Casim is a second generation Pakistani living in Glasgow, and while he may have fully embraced the culture into which he was born, his parents still have certain expectations of him. Casim is due to marry his cousin, Jasmine; a wedding expected and condoned by his Muslim family. But their son has fallen in love with a white Glaswegian Catholic, Roisin, and as their relationship develops so the inevitability of their discovery looms. Ken Loach's film is a thoughtful and, as always, uncompromising
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ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 1 (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
Bit of an oddity, this one. Ostensibly made for TV, Angels In America has a distinctly cinematic aesthetic that belies its ambitions to surpass its medium. Like Six Feet Under and to a lesser extent, '24', the series could easily play as a movie if not for its gargantuan running time (this one clocks in at 6 hours...). Set in Reaganite America, the central plot follows two gay men dealing with the burgeoning presence of AIDS in their day-to-day existence. The prevailing theme of religion and the
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ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 2 (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
Bit of an oddity, this one. Ostensibly made for TV, Angels In America has a distinctly cinematic aesthetic that belies its ambitions to surpass its medium. Like Six Feet Under and to a lesser extent, '24', the series could easily play as a movie if not for its gargantuan running time (this one clocks in at 6 hours...). Set in Reaganite America, the central plot follows two gay men, both living in the closet, dealing with the burgeoning presence of AIDS in their day-to-day existence. The prevalin
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THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS (2001)
Certification15 Our Rating
After being caught drawing an obscene comic book, a group of Catholic school friends plan a prank to make them local legends. An intelligent, thoughtful and well acted coming of age drama that effectively mixes animated flights of fantasy with the real characters.
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THE MOSQUITO COAST (1986)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Harrison Ford in his most acclaimed role, that of eccentric inventor Ali Fox, who, despising western civilisation, takes his family off to live in the jungle of Central America. A misguided utopian and high idealist (read: raving lunatic) who is unwittingly a danger to those around him. A fine adaptation of Paul Theroux's novel.
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