Set in London, Sorry We Missed You follows a working-class family, the Turners, as they try to keep their head above water financially and emotionally in the freelance and gig economy. Sorry We Missed You is a harrowing look at what it takes … Continue reading SORRY WE MISSED YOU
Back for number 42, the Denver Film Festival (DFF) returns Oct. 30 through Nov. 10, under a dark cloud. This will be the first DFF in over 20 years without Artistic Director Brit Withey at the helm. On March 31, … Continue reading The Show Must Go On: Dispatches from the 42nd Denver Film Festival
I, DANIEL BLAKE When I, Daniel Blake was announced as the winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the critical press was stunned that anything could have topped Maren Ade’s German comedy, Toni Erdmann. Par for the course, really: … Continue reading The 39th Denver Film Festival — Day 6 & 7
Why do they say I hate my country? And what does that even mean? Am I supposed to hate my town, am I supposed to hate all English people, or my government? And if I do hate my government, does … Continue reading Born On This Day — June 17, 1936
A movie isn’t a political movement, a party, or even an article. It’s just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage. —Ken Loach Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 17, 2013
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