Ken Loach

Vancouver International Film Festival Announces 2023 Lineup of Films, Live Events and More

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2023

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) returns to the city this month, with 140 films and 100 shorts appearing on 10 screens in s...

​Thom Yorke Hits Back over Israel Controversy: "Playing in a Country Isn't the Same as Endorsing Its Government"

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2017

After signing his name to an open letter urging Radiohead to boycott Israel and rethink their scheduled show in Tel Aviv, director Ken Loac...

I, Daniel Blake

Directed by Ken Loach

PUBLISHED May 1, 2017

This review was originally published during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival On paper, the basic premise of I, Daniel Blake se...

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Ken Loach is a master of presenting the struggles of the world in the lives of a few. Politics, class struggle intertwined with love and ha...

The Angels' Share

Ken Loach

PUBLISHED May 16, 2013

It may take its time in getting there, but Ken Loach's The Angels' Share eventually develops into a sunny, goofy breed of heist picture. Ra...

It's A Free World

Ken Loach

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2007

Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley) returns with a sharp drama about illegal workers in the UK. Brassy blonde Angie (Kierston Warei...

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2007

There are many ways you can censure this, Ken Loach’s hour of glory after winning the top prize at Cannes. It’s a ruefully one-sided depict...