Austerity Britain? I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel BlakeDirected by Ken LoachOpens December 23
I’m torn by films like I, Daniel Blake, the latest offering from “kitchen sink realist” Ken Loach and Palme d’Or winner of this past year’s Cannes Film Festival. On one hand the film is perfectly adequate. Working from an economical script by long-time collaborator Paul Laverty, Loach empathetically follows the trials of the title character (stand-up comedian Dave Johns) as he unsuccessfully navigates Britain&rs