Katie Granger

2 weeks ago | bfi.org.uk | Stephen Dalton |Josephine Botting |Katie Granger |Henry Barnes

A gritty rags-to-riches rock musical with a strikingly sour aftertaste, Slade in Flame was a surprisingly bleak cinematic star vehicle for West Midlands glam-pop crowd-pleasers Slade. The film was a box office flop in 1975, but some critics praised its depth and sophistication. Over the last two decades, director Richard Loncraine’s debut feature has earned a growing cult reputation as an unsung classic, a potent blend of tender lyricism and bruising cynicism.