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Tim Bryant

Grew up in South London, got heavily into film as a student when at University of Wales Swansea and on exchange at University of New Mexico. After graduating in 2001 worked in media briefly before going to Australia and Japan as a TEFL teacher. Now based back in London. Favourite film maker is David Lynch, favourite film 2046

Latest Film Reviews

  • Army Of Shadows (1969)
    Review preview for Army Of Shadows

    A cold, monumental and disturbing piece of cinema.

    Tim Bryant · 5 out of 5
    Harrowing and stylistically strong drama about the plight of the French Resistance.
  • Tony Takitani (2004)
    Review preview for Tony Takitani

    An accomplished but difficult to watch film.

    Tim Bryant · 3 out of 5
    A lonely man's search for happiness.
  • Pusher (1996)
    Review preview for Pusher

    he film does everything right in its portrayal of a character on the run... the characters are searingly real.

    Tim Bryant · 4 out of 5
    Seminal gangster film about an unrepentant drug dealer. Out to own as part of the European Mavericks Heart Of Darkness box set.
  • Upstairs, Downstairs: The Complete Third Series (1973)
    Review preview for Upstairs, Downstairs: The Complete Third Series

    Peerless as TV drama.

    Tim Bryant · 3.5 out of 5
    National and social changes amongst the privileged and servant classes in London during tempestuous times before The Great War.
  • A Fine Romance: The Complete Second Series (1982)
    Review preview for A Fine Romance: The Complete Second Series

    The writing is consistently sharp and funny.

    Tim Bryant · 4 out of 5
    Eighties sitcom continues the comic travails of a famous mismatched couple
  • Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2005)
    Review preview for Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

    The script and acting are, at times, very weak.

    Tim Bryant · 3 out of 5
    Real life gangster rap fairy tale, with 50 Cent.

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