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Unfortunately, though all the performances are strong, there's simply not enough chemistry between the leads to make their struggle believable.

One of The Angels' Share's strongest points is the way the script and the actors capture natural language.

It just goes to show that for tens of thousands, the Sixties was a distant cry from sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.

The film preserves a sense of immediacy and is achingly relevant for our times much in the same way Cathy Come Home was for the Sixties.

Loach gives voice with eloquence to the disenfranchised and celebrates the spirit of working people.

Kes is one of those films that's perhaps dwarfed by its reputation; it's a deeply personal and humble little film at its core.

A warm-hearted film which moves effortlessly between scenes of suffering and side-splitting comedy, Looking For Eric is a real gem.

It's not so much kitchen sink, as tenement trauma.

The unknown cast are magnificent, the humour and banter very Yorkshire.

Will anyone see this who wouldn't anyway?

The plot is spartan, which does not mean it isn't engaging.

Route Irish just about overcomes these shortcomings in its portrayal of the de-humanising consequences of modern warfare.

A narrative that hits your emotional solar plexus with the raw power of the performances and the deceptive simplicity of the story.

Loach lets those who lived through this speak for themselves.

Laverty's script is so bare of sentiment, it hurts.

The trans-European train on which the film's sections unfold is the perfect setting for such a synergistic venture.

You could talk your way round the houses and still come up with very good reasons for believing that when Loach goes political, he makes Karl Marx look benign.