Back To Black: The Coles Notes Version of Amy Winehouse's Life
ReviewJim SlotekBack To Black, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Matt Greenhaigh, Marisa Abela, Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, Biopic, Amy Winehouse, Drama, British
High & Low: Brilliant Doc Captures Designer John Galliano’s Stupendous Rise and Fall
ReviewJim SlotekHigh & Low: John Galliano, Kevin Macdonald, John Galliano, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Documentary, Fashion, Fast fashion, British
The Gentlemen: Guy Ritchie Back in Action with Series about Badass Brit Criminals
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Gentleman, Nteflix, Series, Guy Ritchie, Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Ray Winstone, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, British, Gangsters, Netflix series
How to Have Sex: Perfunctory Title Belies Wallop of Message in New Drama
ReviewJim SlotekUn Certain Regard, Cannes, How to Have Sex, Molly Manning Walker, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Mia McKenna-Bruce, British, Issues of consent, TIFF 23, First feature, Coming-of-age stories
Criminal Record: Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo Go Toe-To-Toe in Brit Crime Drama
ReviewJim SlotekCriminal Record, Streaming, Paul Rutman, Shaun James Grant, Jim Loach, Cush Jumbo, Peter Capaldi, Apple TV+, Cop drama, British, crime drama
The Lesson: Noir Tutor Tale is a Stately Exercise in Class-Based Mystery
Blue Jean: Ace Debut Feature Chronicles Troubling Times for Gays in Thatcher’s Britain
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekBlue Jean, Georgia Oakley, Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Gay rights, Thatcher's Britain, first feature, British, Drama
What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Yeah, It’s a Formulaic Rom Com. Got a Problem with That?
By Karen Gordon
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Original-Cin Q&A: Rom Com Writer, Star Explore Arranged Marriage Though Modern Lens
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekWhat’s Love Got to Do with It?, TIFF 2022, Shekhar Kapur, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif, Lily James, rom-com, Cross Cultural, British, Jemima Khan, Arranged marriage
Original-Cin Q&A: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis Talk Spies, Lies and A Spy Among Friends
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekPrime Video, Mini-series, Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, A Spy Among Friends, British, espionage, Thriller, 1960s, adaptation, Ben Macintyre, Q&A
True Things: Ruth Wilson as A Woman Undone, Half-Willingly
A Banquet: Psychological Horror Uses Food as Metaphor for Possession
ReviewJim SlotekHorror, TIFF 2021, British, A Banquet, Ruth Paxton, Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Kaine Zajaz, Lindsay Duncan, Ruby Stokes
Nemesis: Low-Grade British Gangster Saga Is a Cold and Tasteless Disappointment
ReviewJim SlotekNemesis, Jonathan Sothcott, British, Thriller, Billy Murray, Nick Moran, Bruce Payne, James Crow, Gangsters, Twist ending, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott
Censor: Sharp Thriller Heralds Bold Talents of Emerging Director Prano Bailey-Bond
The Courier: Cold War-Era Espionage Thriller Adds a Jewel to the Canon
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Courier, Cold War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessie Buckley, Dominic Cooke, Spy thrillers, Rachel Brosnahan, Merab Ninidze, British, MI6, CIA
Sacrilege: Strong Female Characters get Wasted (Literally) in Suspense-less Horror
Review, PreviewJim SlotekSacrilege, Horror, David Creed, Tamaryn Payne, Emily Wyatt, Sian Abrams, Naomi Willow, Paganism, Nightmares, British, Thriller, Midsommar
Military Wives: Formulaic Dramedy from Full Monty Director Pleasant but Dull
Sometimes Always Never: British Dramedy Aims to Please, Occasionally Succeeds
ReviewSometimes Always Never, Bill Nighy, Jenny Agutter, Carl Hunter, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe, Tim McInnerny, Louis Healy, British, Dra, Dramedy
Wild Rose: Heartwarming Tale Persuasively Tallies the Price of Chasing Dreams
The Party: The Night They Drove Each Other Down…
