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Image shows woman with blonde hair resting head on arms behind prison cell bars.
In Praise Of

Yield to the Night remains a powerful rallying cry for social change

by Anna Cale

This pow­er­ful Diana Dors prison dra­ma from 1956 makes a com­pelling case against cap­i­tal punishment.
Group of scantily clad women in a 1950s burlesque-style performance.
In Praise Of

Milk bars, jazz and showgirls: The intoxicating world of Expresso Bongo

by Anna Cale

Six­ty years on, Val Guest’s delight­ful­ly murky musi­cal satire retains a defi­ant­ly British sensibility.
Two men in outdoor setting by wooden fencing, one man with beard wearing green jacket, another man wearing black jacket standing behind him.
In Praise Of

Loss, grief and brotherhood in Shane Meadows’ Dead Man’s Shoes

by Anna Cale

Pad­dy Con­si­dine plays an ex-Para seek­ing revenge in this hard-hit­ting psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller from 2004.