Tolkien / A Light in the Darkness (2019)
Biography | Drama | War
The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Pam Ferris, Derek Jacobi, Genevieve O'Reilly, Craig Roberts
Director: Dome Karukoski
Meantime (1984)
Comedy | Drama
An odd film, primarily looking at how the dole affects the underclass in Britain. Tim Roth stars as Colin, a slow and possibly intellectually disabled man living with his parents and brother in a housing project. He and his sarcastic manipulative brother still behave like teenagers, living with their parents, harassing each other. The problem is that they are in their late teens or twenties. Neighborhood characters include Hayley, a young woman with a crush on Colin, and Coxy (Gary Oldman) a violent local skinhead who befriends Colin. Trouble ensues when their wealthy aunt gives Colin a job and his brother becomes jealous.
Starring: Phil Daniels, Tim Roth, Marion Bailey, Pam Ferris, Gary Oldman, Tilly Vosburgh
Director: Mike Leigh
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Children's television star Rainbow Randolph is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by Smoochy, an idealistic purple rhinoceros. When Randolph discovers that Smoochy is also having an affair with Randolph's ex-lover Nora, a top programming executive at the network, he plots his revenge.
Starring: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart, Pam Ferris
Director: Danny DeVito
Matilda / Roald Dahl's Matilda (1996)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
See The world from a kid's-eye view with Matilda, a modern fairy tale that mixes hilarious humbor with the magical message of love.
Starring: Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris
Director: Danny DeVito
