Okay. This is gonna be a hard one. Not an easy watch. Nor should it be. Origin is an unusual and unlikely concept for a film. It is not a direct adaptation of the non-fiction book it’s based on, but a biopic of the author during her process of conceiving, researching and writing that book.…
This movie is a good example of how you don’t need a lot of special effects and convolution to make a good horror film. Just a simple story told well. Sleep begins like a classic spooky story. A woman wakes to find her husband sat bolt upright at the end of the bed. “Someone’s inside,”…
Beautiful human drama filled with warmth and humour in the midst of tragedy. Jaya is a school teacher. Jaya was not meant to be a school teacher, Jaya was destined to be a star! They’re a singer, an entertainer, a comedian. They had finally managed to get their own tv show and then . .…
That was so much fun. Set in 1989, Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a mean butch who runs a gym and chain-smokes constantly. Into her life comes Jackie, a muscle babe bodybuilder disaster bi. True to form, they move in together after their first night in bed, and love is in air. Things would be great…
Hey, so you can probably tell I haven’t been as active reviewing films recently. And I’m usually chatty about the GFF coming up way earlier than this. The TLDR is I’ve been spoonless as fuck, and will likely continue to be, and as such I am gonna be reviewing far fewer films than usual this…
Well, my plans for the GSFF went to shit. Fell ill. Totally put me on my arse. Am still on my arse to be honest, and it looks like it’s gonna take a while to get back on full power. Might be afk for a bit. Will return eventually but need a break the now…
OMOS is a joyful expression of Black British queer creative existence. It is a short film whose language is performance: drag, dance, song, spoken word poetry, music. It takes place in a forest, with the final act in a castle. By setting it in this sylvan idyll, it juxtaposes, and at the same time challenges…
Well, that’s me emerged from my post-festival coma. Paced myself a lot better this year, didn’t go quite so bananas, only 33 films. Best film – Amerikatsi Worst film – Sanctuary For my post-Covid derth of spoons, still reasonably pleased with what I got done.
Closing Gala this year is Polite Society, a film about sisterhood and flying kicks. Ria is a young lassie who dreams of growing up to be a stuntwoman. The only person who encourages her in this is her big sister, Lena. Lena is an artist but has recently dropped out of art school to lie…
Something You Said Last Night is a warm-hearted film about a family holiday. Renata and Sierra are college-aged sisters who go away with their parents for a nice week near the beach for their father’s birthday. Cue classic sibling rivalry, pure regression, and the inevitable family argument. This film is full of such good humour,…