Think of England
THINK OF ENGLAND starts by evoking the idea of indecency with a wry grin, but what it ends up producing is something more reflective.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
The Last Viking
THE LAST VIKING entertainingly shifts between identities in a way that parallels its characters, but a surprisingly sensitive treatment of neurodiversity is marred by a bitter undercurrent of misogyny that leaves a bad taste.
Rose of Nevada
Mark Jenkin’s unique filming style lends texture and physicality to ROSE OF NEVADA, a blend of British social realism and ghost story, even while the dream-like nature of it means that it fades like a dream upon ending.
Everybody to Kenmure Street
Felipe Bustos Sierra’s latest documentary is a fitting one to open Glasgow Film Festival 2026 as a thoughtful exploration of Glasgow’s political history and how a community can come together to make a political difference.
Eleanor Mortimer & How Deep is Your Love
Director Eleanor Mortimer talks about her experience living with the taxonomists for two months, her filmmaking inspirations and the limitations of being an observer.
Ultras
ULTRAS highlights how football is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it – it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.
How Deep is Your Love
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE is a thoughtful and beautiful exploration into one of the last holdouts of unexplored territory; a gentle yet deep dive into a world we seldom have access to, and that director Eleanor Mortimer urges us to try and protect.
Alex Tweddle & AMR: Dying to Change the World
In conversation with Duru Usanmaz, director Alex Tweddle’s passion for purposeful filmmaking feels unmistakable. AMR: DYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD is more than a documentary; it’s a call to awareness, urging audiences to recognise the invisible battles shaping our collective future.
Is This Thing On?
IS THIS THING ON? captures that strange space between when you laugh and when you feel completely alone. Bradley Cooper is learning to trust quieter emotions and smaller details.
Nouvelle Vague
“The best way to critique a film is to make a film.” The provocative declaration belongs to Godard, but it’s Richard Linklater who reinvigorates it with NOUVELLE VAGUE’s reverence for the French New Wave.