Wonderland

The members of a British working-class family see their lives starting to come apart as the Nation prepares to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day (named for an anarchist who tried to blow up Parliament) in Michael Winterbottom's drama Wonderland. Eileen (Kika Markham) and Bill (Jack Shepherd) are a married ...more

Adding to his repertoire as one of the most eclectic British directors working at the turn of the century, Michael Winterbottom takes a successful stab at Robert Altman territory with this multi-layered tale of various malcontents in modern-day suburban London. Bearing a conflict-packed storyline and a drab, hand-held 16mm look, Wonderland's view of modern-day fears, tensions, and romantic angst is resolutely dour, but Winterbottom and his talented stable of performers are able to convey a sense ...more