“Is it too real for ya?” blares in the background of Andrea Arnold’s latest film, “Bird,” a 12-year-old Bailey rides with her shirtless, tattoo-covered dad, Bug, on his electric scooter past scenes of poverty in working-class Kent. Movie Review: In Andrea Arnold's 'Bird,' a gritty fairy tale doesn't take flight The song’s question — courtesy of the Irish post-punk band …
“Is it too real for ya?” blares in the background of Andrea Arnold’s latest film, “Bird,” a 12-year-old Bailey rides with her shirtless, tattoo-covered dad, Bug, on his electric scooter past scenes of poverty in working-class Kent. The song’s question — courtesy of the Irish post-punk band Fontains D.C. — is an acute one for “Bird.” Arnold’s films are rigorous …
