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Tag / Ken Loach

June 28, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Poor Cow (1967)

  • Loach, Ken
  • 1967, Ken Loach, UK
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Carol White’s excellent performance as a young working-class woman in Ken Loach’s first feature gives us a taste of late ‘60s UK and what it feels like to suffer from the misdeeds of men.     

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Sorry We Missed You (2019)

  • Loach, Ken
  • 2019, Ken Loach, UK
  • 2 Comments

Ken Loach’s take on the perils and false hopes of the gig economy is at once heartbreaking and angry.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

  • Criterion Collection, Loach, Ken
  • 2016, Ken Loach, UK
  • 1 Comment

A tremendously urgent social realist work with a strong emotional core, blessed by Loach’s unadulterated approach to simplicity.  

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Land and Freedom (1995)

  • Loach, Ken
  • 1995, Ken Loach, Spain, UK
  • 1 Comment

Loach tackles the Spanish Civil War with aplomb in this unique war film that is not about war itself but the battle of ideals and minds.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Kes (1970)

  • Criterion Collection, Loach, Ken
  • 1970, Ken Loach, UK
  • 1 Comment

Arguably Ken Loach’s masterpiece of 1970s British working-class social realism, with an absolutely stunning performance by the 14-year old non-professional actor David Bradley.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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