 action-comedy Hot Fuzz stands as the middle chapter of the Cornetto Trilogy, … Read more

“Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë has inspired countless adaptations across film, television, theatre and even music — most famously Kate Bush’s 1978 song “Wuthering Heights.” The novel’s turbulent story of Heathcliff and Catherine on the bleak Yorkshire moors continues to be a rich source for filmmakers. Of the many versions, four English-language feature films stand … Read more

Sweet Sixteen (2002) Director: Ken Loach Screenwriter: Paul Laverty Starring: Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane Ken Loach’s Sweet Sixteen remains a striking example of contemporary British social realism. Set in a small Scottish town, the 2002 drama follows Liam, a young man whose determination to build a better life for himself and … Read more

This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Adult Life Skills (2016)Director: Rachel TunnardScreenwriter: Rachel TunnardStarring: Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Alice Lowe, Brett Goldstein, Ozzy Myers, Eileen Davies, Edward Hogg Rachel Tunnard’s Adult Life Skills is a gently offbeat British independent film that handles grief with uncommon honesty and a dry, … Read more

Rarely do my interests in movies and reality television collide, but they did with the 2015 film Pitching Love and Catching Faith. Starring Vanderpump Rules cast member LaLa Kent, the movie follows two community college athletes who navigate a courtship shaped by religiously motivated chastity. The film, produced by Star Mountain Pictures and written and … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Leoni Horton of Leoni Horton Movies. Good Time (2017) Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Screenwriters: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Starring: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress, Taliah Webster, Barkhad Abdi The Safdie Brothers’ gritty thriller Good Time thrusts the viewer into a … Read more

Stuber (2019) Director: Michael Dowse Screenwriter: Tripper Clancy Starring: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Morales, Jimmy Tatro, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan Review: Stuber (2019) — A Modern Buddy Cop Comedy Stuber (2019) pairs former wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista and comedian-actor Kumail Nanjiani in an action-comedy that refreshes the buddy cop formula with an unlikely … Read more

Hi, my name is Annice and until recently I had never seen Jurassic Park. Last year I watched Die Hard for the first time and it immediately became my favourite Christmas movie. That encouraged me to tackle another long-standing cinematic blind spot: Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dinosaur epic, Jurassic Park. For the first time in this … Read more