High-Rise: an attempt to criticise Western and British society results in a collection of boring soap opera sub-plots
Ben Wheatley, “High-Rise” (2015) British author J G Ballard’s novels and short stories are famous
Tag: British Films
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover: a parable on the decline and fall of neoliberal British society and culture
Peter Greenaway, “The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover” (1989) Straight away viewers
British Films | Russian and Soviet Films
A significant political interview of amazing revelations in “Secret World of the US Election: Julian Assange Talks to John Pilger”
John Pilger, “Secret World of the US Election: Julian Assange Talks to John Pilger” (RT.com,
British Films | French and French-language Films
A trite plot and character stereotyping can’t lift “Paris 2054: Renaissance” from bland SF thriller genre
Christian Volckman, “Paris 2054: Renaissance” (2006) A glossy animated style of minimal black-and-white presentation, emphasising
British Films | North American Films
The Man Who Fell to Earth: a satire on US cut-throat capitalist society and how it alienates, controls and dehumanises people
Nicholas Roeg, “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976) For a film with hardly much
Whistle: a bland and modest sci-fi thriller that saves its killer punch for the last
Duncan Jones, “Whistle” (2002) “Moon” director Duncan Jones’ first feature is a 29-minute short that
The Image: a tiny study of mental crisis, homoeroticism and creepy atmosphere sets a template for David Bowie’s future career
Michael Armstrong, “The Image” (1967) Notable mainly for being singer and sometime actor David Bowie’
David Bowie Under Review 1976 – 1979: The Berlin Trilogy – a good if dry introduction to David Bowie’s most influential recordings
Christian Davies, “David Bowie Under Review 1976 – 1979: The Berlin Trilogy” (2006) David Bowie’s
Suffragette: catering to narrow interests of identity politics over the real interests of people it claims to defend
Sarah Gavron, “Suffragette” (2015) Of the recent plethora of British historical drama movies, Gavron’s film
British Films | East African Films
The Constant Gardener: a decent film with a message about corporate greed and psychopathy within the limits of the political thriller genre
Fernando Meirelles, “The Constant Gardener” (2005) Based on the novel of the same name by