working class

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Wang Bing's YOUTH (SPRING) Offers An Intimate Look At Working Class Youth
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Wang Bing’s YOUTH (SPRING) Offers An Intimate Look At Working Class Youth

 Youth (Spring)’s 3-plus hour length is not only necessary, but an absolute gift to sit through.

SXSW Dispatch #1: I'M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING), LANGUAGE LESSONS, & ISLANDS
SXSW Dispatch #1: I’M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING), LANGUAGE LESSONS, & ISLANDS

In his first report from SXSW Film Festival, Soham reviews I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking), Language Lessons and Islands!

WORKING MAN: A Sincere Tribute to Blue Collar America
WORKING MAN: A Sincere Tribute to Blue Collar America

Working Man is a quiet debut from writer-director Robert Jury, but all the better for it. Lana Stanczak reviews.

WILD ROSE: A Magnificent Lead Performance In An Underwhelming Underdog Story
WILD ROSE: A Magnificent Lead Performance In An Underwhelming Underdog Story

Jessie Buckley is a star, and the fact she makes Wild Rose almost worth watching is testament to her skill as an actress.

DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES: An Extraordinary Debut Released On Its 30th Anniversary
DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES: An Extraordinary Debut Released On Its 30th Anniversary

Terence Davies’ 1988 debut Distant Voices, Still Lives, newly rereleased by Arrow Academy, deserves to be treasured as one of the great British films.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: A NORTHERN SOUL: A Working Class Hero Is Something To See (& Interview With Filmmaker Sean McAllister)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: A NORTHERN SOUL: A Working Class Hero Is Something To See (& Interview With Filmmaker Sean McAllister)

Musanna Ahmed attended this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest and shares his review for A Northern Soul and his interview with director Sean McAllister.

FUNNY COW: The most unpleasant British film in recent memory
FUNNY COW: The Most Unpleasant British Film in Recent Memory

Funny Cow is one of the most harmful depictions of the British working class in popular culture since Sacha Baron Cohen’s Grimsby, in addition to being one of the most mindbogglingly racist and homophobic films in recent memory.

BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN: Rage And Decay In Coal Country
BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN: Rage And Decay In Coal Country

West Virginia has suddenly become the subject of intense scrutiny. The denizens of the state could well be forgiven for wondering where the mass media and political class were before the 2016 presidential primaries and election turned West Virginia into an unlikely bellweather for the appeal of Donald Trump’s populist rhetoric. Trump’s hardhat-donning ‘Trump Digs Coal’ campaign delivered him the state by a resounding 68.

A Few Important Films from Abbas Kiarostami: Essential Viewing For Tumultuous Times
The Beginner’s Guide To Abbas Kiarostami, Director: Essential Viewing For Tumultuous Times

Abbas Kiarostami was an Iranian filmmaker that was part of the Iranian New Wave, a movement concerning self-reflexive and humanistic films.

MYRTLE BEACH: We've Done This Dance Before, But It's A Dance I Enjoy
MYRTLE BEACH: We’ve Done This Dance Before, But It’s A Dance I Enjoy

Myrtle Beach takes a look at working class people within the predominantly conservative city, painting them in an empathetic, relatable light.

CHICKEN: An Emotional Sucker-Punch

Chicken is a British drama directed by Joe Stephenson, which debuted last year in the UK at the Edinburgh Film Festival. It follows Richard and his older brother Polly, who find themselves continuously travelling in their caravan for a place to call home. Richard, younger and more optimistic in his view, seeks stability, but Polly’s ever-increasing abusive behaviour seems to be getting the better of him.