The Promised Land
Gurinder Chadha’s Springsteen-themed blockbuster Blinded by the Light is a poignant account of the class and racial ties that bind.
Articles by
Carl Neville
Carl Neville has written two books on film, Classless (Zero, 2010) and No More Heroes (Zero, 2015), and a novel, Resolution Way (Repeater Books, 2016).
Tony Blair Made Me Hardcore
The ‘rave nostalgia’ film Beats provides an image of collective joy with politicised resonances in the present.
Shoplifters of Japan, Unite
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or-winning film focuses on an unusual Japanese family and their attempts to live in the cracks of a failing system.
Documenting Dignity
Agnes Varda has died. Her last film is a reminder that those on the margins of society are often most worthy of the camera’s gaze.