We don’t get a lot of Ken Loach films on Someone Else’s Movie. In point of fact the number is precisely zero. Loach’s longtime screenwriter Paul Laverty doing the show a couple of years ago to promote their final project, The Old Oak, is as close as I’ve come.
So imagine my delight when Adam Belanger and David Lafontaine picked Kes for this week’s episode. Actually, you don’t have to; you can hear it in my voice.
Adam and David are totally up front about what their first feature A Breed Apart owes to Loach’s 1970 breakthrough drama about a troubled kid in the north of England — even though the two films are worlds apart in time and place, and even subject matter. Their film is in conversation with Kes in a unique and curious way, and we try really hard to discuss that without revealing too much about their movie.
Want to listen? Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice, or download the episode directly from the web and listen to it while you self-soothe with falconry in a great wide meadow, seeking the silence you’ve been unable to find at home. And if you find yourself intrigued by the themes of Adam and David’s film, come see them kick off A Breed Apart‘s theatrical run this Saturday, October 3rd, at 3pm at the Revue Cinema. I’ll be there too, introducing the film and moderating a post-screening Q&A with the cast and crew!
Fun fact: The night before, I’ll be introducing last week’s guest, documentarian Nick Davis, for a 7:15pm screening of You Had to Be There at TIFF Lightbox, and moderating the post-screening Q&A; tickets go live on Wednesday, and I’ll add the link as soon as it’s live. Suddenly I’m doing stuff again! It’s nice!
And then, of course, Shiny Things awaits you; last week I tackled the new releases of I Love Boosters, The Invite, The Outer Threatand Scary Movie, and subscribers to the paid tier got my exclusive reviews of The History of Concrete, You Had to Be There and Apple TV’s Brothers. Are you a subscriber to the paid tier? You’re not? You know there’s a free trial, right? Maybe, I dunno, free-try it!