British Films

Since this sequel starts off exactly where The Descent left things, there’s no point sitting through it unless you enjoyed the first instalment. However, luckily for Brit film company Celador, plenty of punters did just that, so The Descent 2 is just as likely to be a hit – and not just in the surprise way that the original one was. Read the full story

Micheal Caine can’t exactly pick the scripts like he used to, but he must’ve still thought he was onto a good one here… Although 2007’s Boy A went straight to TV, the feature-length show was lauded a critical success, which means the big screen follow-up of director John Crowley has been highly anticipated. Read the full story

Finally, after more than ten years in the making, Kevin Sampson’s bestselling novel arrives on the big screen. And fans of the book won’t be disappointed – the best things come to those who wait, after all.
Set in 1979, the film follows the tale of Paul Carty (played by Nicky Bell) – a disillusioned 19-year-old from Birkenhead who, through his friend Elvis (Liam Boyle), becomes involved with the football and fighting loving gang The Pack. This isn’t your typical footie flick, though – the coming-of-age story is as much about any of the trials and tribulations traditionally faced by youth culture; fashion, fighting, drugs, drinking, music and making out… And the hot young actors getting up to all this certainly add a bit of spark to the bleak Liverpool-setting, although nothing is glamorised in this home-grown film so don’t expect a Hollywood spin. The soundtrack is equally close to Sampson’s Scouse roots, featuring mostly north-west acts such as Echo & the Bunnymen, Magazine, Joy Division and Cabaret Voltaire, while the wardrobe – made up from Lois jeans, Lacoste t-shirts and Adidas Forest Hills training shoes (re-issued to coincide with the film release) – will instantly take back anyone old enough to have lived through the so-called casual scene.