BERLINALE 2020 - Sisters Apart (Im Feuer)
Im Feuer, while undeniably a traumatic and challenging time, is a film that needs to be seen
BERLINALE 2020 - Curveball (Ohne Titel)
Quintessentially German at every turn, Naber's film, Curveball, forms a terrific balance of utterly dry farcical humour and a poignantly substantial examination of "what is truth?"
Onward
Onward is the latest in Pixar’s slow decline towards mediocrity
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - The Sleepwalkers ( Los sonámbulos)
The Sleepwalkers t is not a polite relationship drama about male oppression, but rather a slow-burning intellectual horror film
BERLINALE 2020 - Jumbo
Jumbo is a beautifully layered, entertaining and profound reinvention of the wheel
BERLINALE 2020 - If it Were Love (Si c’était de l’amour)
Patric Chiha's Si c'était de l'amour (If It Were Love) is part exploration of queerness during the 1990s rave scene and part art project on human intimacy and isolation
BERLINALE 2020 - The Woman Who Ran (Domangchin yeoja)
Domangchin yeoja is not necessarily empty but even in its short run time of just over seventy minutes, it barely beckons a thought about the characters involved
BERLINALE 2020 - Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine (Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino)
Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine often feels flat in its attendance and its demeanour while undoubtedly effective in its theme
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Hava, Maryam, Aleysha
The film’s concept has an interesting premise, but it lacks staying power with the generic path of the women’s stories.
BERLINALE 2020 - The Earth is Blue as an Orange
An unnerving and purposefully frustrating portrayal of a war
BERLINALE 2020 - Anne at 13,000 ft
The emotional weight and layers presented by lead actress Deragh Campbell are incredibly effective with a resulting range undeniably in need of plaudits
BERLINALE 2020 - Siberia
Siberia fails to evolve into anything more than a dull, dire and flavourless drama
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio
Consisting of nine distinctive shorts told through a short story of its own via a radio DJ, A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio is nothing short of perfectly hair-raising at every turn
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - VFW
Joe Begos' VFW is a ninety-minute homage to all things John Carpenter and Video Nasties of the 1980s
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Calm With Horses
Calm With Horses is an eye-opening and engaging drama with a stunning set of performances layered in a touching and poignant drama
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Running to the Sky
Running To The Sky is a living example of how the legacy of post-war realism evolves differently under different cultural circumstance
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - Butt Boy
A hilarious and entertaining exhibition of utter madness for a little over ninety minutes
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - Zombie For Sale
Lee Min-Jae's Zombie For Sale is an utter delight to watch with its joyous central characters and wonderful execution regarding the horror genre
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - The Long Walk (Bor Mi Vanh Chark)
A genre-bending tale of ghosts, grief, and time travel, The Long Walk is an incredibly ambitious project
FRIGHTFEST 2020 - Anderson Falls
From its interesting and engaging opening to its hollow and meandering narrative, Seri's film is as confused and muddled as they come