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British Cinema Archives: 04/2024

Babylon - 1980 - Franco Rosso

‘Warrior Charge’: the enduring legacy of Franco Rosso’s ‘Babylon’

A stunning portrait of Thatcherite Britain.

Ben Forrest
Apr 30, 2024
William Hogarth - Ken Loach - Split

How William Hogarth inspired Ken Loach’s entire career

“Modern moral subjects.”

Thomas Coll
Apr 27, 2024
The Debt Collector - 1999 - Billy Connolly

‘The Debt Collector’: the underrated British crime movie based on a real-life gangster

When redemption doesn’t go to plan.

Scott Campbell
Apr 24, 2024
Free Cinema- how British filmmaking was revolutionised in the 1950s

Free Cinema: how British filmmaking was revolutionised in the 1950s

Era-defining.

Aimee Ferrier
Apr 23, 2024
'Sleepwalker'- the 1980s horror about the nightmare of Thatcherite Britain

‘Sleepwalker’: the 1980s horror about the nightmare of Thatcherite Britain

A chilling work…

Aimee Ferrier
Apr 18, 2024
'On Days Like These'- why 'The Italian Job' has the perfect opening scene - 1969

‘On Days Like These’: why ‘The Italian Job’ has the perfect opening scene

The art of the set-up.

Ben Forrest
Apr 16, 2024
Richard Curtis - Screenwriter - Campaigner - Director

Essentially irresponsible: how Richard Curtis has made a career misrepresenting Britain

A filmography of falsehoods.

Thomas Coll
Apr 13, 2024
Sightseers - Ben Wheatley - 2012

Is ‘Sightseers’ the greatest depiction of the wonderfully weird English countryside?

“He’s not a person, he’s a Daily Mail reader!”

Thomas Coll
Apr 11, 2024
The two erotic movies that caused a moral panic in 1970s Britain - Split

The two erotic movies that caused a moral panic in 1970s Britain

Shocking.

Aimee Ferrier
Apr 9, 2024
How Edgar Wright's 'Shaun of the Dead' set the tempo for modern British cinema -2004

How Edgar Wright’s ‘Shaun of the Dead’ set the tempo for modern British cinema

From swingball to pub crawls.

Elle Palmer
Apr 9, 2024
East Is East - 1999 - Damien O'Donnell

‘East is East’: an uneasy depiction of multiculturalism in ’70s Britain

1970s Britain on screen.

Aimee Ferrier
Apr 9, 2024
Nil By Mouth - 1997 - Ray Winstone - Gary Oldman

‘Nil by Mouth’: Gary Oldman’s gritty debut that broke profanity records

Unflinching portrayal of working-class Britain.

Thomas Coll
Apr 5, 2024

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