Made in Dagenham: perky comedy-drama that’s a little shallow but enjoyable nevertheless
Nigel Cole, “Made in Dagenham”, BBC Films / UK Film Council (2010) Much in the vein of other British comedy-dramas that revolve around social and…
British Films
Reviews of films from the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).
Control: apt title for Joy Division / Ian Curtis biopic where control is not much in evidence
It’s apt that this biopic about Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis should be called Control because, apart from the reference to the famous Joy Division…
Nowhere Boy
You don’t need to know much about The Beatles or John Lennon in particular to watch Sam Taylor-Wood’s Nowhere Boy (Ecosse Films / Icon), a fictionalised…