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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

As its title implies, This Is England isn't a hyperstylized head-trip a la "Trainspotting" but a straightforward calling to account.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | David WiegandAdd Critic to Favorites

The script and direction are virtually flawless.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites

Taut, tense, and self-consciously stylish.Read the full review

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  • 'This is England' Sequel Straight to Small Screens

    08/27/09 Moviefone By next year, it'll be four years since Shane Meadows' This is England came out and stood out as a well-observed portrait of growing up of '80s-era England, so it seems fitting that any follow-up would also take place four years after the fact.  |  Cinematical.com
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    07/16/09 Two adult brothers internalize their mother's self-hatred.  |  New York Daily News - New York NY
  • cinemadaily 07.16.09 | Meadows’s “Somers Town” Blurs Art & Commerce

    07/16/09 Shane Meadows, a BAFTA winner for his gritty and vivid "This is England," is back with a new film that opens in a New York release yesterday.  |  indieWIRE
  • Film: Review: Somers Town

    07/14/09 Shane Meadows has a rare ability to convey the drama and humor of everyday life in well-observed, well-acted scenes that rarely drag on interminably or try too hard to dazzle.  |  The A.V. Club
  • Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee

    06/24/09 You could argue that Shane Meadows is up to his same old tricks with "Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee," but it's a still a good trick.  |  Variety