Reviews
Wednesday, May 23 2012
Cannes 2012: 'The Angels' Share' + 'Killing Them Softly'
Much like Ken Loach's The Angels' Share, Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly features scatterbrained thieves and clever fast-paced dialogue.
Thursday, May 5 2011
'Kes': The Bird Appropriate to the Common Man
A phrase attributed to Truman Capote might well be applied to Billy Casper and his kestrel, as well: The world is not kind to little things.
Tuesday, September 11 2007
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Ken Loach’s controversial Palm d’Or winner is a work of supreme ambivalence.
Friday, March 16 2007
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Ken Loach's Cannes Palme d'Or-winning film uses a familiar narrative form, it does so in a way that leaves the form itself in doubt, heroizing no one, offering no resolution.
Friday, December 17 2004
A Fond Kiss (2003)
At the end of A Fond Kiss, Ken Loach's latest film, we are left with a lingering anxiety about the viability of interracial relationships.
Bread and Roses (2000) [1.Jan.95]
