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By Cj Johnson (473) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 24 Nov 2016

Loach really rages against the machine here - emphatically, heroically, stoically - but the true heart of the film, the friendship between…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Concrete Playground (635) on 20 Nov 2016

There's also no avoiding the passion and fury that drives I, Daniel Blake, or its attempts at shining a light where it's needed most…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 18 Nov 2016

People such as Dan and Katie are usually just statistics: by allowing us to get to know the reality, humanity and heartbreak behind these statistics,…

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By Stuart Klawans (282) for The Nation (355) on 17 Nov 2016

Dave Johns gives impeccable timing to his character's exasperation but real heart to the movie's emotional core…

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By Alex Doenau (232) for Trespass (429) on 17 Nov 2016

Incredibly well researched, written, directed and performed, I, Daniel Blake refuses to be ignored and spoken down to…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 16 Nov 2016

As he has always done, Loach simply sticks to carving off a slice of life as authentically as he possibly can, and then lets the remarkably…

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By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 16 Nov 2016

It is simple storytelling at its most powerful…

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By Julian Wood (63) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 15 Nov 2016

This is a great film by an important lone voice…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 15 Nov 2016

There's a sense of despondency about Ken Loach's latest film as it describes the plight of a decent man whose self-respect is throttled by…

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By Jamie Graham (285) for Total Film (3,532) on 02 Nov 2016

A couple of scenes are perhaps too on the nose, but the naturalistic performances are faultless, the righteous anger controlled, and the bleakness…

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By Russell Baillie (91) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 27 Oct 2016

While it's a typically plain-looking Loach film, there's grim poetry in the script by Paul Laverty, his eighth for the director…

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By Carlos Marañón (57) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 24 Oct 2016

Loach returned to cinema staying true to his style, appealing to his social humanism with this film. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 24 Oct 2016

A powerful, important piece of work that sheds light on the treatment of decent people by an increasingly dehumanised state…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 24 Oct 2016

Lefty, loud, proud (and heartbreaking and infuriating with it)…

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By Aine O'connor (240) for Sunday Independent (Ireland) (504) on 23 Oct 2016

The film's deftness of touch makes it extremely watchable and nowhere near as turgid as it sounds…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 22 Oct 2016

If at times the plotting feels a little manufactured to make certain points, the humanity of the characters and their quiet suffering is moving…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 22 Oct 2016

A gut-wrenching tragicomic drama (about a monumental farce) that blends the timeless humanity of the Dardenne brothers' finest works with the…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for MovieMail (70) on 20 Oct 2016

At every turn, Loach's humanism -- his total commitment to the specifics of the situations his characters find themselves in -- transcends…

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By Nick Hasted (66) for The Arts Desk (640) on 20 Oct 2016

Comedian Dave Johns is perfect for the dry, canny wit and foul-mouthed invective Loach's usual writer Paul Laverty gives Daniel…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 20 Oct 2016

Blazing with righteous ire and brimming with compassion, I, Daniel Blake is both a damning portrait of austerity Britain and a tender tribute…

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