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Festivals

Tornado – first-look review

by David Jenkins

John ​“Slow West” Maclean returns with a Samu­rai-inspired heist thriller set in the Eng­lish wilds – the eccen­tric results are mixed.
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Festivals

In its 20th year, Glasgow Film Festival continues to foster community through cinema

by Claire Biddles

One of the most down to earth fes­ti­vals in the cal­en­dar com­bines world-class pro­gram­ming with a com­mu­ni­ty of ardent cin­e­ma lovers – and a help­ing of movie-themed karaōke.
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Festivals

Glasgow Film Festival announces A-grade line-up

by David Jenkins

A grand ban­quet of film has been laid out for the fes­ti­val’s 20th anniver­sary edition.
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Festivals

Sanctuary – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Mar­garet Qual­ley and Christo­pher Abbott act out their fan­tasies in Zachary Wigon’s thriller about a dom­i­na­trix and her wealthy client.
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Festivals

BlackBerry – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Cana­di­an indie film­mak­er Matt John­son crafts an off­beat dra­ma about the cre­ation of a since-slain mobile phone giant.
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Festivals

Glasgow Film Festival has lined up a cavalcade of premieres for 2023

by Charles Bramesco

Adu­ra Onashile’s debut Girl will open the fest, and Nida Man­zoor’s Polite Soci­ety will close it out.
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Festivals

Blind Ambition – first-look review

by Jojo Ajisafe

Tagged as the Cool Run­nings of wine tast­ing, this doc­u­men­tary tells the true sto­ry of Zim­bab­wean sommeliers.
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Festivals

Seven glimpses outward from the Glasgow Film Festival 2022

by Anton Bitel

We sur­vey the most excit­ing titles screen­ing at Glasgow’s pre­mière annu­al cel­e­bra­tion of film.
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Festivals

Creation Stories – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

This mud­dled biopic of music indus­try fig­ure­head Alan McGee fea­tures some tru­ly dis­as­trous cameo appearances.
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Festivals

What to see at the virtual Glasgow Film Festival 2021

by David Jenkins

Scotland’s first dig­i­tal-only fes­ti­val is burst­ing with cin­e­mat­ic treats, includ­ing 48 UK premieres.
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Festivals

Ewen Bremner’s sausage and other highlights from the 2020 Glasgow Film Festival

by David Jenkins

A career-best Simon Pegg and a Sudanese teen movie we’re also on the menu at this year’s GFF.
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Festivals

Female voices are at the centre of the 2020 Glasgow Film Festival

by Little White Lies

The upcom­ing edi­tion of GFF fea­tures an entire day of fea­tures direct­ed by women.