All Happy Families Review
The opening scene of this heartwarming American indie gives a hint as to which sort of ‘unhappy family’ is going...
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The Last Sacrifice Review (Glasgow Frightfest 2025)
Engagingly divergent documentary The Last Sacrifice examines how a brutal pitchfork slaying in 1945 influenced folk horror from its 1970s...
Meat Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Greek tragedy has profoundly shaped modern storytelling. At its core, a Greek tragedy revolves around the downfall of a prominent...
Borderline Review
2025 seems to be the year that stan culture is crossing over into scripts, between Opus (Ayo Edebiri) and the...
Black Bag Review
Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, his second film of 2025, is a slick, stylish spy thriller that blends the intrigue of...
Sister Midnight Review
Sister Midnight follows Uma (a star turn from Radhika Apte), a young, recently-married woman who has just arrived in the...
Hit N Fun Review
Referential comedy can be a risky approach for a comedy film. For one, it inherently dates the movie—what’s popular in...
Gazer Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Making a debut feature is an impressive feat—it demands immense time and dedication to bring the final product to life,...
The Rule Of Jenny Pen Review
The horrors of ageing is something cinema has tackled time and time again, from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?...
Adolescence Review (Netflix)
The opening minutes Adolescence, an ambitious, audacious and spellbinding series are perhaps some of the most intense you’ll probably ever...
The Ballad Of Wallis Island Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
The Ballad of Wallis Island was this year’s Surprise Film at the Glasgow Film Festival, and what a charming wee...
Mistress Dispeller Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Trust is the foundation of any relationship, especially romantic ones. We build it through loyalty, support, and unconditional love. But...
Homegrown Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
It’s hard to imagine anyone more detestable than Donald Trump. Whatever your politics, the thought of America being run by...
Nocturnal Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Are you familiar with the old Klingon proverb, "Revenge is a dish best served cold"? The saying suggests that revenge...