Review of Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2026) by Spatter G — 25 Jun 2016

A Fabulous documentary on a giant of the cinema. And with funny bits! See it.

This review of Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2026) was written by Spatter G on 25 Jun 2016.

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 30 Jul 2016

Very well made. Very insightful, it doesn't hero worship too much and showed me things about a director I thought I knew quite well…

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By Kevin Harley (322) for Total Film (3,532) on 02 Jan 2017

The director's early days are thoroughly detailed here; if his later career is rushed over, an impressive trawl of talking heads (Gabriel Byrne,…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 20 Nov 2016

Shot and sandwiched in-between I, Daniel Blake. His hatred of all things Tory is evident from the very start bastards…

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By Gizmo C (4) on 31 May 2016

A considered and funny portrait of someone who you might not have liked before…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 01 Jun 2016

Hardly revelatory, but Ken seems like a nice fellow…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 02 Jun 2016

Loach is a man of principle and stubbornness, and he keeps on coming out fighting…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 04 Jun 2016

This is a fitting tribute to a director who has made a career out of telling the stories that most urgently need to be told…

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By Jimi Famurewa (28) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 04 Jun 2016

A favourable but hugely illuminating portrait of a contradictory man - polite, principled, ruthless - who is still influencing cinema today…

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By Fionnuala Halligan (367) for Screen International (2,241) on 02 Jun 2016

Versus is as watchable for those who have never seen a Ken Loach film as it is informative for those who think they know him…

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By Edward Porter (366) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 19 Dec 2016

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