16 Years of Alcohol

I remember this being a powerful and obviously personal film for Jobson.

Feels like it would work better as a novel.

"Occasionally Jobson makes the predictable first-timer's mistakes (a tendency to over-egg the stylistic and pretention puddings, to name but two), but it's clear that here is a striking nascent talent. Scottish cinema has found another compelling voice."

An admirable homage to A Clockwork Orange.

One of the more impressive works on subject

Top badass moment? “Hope is a strange thing; a currency for people who know they’re losing.” I can think of endless situations in my life where I can use that little gem. This movie really ought to be called Melancholy. It’s mostly slow, thoughtful and kind of depressing; and it’s got skinheads in it too. It also gets an extra 5 points because it’s written and directed by Richard Jobson and I'm going to go and see The Skids in a few weeks. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.