PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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SARAH-JANE COYLE applauds a stage production of the film I Daniel Blake, and analyses how fictional representations cut through popular prejudice
David Nellist as Daniel Blake at Northern Stage
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LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
MARY CONWAY admires a brave and topical study of Armageddon that is, unfortunately, unable to come to a conclusion
ANDY HEDGECOCK, JAMES WALSH and JAMIE BRITTON review Hanging by a Wire, I Want Your Sex, The Pout-Pout Fish, and Rise of the Foot Soldier: Retribution
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The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
KEN LOACH’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system.
The film follows 59-year-old widower Daniel Blake who suffers a heart attack and becomes unable to work.
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