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Black and white still from Rebel Dykes. An cartoon animated woman is walking across a bridge that has the sentence: "women say no male violence" spray painted

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘Rebel Dykes’ (2021) A Wonderfully Focused Lesbian Self-Documentation

In Rebel Dykes, directors Harri Shanahan and Siân Williams stitch together a patchwork of home video, cartoon animation and talking heads, in a reflection on London’s 1980s lesbian communities.

SXSW REVIEW: ‘Potato Dreams of America’ (2021) A Brave, Yet Uneven Portrait of The American Dream

By: Benjamin Akpan 21st Mar 202120th Mar 2021

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Potato Dreams of America is a surreal and cartoonish dramedy that lacks the vitality to puzzle it’s pieces together, even when those pieces are rich in plot and stylistically interesting .

Image is from the short film 'And Then' (2021). Two woman walk side by side in a Japanese market street. They appear to be chatting.

REVIEW: ‘And Then’ (2021) is a Beautifully Unsettled Musing on Love

By: Georgia Davis 14th Mar 202111th Mar 2021

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Tran’s certainty as a director steers this film in a clear direction that creates a strong sense of nostalgic longing for a chance encounter that develops into something more.

Image is from the film 'Killing Escobar' (2021). A man wearing a beige shirt and a straw hat sits in a car.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Killing Escobar’ (2021) is a Questionable Documentary About an Assassination Attempt in the Amazon

By: Jack Cameron 14th Mar 202111th Mar 2021

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Certainly ‘Killing Escobar’ is a unique story, but it isn’t nearly as strange or as impressive as the film wants you to think it is.

Image is from the film 'The Man Standing Next' (2021). A man in a suit stands in front of a sleek black car.

GFF REVIEW: ‘The Man Standing Next’ (2020) is a Tale of Intrigue and Espionage delivered at a Snail’s Pace.

By: Jack Cameron 13th Mar 202111th Mar 2021

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With a huge cast of characters, each with their own loyalties and motivations, ‘The Man Standing Next’ feels very similar to the intrigue of a royal court.

GFF Review: ‘Dreams on Fire’(2021) is a Neon-Drenched Exploration of Tokyo Dance Culture

By: Jack Cameron 12th Mar 202111th Mar 2021

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‘Dreams on Fire’ is a film that’s clearly entranced with its subject matter and it’s designed to make its audience feel exactly the same way.

Image is from the film 'Out of This World'. A bearded man with long, dark hair looking broodingly at something. He is sat in a car.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Out of the World’ (2021) is Disappointingly One-Dimensional

By: Sophie Butcher 7th Mar 20214th Mar 2021

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Screening at Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Marc Fouchard’s serial killer thriller ‘Out of the World’ is disappointingly one-dimensional.

REVIEW: ‘Come True’ (2021) Will Certainly Polarise Viewers

By: Gavin Spoors 7th Mar 20213rd Mar 2021

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Come True isn’t interested in traditional narrative structures and character arcs, and instead places an emphasis on mood and atmosphere.

Image is from the film 'Surge' (2021). A man presses his face against a pink, metallic wall. His is wearing a black denim jacket.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Surge’ (2021) is an Uncomfortable But Liberating Experience

By: Sophie Butcher 6th Mar 20214th Mar 2021

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Ben Whishaw’s Joseph goes on a violent, manic journey through London in Aneil Karia’s uncomfortable but liberating ‘Surge’.

Image from the documentary 'Eye of the Storm' (2021). Eldery painter James Morrison sits in a close up, wearing an apron as he talks to someone behind the camera.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Eye of the Storm’ (2021) is an Endearing Look at an Artist Late in His Career

By: Jack Cameron 5th Mar 20211st Mar 2021

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Eye of the Storm is an account of the highly celebrated Scottish landscape artist James Morrison in what would, sadly, turn out to be the final months of his life.