Movies
“Finding Your Feet” would be facedown on the ground if it didn’t have its well-burnished cast of U.K. acting heavyweights, led by Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and Joanna Lumley.
March 29, 2018
Middle-aged women embrace their inner strippers for a good cause: cancer research.
Dec. 19, 2003
One of the funniest moments in “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” arrives as an American named Guy, played by Richard Gere, enters the dining room at the Indian getaway setting to a decidedly appreciative audience.
Jan. 9, 2015
It takes two to be sisters, two to have a rivalry, and two exceptional actresses to turn “Hilary and Jackie” into a compelling look at the most intimate and troubling of family dynamics.
Dec. 30, 1998
Five years after the romantic drama “Last Chance Harvey,” British filmmaker Joel Hopkins reteams with Emma Thompson for a caper set on the Côte d’Azur.
May 23, 2014
It’s always a pleasure to behold Karen Allen, her warmth and beauty undimmed since such early movies as “Animal House” and “A Small Circle of Friends.”
Sept. 14, 2017
Large yet puckish Robbie Coltrane -- forensic psychologist Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald of the British series “Cracker” and Rubeus Hagrid of “Harry Potter” fame -- is the main attraction of “The Planman,” a diverting if ultimately preposterous caper film that gets a domestic premiere Sunday night on BBC America.
Nov. 10, 2007
The exotic, antic ground that “Nanny McPhee” treads has been well-traveled by such diverse products as “Beetlejuice,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (both versions), “James and the Giant Peach,” “The Witches” and, most especially, “Mary Poppins.”
Jan. 27, 2006
Television
Those waxing euphoric about all British television haven’t seen much British television.
Jan. 4, 1995
In ‘Imagine Me & You,’ a bride falls for the female florist. It aims for charm but settles for predictable.