THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Review: Based on the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and it’s regime seen by his personal physical Dr. Garrigan who himself tried to… Read more “The Last King of Scotland”
Category: History
Marie Antoinette
MARIE ANTOINETTE Review: A biopic of the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. This takes us through her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at the age of 15… Read more “Marie Antoinette”
Misbehaviour
MISBEHAVIOUR Review: The Women’s Liberation Movement decide to hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition which was held in London every year. This was… Read more “Misbehaviour”
Hotel Mumbai
HOTEL MUMBAI Review: Recounts the 2008 true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. Director: Anthony Maras Actors: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi,… Read more “Hotel Mumbai”
A Man for All Seasons
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Review: The story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to acknowledge King Henry VIII’s break from the Roman Catholic Church to divorce… Read more “A Man for All Seasons”
United 93
UNITED 93 Review: This is the story of the real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that… Read more “United 93”
Mrs. Lowry and Son
MRS. LOWRY AND SON Review: A portrait of the beloved British artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship between his over-bearing mother Elizabeth, who dissuaded her son from… Read more “Mrs. Lowry and Son”
The Queen
THE QUEEN Review: This is the story of the death of Princess Diana and how Queen Elizabeth struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events which nobody… Read more “The Queen”
Oranges and Sunshine
ORANGES AND SUNSHINE Review: Set in 1980’s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys uncovers the truth behind the organised deportation of children from the United Kingdom to Australia… Read more “Oranges and Sunshine”
Jimmy’s Hall
JIMMY’S HALL Review: At the height of the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns to his native Ireland after ten years of exile in America. Around him he can… Read more “Jimmy’s Hall”
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