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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.

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.

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: Jack Cameron 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: Jack Cameron 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 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: Jack Cameron 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.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Perfect 10’ Is A Stunning Debut Coming-Of-Age That Definitely Sticks The Landing

By: Sophie Butcher 5th Apr 20204th Apr 2020

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Whilst her protagonist is only just finding her feet, Eva Riley’s first feature ‘Perfect 10’ oozes with confidence.