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The Old Oak – so-called because it’s the name of the last remaining pub in the area – opens with one of many Syrian families moving into Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, the area run-down and deprived like …
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I, Daniel Blake on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
I, Daniel Blake begins with the 59-year-old carpenter titular character, portrayed by comedian Dave Johns, applying for ESA (Employment and Support Allowance), and being asked a succession of – irrelevant, to him – questions when …
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I, Daniel Blake – Ken Loach’s essential parable for our times – The DVDfever Cinema Review
I, Daniel Blake begins with the 59-year-old carpenter titular character, portrayed by comedian Dave Johns, applying for ESA (Employment and Support Allowance), and being asked a succession of – irrelevant, to him – questions when …
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