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Wonderland **** (1999, Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Jack Shepherd, Kika Markham, Ian Hart, John Simm, Stuart Townsend) – Classic Movie Review 3046

Michael Winterbottom’s 1999 drama of working-class Londoners Bill (Jack Shepherd) and Eileen (Kika Markham) and their three lonely grown-up daughters is a typically intense, effective and  gloomy tale. They are cafe waitress Nadia, (Gina McKee ) […]

Nov, 09

Welcome to Sarajevo *** (1997, Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei) – Classic Movie Review 3042

The story of ITN newsman Michael Nicholson is re-told in director Michael Winterbottom’s complex, hard-hitting 1997 movie take on the conflict in Bosnia. Stephen Dillane exudes earnest propriety as the British TV journalist (slightly fictionalised […]

Nov, 07

The Emperor’s New Clothes *** (2015, Russell Brand) – Movie Review

Perhaps atoning for the Andrew Sachs scandal, Russell Brand does a full Michael Moore, taking to the streets, banks, schools and houses, and thoroughly enjoying a 100-minute rant against bankers and Conservatives in this nimble feature […]

Apr, 22

The Face of an Angel ***½ (2014, Daniel Brühl, Kate Beckinsale, Cara Delevingne) – Movie Review

Director Michael Winterbottom’s intelligent and involving film takes the real-life Italian murder case of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007 and turns it into a sideways take on events, profitably focusing on a documentary film-maker/screenwriter (Daniel Brühl) and his […]

Mar, 26

24 Hour Party People **** (2002, Steve Coogan, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson, Paddy Considine, Keith Allen) – Classic Movie Review 1978

Steve Coogan impresses as Tony Wilson, the real-life pop producer behind bands, including Joy Division, New Order, the Happy Mondays and Manic Street Preachers. Director Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 film presents an edgy, graphic view of […]

Dec, 19

Butterfly Kiss *** (1995, Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson) – Classic Movie Review 1902

Director Michael Winterbottom’s scary 1995 British thriller stars Amanda Plummer as hysterical psychopath lesbian Eunice, who is walking from one filling station to another along the roads of northern England. Searching for Judith, the woman, […]

Nov, 29

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