Recent viewing, part 2

You could make an interesting double bill out of Daniel Barber’s Harry Brown (2009) and Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block (2011). Both are set in crime-ridden British housing estates where residents are terrorized by youth gangs, both have a gritty tone which strives to create a sense of relevance and immediacy. But while they have […]

Blasts from the past

Recent Viewing: April and May, part one

Joseph Losey’s The Servant (1963): Criterion Blu-ray review

Action and politics in ’70s thrillers

Representing Violence: The Manson Family (2003)

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