Another Year

Mike Leigh’s interest in exploring emotionalism and relationships in the context of class structuring has never taken a more pleasing form than in his latest film Another Year.  That’s pretty high praise as I value his oeuvre more than most directors working today.  It’s interesting to see the way Leigh evolves, moving from one intense emotion to the next.  Before Year, we met Poppy, a blissfully happy woman, who made everything... Read More

Happy-Go-Lucky

The trailer to this feel-good, British comedy boasts that the film asks the question: what makes us happy? On a superficial level, sure. This might be true. But the movie is much more complex than that and deserves a good looking in to. Happy-Go-Lucky is written and directed by Mike Leigh.  Leigh has been directing since the seventies, and his bigger hits include Vera Drake (2004) and Secrets and Lies (1996).  His writing in this film rivals... Read More