This Is England: ‘Johnny Jarvis’ on DVD reviewed
❉ A valuable social document capturing the mood of post-punk England.
STEPHEN FREARS
‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (DVD/Blu-ray) reviewed
❉ A brutal, witty, slice of social realism that deconstructs Thatcherism, identity and the notion of society.
‘The Ironic Filmmaking of Stephen Frears’ by Lesley Brill reviewed
❉ Laura Mayne reviews an accessible, nuanced study of Stephen Frears’ films, from anti-establishment to establishment.
Richard Stanley’s ‘Dust Devil’ and the changing face of Film4
❉ We revisit Richard Stanley’s ‘Dust Devil’ and look at its place in Film4’s history.