Vegetarian Brits

"...but he forgot to mention that some of us Brits are serious vegetarians who remember when the first Cranks..."

May 7, 2010 Postmarks

The Brits Do Texas

Wire in the Blood comes to Austin

"...Bone, which premieres Sunday night on BBC America. The Brits were in Austin last August filming the first four..."

April 3, 2008 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Brits Relished SXSW 2004

"...the Bush/Blair Iraq war, spare a thought for us Brits as at a minimum hourly rate of $8 and..."

April 5, 2004 Postmarks

Bye-Bye, Win Streaks; Bye-Bye, Brits

Oct. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Those Crazy Brits

If the U.S.' biggest ally in Iraq is pulling out, why are they sending one of their princes there?

Feb. 23, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Hard Getting Lectured by Brits Given Their Colonial Records, but It Doesn't Slow Them Down

Aug. 9, 2006 Postmarks

Ghost Stories

Three very British tales of terror.

"...play of the same name from the minds of Brits Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson, Ghost Stories continues the..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Quartet

A charming, funny, and sentimental comedy/drama about former opera singers living in a home for retired musicians.

"...worthy entry into that drama/comedy/romance hybrid genre of ensemble-acted older-retired-Brits made popular by 2011’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,

"...opening montage, the audience is introduced to seven aging Brits who, for one reason or another, have decided to..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

"...constant twitting of that famous stiff upper lip the Brits are so fond of displaying. (At one point, the..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In their second feature film, the wacky Brits do a number on Arthurian legend and the Middle Ages.

"...Michael Palin. In their second feature film, the wacky Brits do a number on Arthurian legend and the Middle..."

Aug. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

"...or worse, bad late-night infomercials minus the grinning ex-pat Brits. I'm not sure if it's helping matters that generic..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Good Man in Africa

"...Mister Johnson) and comes back with a satire about Brits abroad that's about as clumsy as the post-colonials' attempts..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Project A -- Part II

"...victimization of ordinary citizens by bribe-taking toadies and well-intentioned Brits who just didn't get it. When corrupt police superintendent..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Society

In this British thriller, a kid discovers that the members of his wealthy, Beverly Hills family may not be what they seem.

"...has really blown it this time out. While the Brits may go ballistic over the notion that their class-heavy..."

July 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where Angels Fear to Tread

"...Room With a View in its themes of strait-laced Brits abroad in the fecund and more demonstrative Italian climes...."

April 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wizard World: Star Trek's Marina Sirtis is a One Woman Bad Girl's Club

Counselor Troi on picking fights and scaring the boys

"...There's a law: Wherever two Brits are in conversation, they shall either talk about the..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tour de France 2012: Wiggins in Yellow

Record-breaking day for the Brits

"...God save the queen innit! Record-breaking day for the Brits! It is officially the end of the Tour de..."

July 23, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Abominable

A lot of fuzz and cuteness, but not much else to this yeti jaunt

"...1953.) Adversity comes in the form of two malevolent Brits, a female scientist and a wealthy old coot, who..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Darkest Hour

Gary Oldman disappears into the role of the beloved English statesman

"...fondness for tracking and aerial shots to depict the Brits’ losing war on the Continent, culminating in the retreat..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Miss Sloane

Jessica Chastain plays a powerful D.C. lobbyist

"...pictures) has stocked the cast with talented actors, including Brits Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mark Strong (so often a baddie,..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Genius

Editor Maxwell Perkins and author Thomas Wolfe collaborate in biopic

"...makes that case with a cast comprised of three Brits and two Australians. (Laura Linney, playing Perkins’ wife, is..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Water Diviner

Russell Crowe stars in and directs this historical drama

"...Major Hasan (Erdogan), who is now cooperating with the Brits, but is a legendary and ruthless tactician who was..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster

This sequel is a model of the martial arts movie form.

"...very model of simmering understatement. Unlike the shouty, yowling Brits, Ip Man is cool, calm, and noble in intent..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?

It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close

"...the American palate while still tasting authentic to expat Brits. So I set myself a simple quest: to find..."

May 7, 2010 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death at a Funeral

A remake of a 3-year-old British comedy, Death at a Funeral transfers its farce from a predominantly white cast to predominantly black.

"...Dinklage, Loretta Devine, Regina Hall and Keith David. The Brits invented the parlor farce and surely had an early..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

My Life in Ruins

Nia Vardalos, who hit pay dirt with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is on shakier ground with this clichéd story about an American tourist guide in Greece.

"...the goofy Americans, man-hunting Spanish senoritas, drunken Australians, uptight Brits, and an old-lady pickpocket, Dreyfuss’ widower Irv, a grieving..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Venus

Peter O'Toole, in an Oscar-caliber and -nominated performance, pulls off the tricky May-December relationship at the heart of Venus with colossal panache and sublime craft.

"...out to be a girlish version of what the Brits refer to as a "chav": all bad style and..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters @ 3AM

One of the great lessons of civilizations is that smarts don't count for much in the long run

"...Isn't that just like the Brits? "Markedly direful." It's possible Mayans knew of an asteroid..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

All-American Spam adopts an English accent; and big airlines stiff their workers

"...sales could be hurt in England because of the Brits' rather intense opposition to George W.'s war in Iraq...."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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