BFI Flare Film Festival 2022 Review: The Swimmer ★★★★
Director-screenwriter Adam Kalderon brings The Swimmer to the BFI Flare Festival with the feature presenting
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Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Everything Went Fine (Tout c’est bien passé)
François Ozon’s latest feature is one with a truly personal connection to the filmmaker, based
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Tigers (Tigrar)
Based on the story of Swedish footballer Martin Bengtsson, Tigers (Tigrar) captures the trappings of
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Fire (Both Sides of the Blade)
Claire Denis presents complex, astute character-driven drama in Fire (Both Sides of the Blade), a
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Erin Vassilopoulos’s ‘Superior’
The first time feature from Erin Vassilopoulos, Lynchian noir Superior makes its UK premiere at
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Anaïs in Love
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s debut feature Anaïs in Love is an elegant French drama grounded by a
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer from filmmaker Vincent Le Port is an asserting glimpse
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Silent Land
Languorous dramatic slow-burner Silent Land is a unnerving piece that takes on the ill-fated holiday
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta
Judith C. Brown’s Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy gets
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Gaspar Noé’s Vortex
Gaspar Noé’s latest feature Vortex is a quietly sobering, painful experience as it makes a
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: True Things
Ruth Wilson leads True Things, a complex character-driven drama examining a doomed to fail relationship
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Ruth Paxton’s Psychological Horror ‘A Banquet’
Navigating weighty themes with a real aesthetic clout, Scottish filmmaker Ruth Paxton’s debut feature A
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: a-ha The Movie
Norwegian pop heroes a-ha are the subject of Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm’s documentary chronicling the band’s rise
Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review: Ashgrove
Canadian acting talent Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale, Canada’s Drag Race) leads Ashgrove, a timely
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: The Mission ★★★
Director Tania Anderson’s first feature length documentary The Mission follows the journey of four American
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Piggy ★★★★
Writer-director Carlota Pereda presents an impressive showcase for actress Laura Galán in Piggy with this
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Palm Trees and Power Lines ★★★★
Palm Trees and Power Lines is a devastating, judgement-free glimpse into the increasingly unhealthy relationship
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: You Won’t Be Alone ★★★★★
The very essence of what makes us human is explored in Sundance gem You Won’t
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Honk For Jesus, Save Your Soul ★★★★
Finely tuned comic performances laced with complex dramatic undertones from Regina Hall and Sterling K.
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Alice ★★★
Keke Palmer takes the titular role in Alice, the debut feature from writer-director Krystin Ver
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Nanny ★★★★
The challenges and dedication of immigrant mothers is showcased in Sundance’s impressive horror selection Nanny
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth ★★★
Cooper Raiff writes, directs, produces and leads Cha Cha Real Smooth, his sophomore feature following
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande ★★★★
The refreshingly honest and sex positive Good Luck to You, Leo Grande arrives at the
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: My Old School ★★★★★
My Old School from filmmaker Jono McLeod lifts the lid on one of Scotland’s strangest
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: Watcher ★★★
Chloe Okuno’s Watcher joins the impressive host of female-directed horror making its debut at Sundance