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Image from the film Sweetheart. A young person rests their head in their folded hands. They hide their features behind a pair of orange sunglasses and a blue bucket hat.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Sweetheart’ (2021) is an Instant Coming of Age Classic

By: Sophie Butcher 4th Mar 202127th Feb 2021

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Following sulky teen AJ on a family caravan holiday she’ll never forget, Marley Morrison’s debut ‘Sweetheart’ is an instant coming of age classic.

Image from the film 'Iorram (Boat Song)'. Three boats sit in the water, a fairly small blue boat sits at the centre, with a smaller brown boat to its left. Between them, two men on a lifeboat paddle towards the bigger boat.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Iorram (Boat Song)’ (2021) is a Gentle Collage of Living History

By: jcameron10 4th Mar 20211st Mar 2021

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Iorram is a piece of actual history presented as cinema. Or more accurately, as its subtitle suggests, as a piece of traditional poetry and song.

Image from the film the film 'The Sowrdsman'. Two men in ancient Korean dress are fighting one another, their swords hitting in the middle.

GFF REVIEW: ‘The Swordsman’ (2020) is Enjoyable but Nothing New

By: jcameron10 2nd Mar 20211st Mar 2021

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Despite how snugly The Swordsman fits within this oft-explored genre, it is nonetheless a solidly entertaining piece of work with well-developed characters.

Image is from the film 'The Mauritanian'. A prisoner sits in a dark interrogation room with his hands clasped.

GFF REVIEW: ‘The Mauritanian’ (2021) Levels Up The Conventional Legal Drama

By: Sophie Butcher 26th Feb 202119th Feb 2021

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Based on the diaries of Mohamedou Ould Slahi from when he was unlawfully held at Guantanamo Bay in the aftermath of 9/11, ‘The Mauritanian’ is a deeply engaging and enraging piece of work.

Image is from the documentary 'Les sorcieres de l'Orient'. It shows a female volley ball player, animated in the style of 1960s anime, preparing to spike a ball.

Top of the Docs #41 – IFFR Special: ‘Les sorcieres de l’Orient’ (2021)

By: Joel Whitaker 25th Feb 2021

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This year at IFFR, Faraut returns with his new film, Les sorcieres de l’Orient, a story of triumph, dedication, and perhaps Japan’s most iconic sports team.

Image from the film Creation Stories. A man and woman sit at a coffee table, both are looking at something to their right that seems to be funny.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Creation Stories’ (2021) is a Self-Indulgent Disappointment

By: jcameron10 25th Feb 202122nd Feb 2021

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Taking an exciting and fascinating part of British musical history the film chooses to explore it and explain it through one specific pair of rose-tinted glasses.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Riders of Justice’ Is A Bizarrely Comedic Revenge Rampage

By: Sophie Butcher 24th Feb 202123rd Feb 2021

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After his wife dies in a train crash, military man Markus (Mads Mikkelsen) seeks revenge. Read our review of ‘Riders of Justice’ from Glasgow Film Festival.

Image is from the documentary 'Cusp'. Three girls sit on top of a car roof at night. One is blowing smoke from her mouth with the other two lean on one another, looking directly at the camera.

SUNDANCE REVIEW: ‘Cusp’ (2021) is a Raw, Unobstructed Look at Teenage Girlhood

By: Thalia Castro 19th Feb 202120th Feb 2021

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From bonfires to soccer games, the film meanders with the whims of these girls as they come to navigate the invisible horrors of being a teenage girl.

Image from the documentary Archipelago. Image depicts an animated road lined with trees and mountains in the distance.

Top of the Docs #40 – IFFR Review: Archipelago

By: Joel Whitaker 18th Feb 2021

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Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s documentary takes a poetic approach to what makes up “place” and the result is perhaps one of the most interesting psycho-geographic documentaries in recent years.

Image is from the film Strawberry Mansion. A man in a suit stands in a field, holding a briefcase. He looks towards a red house in the distance.

SUNDANCE REVIEW: ‘Strawberry Mansion’ (2021) is a Wildly Ambitious Fever Dream

By: Benjamin Akpan 16th Feb 202114th Feb 2021

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Birney and Audley beg us to escape on a thrilling adventure into their fancy, but Strawberry Mansion is an astonishing dreamscape odyssey that’ll have you craving for one more minute of sleep.