However, things change when a new gang turns up and the police and established crooks have to form an unlikely alliance in order to catch them. There are some brilliant British crime comedy movies, many of them made decades ago but still as funny as ever. Films such as “The Ladykillers...
Withheld from release for three years - ironically, because of its depiction of police brutality - the film was unfairly overlooked until this century, when a much-needed restoration and re-release gave audiences the chance to rediscover not just a key work of British cinema, but an immersive,...
Its gentle but engrossing nature was in stark contrast to other harder-hitting police dramas, leading to a surprise success in the UK. The Granada series was not the first time "Dangerous" Davies had appeared on television. In 1981 a TV movie, Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective, ...
Richard Ayoade is a British actor, TV presenter and author, but he has also proven himself to be a great director when given the chance. After his coming-of-age comedy-dramaSubmarine,Ayoade's second movie adapted a lesser-known novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.The Doublestars Jesse Eisenberg as ...
Comedy Central Travel the cosmos with this epic sci-fi-focused streaming bundle 1/12/2025 by David Satin The Streamable Comedian Russell Howard Quits TV After 19 Years: “I Just Prefer Doing Stand-Up” 1/11/2025 by Arunava Chakrabarty ...
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HOW TO KILL MONSTERS Splattery horror comedy – reviews – trailer – out Dec 6th How to Kill Monsters is a 2023 comedy horror film about the sole survivor of a massacre who must team up with cops and criminals to defend a police station … ...
This is more than just a music promo. It's more than a pre-MTV attempt to market a band through film. It's an honest-to-god comedy with genuine wit and heart and also - not incidentally - some terrific tunes. A day in the life of the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania, rush...
After a series of comically catastrophic failings, mafia run-ins, and the small matter of evading police reprimand, the seasoned British gangsters audaciously chance their arm, with the help of the iconic getaway car of choice, the mini. 2 The Long Good Friday Paramount Pictures John ...
Idris Elba stars as DCI John Luther in this gritty police drama, which sees him forced to choose between his personal relationships and his talent for solving bloody crimes.The Affair's Ruth Wilson plays a wonderful nemesis. Most recently, the detective returned in Netflix filmLuther: The Falle...