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All that’s happening on the film festival circuit, from up-and-coming indie events to SXSW, BFI’s Seasons and the London Film Festival.
SXSW 2021 – See You Then (2021) Film Review
Marking the directorial debut of Mari Walker, See You Then stars Pooya Mohseni and Lynn Chen in a drama about love, loss and relationships. After a decade apart, Kris (Mohseni) invites Naomi (Chen) to dinner while visiting Los Angeles for…
SXSW 2021 – Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) Film Review
Known for her work in films such as Hellboy, Legally Blonde, Cruel Intentions and Mom and Dad, Selma Blair's career took a turn when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2018. In a documentary by Rachel Fleit, Introducing,…
SXSW 2021 – Witch Hunt (2021) Film Review
Directed by Elle Callahan, Witch Hunt is set in an alternate America where witches exist and are considered criminals. The film focuses on teenager Claire (The Craft: Legacy's Gideon Adlon), whose mother Martha (Elizabeth Mitchell) hides…
SXSW 2021: Clerk (2021) Review
From a film about a guy who was "not even supposed to be here today", 27 years later Kevin Smith is, for better or worse, still here. Clerk is a documentary that takes a Quick Stop down memory lane.
Malcolm Ingram's film is a…
SXSW 2021 – Lily Topples The World (2021) Film Review
If someone mentions the name 'Lily Hevesh', chances are you would have seen at least one of her works. With a YouTube channel exceeding three million subscribers, Hevesh is a twenty-something Asian-American domino artist. Her work has…
SXSW 2021 – Luchadoras (2021) Film Review
In 2013, a woman gained notoriety for murdering two bus drivers in Juarez. Calling herself 'Diana, The Huntress', she said that her motive was to avenge female factory workers who had been sexually abused and possibly murdered by bus…
GFF 21: Tina (2021) Review
Proud Mary rolled into Glasgow Film Festival this year with 'The Best' music documentary of the year in Tina.
Filmed with the blessing and cooperation of Tina Turner, it leaves no (rolling) stone unturned in chronicling her incredible…
GFF 21: Apples (2020) – Review
One of the most a-peel-ing movies at this year's Glasgow Film Festival is the Greek film Apples. A film that looks at the importance of memory in defining who we are.
Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged…
GFF 21: Black Bear (2020) – Film Review
Lawrence Michael Levine's Black Bear is destined to bake many a noodle at this year's Glasgow Film Festival.
A woman sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. She gets up, returns to her house to sit down with a pen…
GFF 21: Jumbo (2020) – Review
It is a case of fairground attraction in more ways than one in Zoe Wittock's fantastical romance Jumbo.
Noemie Merlant (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) is the painfully shy and awkward Jeanne. A young woman who lives with her brash mother…