Clio Barnard Films Ranked

Clio Barnard Films Ranked

Bradfordian filmmaker Clio Barnard’s four films ranked from worst to best, including Andrea Dunbar documentary ‘The Arbor’ and 2022 release ‘Ali & Ava’. List by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

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Enemies of the State (2020) Review

Enemies of the State (2020) Review

Is Matt DeHart a liberating whistleblower in possession of incriminating evidence against the US government or just trying to escape prosecution for heinous crimes? ‘Enemies of the State’ explores, Jack Cameron reviews.

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The Selfish Giant (2013) Review

The Selfish Giant (2013) Review

An “amalgamation of ‘Oliver Twist’ and ‘Standy By Me'” that presents “an almost folkloric package” of childhood through poverty. Clio Barnard’s ‘The Selfish Giant’ (2013) reviewed by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

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The Arbor (2010) Documentary Review

The Arbor (2010) Documentary Review

Clio Barnard’s feature debut, documentary ‘The Arbor’ (2010), tells the truth of impoverished Great Britain through the tragedy of Andrea Dunbar and her family’s posthumous devastation. Joseph Wade reviews.

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10 Directors with 3 or More Great Films from the 2010s

10 Directors with 3 or More Great Films from the 2010s

10 of the most impressively prolific directors of the 2010s, listed in alphabetical order by Sam Sewell-Peterson. If you watch the work of 10 filmmakers from this past decade, these should be the ones.

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