Film Review Archives - RADICAL SCOTTISH POLITICAL WRITING

9th November 20209th November 20203 weeks ago Scottish Left Review 59 Views BBC, Hiroshima, Jackie Bergson, Paul Wilmhurst 3 min read

Hiroshima (2005), produced and directed by Paul Wilmhurst Reviewed by Jackie Bergson. Premiered on British terrestrial television earlier this year, Read More »

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7th September 20207th September 20203 months ago Scottish Left Review 217 Views 'Remember This House, Director Raoul Peck, I Am Not Your Negro', Jackie Bergson, James Baldwin 3 min read

I Am Not Your Negro (2016), Director: Raoul Peck Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Documentary director, Raoul Peck, strikes a supremely Read More »

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2nd July 20202nd July 20205 months ago Scottish Left Review 66 Views Emelie Mahdahvian, Hassan Fazili, Jackie Bergson, Midnight Traveller 3 min read

Midnight Traveller (2020) – Director: Hassan Fazili, Editor: Emelie Mahdahvian Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Increasingly soaring refugee numbers within recent Read More »

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24th March 202024th March 20208 months ago Scottish Left Review 59 Views Directors: Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell, Gaza (2019), Reviewed by Jackie Bergson 3 min read

Gaza (2019), directors: Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell Reviewed by Jackie Bergson The 25km by 7km Gaza ‘strip’ represents one Read More »

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17th January 202017th January 202011 months ago SLR 66 Views 134th Durham Miners’ Gala, Dennis Skinner, Jackie Bergson, Labour 3 min read

The Big Meeting (2019), director: Daniel Draper, editor: Christie Allanson Reviewed by Jackie Bergson The Big Meeting is a documentary Read More »

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15th November 20191 year ago SLR 65 Views Film Review, Ken Loach, self-employment, Sorry We Missed You, zero-hours contract 4 min read

Sorry We Missed You (2019), Ken Loach (director) and Paul Laverty (screenwriter) Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Possibly excepting The Angels’ Read More »

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16th September 20191 year ago SLR 85 Views Chelsea Manning, documentary, Jackie Bergson, Travers Hawkins, whistleblower, WikiLeaks, XY Chelsea 3 min read

XY Chelsea, 2019, director: Tim Travers Hawkins Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Political and social relevance resounds sensitively and intensely within Read More »

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15th July 20191 year ago SLR 80 Views civil rights, Emilio Estevez, homelessness, The Public 3 min read

The Public (2019), writer and director: Emilio Estevez Reviewed by Jackie Bergson With an endearing central performance by Emilio Estevez, Read More »

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20th May 201920th May 20192 years ago SLR 74 Views film, Germany’s far-right National Democratic Party, Margarethe von Trotte’s biographical feature film, Rosa Luxemburg 3 min read

Rosa Luxemburg (1986), director: Margarethe von Trotte Reviewed by Jackie Bergson This timely re-release of Margarethe von Trotte’s biographical feature Read More »

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14th January 20196th February 20192 years ago SLR 87 Views battle for independence, Braveheart, David Mackenzie. film, Edward, Kildrummy Castle, Outlaw King, Prince of Wales, Robert the Bruce 3 min read

Outlaw King (2018), director: David Mackenzie Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Hailing from Scotland, David Mackenzie contextualises his film about Robert Read More »

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