I missed this when the BFI LFF came to the GFT, so I snapped up the first chance I got to see it. Beautiful! Just beautiful. Loved it. As the Civil War rages on the mainland, life on the tiny island of Inisherin goes on as it always has, much to the delight of Padraic…
I love Harriet Tubman. I read about her as a teenager and had her picture on my wall for years. So when I found out they were making a movie about life, I was super psyched. Then, like a dafty, when it came out at the pictures, I missed it! So happy the GFT decided…
Splinters is a documentary about the Rio Tercero explosion, something I was completely ignorant of before watching this film. It is made almost entirely from home movies shot by the filmmaker as a 10-year-old kid. Natalia Garayalde lived in Rio Tercero with her family, her mum and dad, brother Nicolas, and sisters Caro and Gabi.…
Cinemaattic are doing their Adrift season, so I went along to see The Sacred Spirit. A deeply strange film, it follows an ordinary family with extraordinary beliefs in UFOs, clairvoyance, and ancient Egyptian mythology. Watching the film, it reminded me of an article I read on serial killers and abnormal psychology. Why can’t we spot…
Another one for the All Cops Are Bastards file. This movie blew me away. Really powerful and moving. This film follows the protests against the erosion of democracy in Hong Kong in 2019. For those that don’t know a whole lot about Hong Kong, the film does a really good job of explaining it in…
Really interesting documentary about Jordi, a man with cerebral palsy who experiences a crisis of faith after moving into a care home. Jordi has lived at home with his parents his whole life, but they are getting older and are unable to care for him full-time anymore. Jordi is extremely close to his parents, and…
A short documentary focused on Agustina, an elderly woman living in the Mexican countryside. She lives in a small home with her husband, tending to her flock of sheep. She tells the story of the three men she loved during her lifetime, the last of which is her husband beside her. When one of the…
Marisol, a loveable but corrupt politician, is living up the last days before her arrest in a hotel room, partying, snorting coke and bevvying. An older woman with movie star shades, a coiffured do, and bling on her fingers, she’s like AbFab meets Del Boy. Amparo is the only one not out her tits, and…
Brilliant deadpan comedy about a man who checks into the Lovebirds Hotel at the height of the pandemic. Beautifully underplayed to highlight the surreal situation, Nicola Pedrozzi stars as Francesco, the lone holidaymaker. This is clearly meant to be a couples resort, and while he tells the single remaining member of staff that he expects…
A Love Song In Spanish is a portrait by the filmmaker of her grandparents. Her grandmother lives in a simple but pristinely kept home. She carries herself with dignity as she cleans and tidies and shells beans for cooking. Although she is old and her body is now vulnerable with age, she still stands firm…