FRIGHTFEST 2020 - The Mortuary Collection
A splendid albeit tongue-in-cheek horror that houses a vast array of spooky spectacles and showcases the strong screen presence of Clancy Brown with a few hidden surprises along the way
FRIGHTFEST 2020: A Ghost Waits
A combination of dry humour and meta comedic bravado on the tropes of horror in a terrific, entertaining fashion
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - The Garden Left Behind
A compelling debut piece of film that brings a voice to conversations not voiced nearly enough
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Denmark
The two things that make Denmark work is the outstanding range from Spall coupled with the layers of Jeff Murphy's brilliant screenplay
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - Sea Fever
Neasa Hardiman's Sea Fever is a gloriously tense body horror that perfectly exploits a remote setting for big thrills and spills
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - In the Quarry
In the Quarry (En el pozo) is a boiling pot of toxic, poisonous masculinity that brews into a terrorising and frightening atmosphere
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Song Without a Name (Canción sin nombre)
Writer-director Melina León and co-writer Michael J. White have crafted something here with profound consequence and importance
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - The Cleansing Hour
Damien LeVeck's The Cleansing Hour is a gloriously tense and atmospheric tale of an exorcism with a 21st-century twist
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - Death of a Vlogger
Graham Hughes' Death of a Vlogger is a multi-faceted account of the viral calamity surrounding the internet age, wrapped around an intriguing and engaging level of horror convention
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Initials S.G.
Initials S. G. is ultimately a tragic experience that unravels and dissects the life of a troubled man. Possessing the early makings of a true classic in the making
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Driveways
Driveways is a curious little gem that harbours a treasure trove of thematic and emotional complexity underneath its seemingly straightforward demeanour
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Disco
Jorunn Myklebust Syversen's Disco is a harrowing portrait of religion within a claustrophobia-inducing and anxiety swelling environment
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Because We Are Girls
Director Baljeet Sangra tackles the subject matter of Because We Are Girls with tender care
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Nobadi
Provides an interesting commentary on the refugee crisis in Europe that some may find insightful and others will find downright horrific
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Blood Machines
The long-awaited Kickstarter project Blood Machines is a visual banquet
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Eternal Beauty
Eternal Beauty falls foul in having all the pieces in all the wrong order leading to an incredibly underwhelming and flat result
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Olympic Dreams
Olympic Dreams is a poignant and beautiful little film with a believable and sweet core relationship
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Atlantis
Atlantis is a minimalistic masterpiece that handles its subject matter with grace and a stunning sense of purpose
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme: A Banana? At This Time of Night? (Konna yofuke ni banana kayo: Kanashiki jitsuwa)
Tetsu Maeda's A Banana? At This Time of Night? is a fine and content melodrama but could have been so much more
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Eden
Snævar Sölvason’s Eden is a film that’s been seen and done millions of times before