A stylish noir locked room drama. Taking place entirely inside a tailor shop in 1950s Chicago, it follows Leonard, played by the excellent Mark Rylance, as he tries to survive the night. The Boyle Crew are at war with the La Fontaines, and are paranoid about a rat in their midst. Leonard and his receptionist…
So excited to be back in Cinema 1 for the Opening Gala of the film festival! Plus, a lovely new bag – this year’s colour is yellow. Scarfed the caramel wafer within. Nearly never got coz I woke up with a horrendous cold, but after 6 hours sleep and a negative Covid test, here I…
Plus also, this year I got a press pass, so if I look like I was in 2 places at once, that’ll be why.
A beautiful little animated short about a wee grub finding another like itself to love and grow. The film manages to be surprisingly beautiful despite being quite gross, and surprisingly tender despite being quite morbid. The grub inhabits the corpse of a decaying dog, like some kind of Pickle Rick. He lives in a garbage…
Hungry Joe is a short horror film about a mother whose son’s appetite knows no cessation. The film starts with Laura, happy with her husband in a new home with a new baby on the way, but that quickly changes once her son arrives. He screams constantly, needs fed nonstop, and has chewed her breasts…