Culture: Drama
Dawn of the dead
The dark shadow of history has always loomed over Stephen Poliakoff’s dramas. But Glorious 39, set on the eve of war, is bleaker than ever
The timid script brings a parochial feel to the celebrated manager’s story
The Damned United (15) dir: Tom Hooper
One woman and her dog
Kelly Reichardt’s latest film revives Italian neo-realism in America’s west Wendy and Lucy (15) dir: Kelly Reichardt
Please, sir, can we have some more?
Here's a classroom drama that is neither lecture nor tear-stained ode The Class (15) dir: Laurent Cantet
The method behind the myth
Some last-minute sentimentality mars an otherwise fresh take on the biopic Che: Part Two (15) dir: Steven Soderbergh
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