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Toryboy the Movie (2010)
ToryBoy The Vote You Must Cast
Shocking to see this film being re-release in 2015 after its first screening only to be banned in its located town of Middlesbrough! This bold and frankly gob smacking brass balled approach of film maker John Walsh leaves you thinking for days, what travesty the election process is. Set in a remote north of England town, ToryBoy The Movie is documentary film making par excellence.
It is reveal thought-provoking and a joy good watch there is some strong and fruity language throughout, but anyone who is a fan of Veep or The Thick of It won't be too shocked. But you will be shock by the 30 year bare faced arrogance of the incumbent MP the now late Sir Stuart Bell and his disgraceful record.
You don't have to be a fan of politics to enjoy this and if politics is your bag be ready to be challenged to the very core.
Monarch (2000)
King Henry VIII re-imagined
This is masterful filmmaking by director John Walsh. It's beautifully shot, wonderfully acted and built around a moment of suspense Hitchcock would have been proud of. But Walsh's greatest masterstroke is his choice of subject matter. On the surface, King Henry VIII seems like a gossipy story that has been the most retold one of the 20th Century.
But as the drama develops, the enormity of the situation hits you. The monarch had long ceased to wield political power, there was something very shaky about the monarchy. In this stylish film, King Henry VIII (TP McKenna) is an arrogant and dangerous but also vulnerable and susceptible to the tricks played by his own mind. Thanks in part to the ghost Queens played by Jean Marsh.
This is on a very small intimate scale, but the claustrophobic sets, haunting music and refined direction make this one of the most tense costume dramas I have seen.