The Angels' Share

Scottish social-realist director Ken Loach is back with a new movie about young delinquents and a whisky-distillery heist.

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

I, Daniel Blake

Ken Loach's latest offers dignity in the face of humiliation

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jimmy's Hall

Ken Loach film is based on an episode in the life of Jimmy Gralton

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Barry Ward, Francis Magee, Aileen Henry, Simone..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bread and Roses

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Adrien Brody and..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Name Is Joe

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Anne-Marie Kennedy, David McKay, Lorraine Mcintosh, Gary..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Raining Stones

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Custody

A disturbingly honest portrayal of abuse and divorce

"...cinema with a grounded kitchen-sink drama sensibility, evocative of Ken Loach at his most incisive. He even weaves in..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

This Is England

Set in Thatcherite England, this semi-autobiographical story tells of a descent from mischievous schoolboy to junior skinhead.

"...jouissance of Guy Ritchie and the social realism of Ken Loach, this ballsy drama freeze-frames bleak Thatcherite Yorkshire and..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Land and Freedom

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Iciar Bollain, Tom..."

June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Riff-Raff

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Robert Carlyle, Emer Mccourt, Jimmy Cleman, George..."

April 23, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sorry We Missed You

Ken Loach eviscerates the gig economy in this vérité masterpiece

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Ross..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach paints a grim realist portrait that captures the solemnity of an Ireland turning on itself and the tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other.

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Gerard..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Joe Carnahan; with Carnahan, Dan Leis, Ken Rudolph, Dan Harlan...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

How to Have Sex

Un Certain Regard winner explores first sex and consent from the perspective of a British teenager on a holiday in Crete

"...Directed by: Molly Manning Walker. Starring: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Samuel Bottomley, Shaun Thomas and..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Raging Grace

Gothic-tinged immigration melodrama is neither lurid nor incisive enough

"...Joy feels like she dropped out of a mid-Nineties Ken Loach TV play, but Katherine and Garrett are positively..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find

British revenge drama mixes grit and slick

"...English transplant to Ireland (the implication being that he’s taken full advantage of the sectarian struggles to carve out..."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Vitalina Varela

Portuguese master of social observation visits migrant workers in old age

"...away than ever from his fellow great social commentator, Ken Loach, and shows his keen kinship to the equally..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Peterloo

A political massacre loses all urgency in this bloodless period piece

"...Rachel Finnegan, Tom Meredith, Simona Bitmate, Robert Wilfort, Alastair Mackenzie, Karl Johnson and Tim McInnerny...."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Capernaum

Lebanese drama of the destitute is tough to watch, but tougher to live

"...has put them all where they are, evokes both Ken Loach at his most trenchant (think I, Daniel Blake..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Ciambra

Cinema verité depiction of life in Italy's Roma communities

"...a Pedro Costa, and the lo-fi emotion of a Ken Loach, Carpignano is undoubtedly still finding his voice...."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Scum'

What's scarier than Ray Winstone? A young Ray Winstone.

"...to cut their headline-gnashing teeth, people like Clarke and Ken Loach and middle class Ken Loach wannabe Mike Leigh...."

June 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Great Directors

Ten international filmmakers reflect on their careers and concerns for the medium

"...taped at Austin Studios); two Brits (Stephen Frears and Ken Loach); two Frenchwomen (New Wave godmother Agnes Varda and..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Even the Rain

Amid citizen unrest in Bolivia, a Spanish film crew attempts to mount a revisionist history of Christopher Columbus.

"...the script, from Paul Laverty (a frequent collaborator with Ken Loach), clumsily blocks “bad” and “good,” and unconvincingly makes..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Orphans

"...(more recently he starred as the title character in Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe). Both films depict a..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Limey

"...cuts that nevertheless make logical and progressive sense. When broken down, The Limey's story (written by Lem Dobbs, who..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

September 11

Compelling but uneven omnibus film showcases 11 films by 11 international directors.

"...Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ken Loach, Mira Nair, Amos Gitai, Youssef Chahine, Danis Tanovic,..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Raging Grace

Filipino British Gothic drama overshadows its own polemic

"...Joy feels like she dropped out of a mid-90s Ken Loach TV play, but Katherine and Garrett are positively..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Refineries and Suitcase Pimps: Riding the Red Rocket With Sean Baker

The filmmaker talks about poverty porn and real porn

"...that - sometimes. But then there are masters like Ken Loach, who knows how not to do that, and..."

Dec. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Silent Night

Social satire takes a surprising and bleak turn

"...only two Black characters, and Lily-Rose Depp as the token American) from this tight-knit community with all their old..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...movies from South Asia, announced it will do two weekends of streaming events in May. Oscilloscope Laboratories and MailChimp..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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