The one thing everyone knows about The Nightingale is its depiction of sexual violence. I understand that for some people this can be triggering and, if that’s the case, fine, don’t watch this movie. But this is a depiction portrayed from the female character’s perspective, by a female director, to shine a light on the…
Got my first ticket to GFF20!
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 presents Neo-Glasgow Seriously considering seeing Train to Busan, which I’ve still not seen. Trouble is this stuff gets announced a month before the launch of the full programme so you’re never sure what else you might be missing. But also, it sells out within hours, so by the time the programme…
GFF programme launches on 29th January, which means the tickets go on sale the next day, which is PAY DAY!
Q: What do you get if you cross a mentally ill person with a society that abandons them? A: You get exactly what you fucking deserve. This is the mission statement of Joker. Gotta say, when this movie first started, I didn’t think I was gonna like it. The writing is obvious and heavy-handed, to…
A documentary about young drag queens and how there’s not really a venue for them to perform. They kinda have to exist on social media. Drag shows are traditionally held in clubs and bars, where you can’t get in if you’re underage. Pride is a great venue but drag can often be lumped together with…
The opening shot of this movie stands for the whole. It begins with the director filming her baby daughter in the hospital, playing with her as the baby tries to chew her own feet, when suddenly BANG! and she’s up and carrying the baby out the room, a friend takes her and yells, “Get downstairs!”…
This is a little blog to show the wide range of excellent films shown at the Glasgow Film Festival. Some reviews are long, some reviews are short. All are intended to give you an idea of what you might like to see at GFF, and take a chance on seeing a different kind of film.
Really liked it. It has more of an arthouse feel than Hereditary, and its pacing is slower and more soporific. I can understand why some audiences wouldn’t be expecting that, and wanted more action, but I really dug it. It’s been most frequently compared to the Wicker Man, but I think that’s mostly because it’s…
I love going to see shit horror movies with my sister. So imagine my disappointment when our plans were thwarted as we discovered that Ma is actually good. And not, good for a shit horror movie good. But actually good. Good for a horror, good for a drama. Rather than being about teens versus the…