Tower Block first published by Little White Lies “Built for affordable living after the Second World War” (as the text at the film’s beginning informs us), tower blocks were once “popular places to live” but, neglected, became “a breeding ground for crime and violence”, now targeted for redevelopment. Indeed, these urban islands might be regarded as…
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Starred Up (2013)
Starred Up first published by EyeforFilm Starred Up is a story of fathers and sons, of violence and control, of pent-up emotions and revolving doors, of self-perpetuating problems and unwanted (if certainly effective) solutions. In other words it is a film about masculinity and society, which just happens to be set in the closed system…