REVIEW: Ema (2020)
“Another stunningly shot, morally fascinating piece of work from Pablo Larraín” Rating: ★★★★½ Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Guillermo Calderón, Alejandro Moreno Cast: Mariana Di Girolamo, Gael García Bernal, Santiago Cabrera A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as…
REVIEW: Bacurau (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“It took me a while to get attuned to it’s rhythm – but because the second half has a more clear identity, I really started to respond to it.” Rating: ★★★ Directed by: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho Written by: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho…
REVIEW: Calm With Horses (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“A superior thriller that has real soul and real heart at its core that catches you off guard.” Rating: ★★★★ Directed by: Nick Rowland Written by: Joe Murtagh Cast: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar ‘Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the…
REVIEW: Days of the Bagnold Summer (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
The giddy height of summer, the exuberance of youth, relishing the prospect o that lengthy six-week break away from the tedium of a classroom only to gradually find such initial enthusiasm being zapped as precious time wears on. A wealth of potential that could easily…
REVIEW: White Riot (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“An exhilarating call to arms in a cinematic sense in how Rubika Shah brings this story life. Don’t just take it at face value – it’s a fantastic and very apt documentary for the time.” Rating: ★★★★ Directed by: Rubika Shah Written by: Ed Gibbs,…
REVIEW: Synchronic (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“A neat mind-bending genre hybrid that is thrilling, supremely entertaining, and ultimately its emotional pull catches you off guard. A terrific and fascinating little film.“ Rating: ★★★★ Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Written by: Justin Benson Cast: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton Two…
REVIEW: How To Build A Girl (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
One exuberant half of the barnstorming duo that lit up Olivia Wilde’s impeccable coming-of-age directorial debut ‘Booksmart’. Beanie Feldstein now looks to test her mettle away from sunny Los Angeles. Throwing herself into the unlikely far grittier backdrop of a Wolverhampton council estate (my work…
REVIEW: Saint Maud (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
The Body Is A Stage. A tempting title of a book resting on the tightly compiled shelf of its resigned no longer so elegant dancer of the piece. In a frightful time where the so-called higher powers are merely out for themselves, many a person…
REVIEW: Our Ladies (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“I love this film dearly. It lovingly observes Scotland and the characters are so distinctive, authentic, and relatable. I can’t wait to watch it again – it really touched my heart…” Rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: 24th April 2020 Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones Written by: Michael Caton-Jones…
REVIEW: True History of the Kelly Gang (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“It’s uncompromising, it’s invigorating, it takes a well-worn story and gives it a really good bloody shake. It’s a knockout.” Rating: ★★★★★ Fiona recently took a deep dive into George MacKay’s filmography and you can read her full findings here. Directed by: Justin Kurzel Written…
REVIEW: Eternal Beauty (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
‘Don’t fight depression. Make friends with it’. The ballsy use of a hypnosis recording to relieve stress anchoring the opening credits of this Craig Roberts offering. He may have led a film called Submarine, yet Eternal Beauty is the vivid and vital tale of one…
REVIEW: Rialto (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
A fresh-faced figure who became acquainted with the extortionate human cost of war, in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk on a grand cinematic canvas. Tom Glynn-Carney bears witness to a far different kind of loss closer to home, in this emotionally charged two-hander from Daphne director Peter…
REVIEW: Proxima (Glasgow Film Festival 2020)
“The film is gently observed in it’s direction and it’s great to see it from a very human, empathetic stance. A terrific start to the festival” Rating: ★★★★ Directed by: Alice Winocour Written by: Alice Winocour, Jean-Stéphane Bron Cast: Eva Green, Zélie Boulant, Matt Dillon…
