Schemers
Many of the themes of the light-hearted and enjoyable SCHEMERS remain relevant to this day, but the setting gives the film an affectionate nostalgia to hang them upon. Jim Ross reviews.
Category Archives: Reviews
The Peanut Butter Falcon
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON raises important issues and also provides a feel-good vehicle to a great new talent in Zack Gottsagen to shine through. It succeeds in evoking both the spirit and the essence of its core inspirations, Mark Twain in particular. Gabriel Farrell reviews at LFF.
From Zero to I Love You
FROM ZERO TO I LOVE YOU covers the complexity of relationships: of two people coming together from different walks of life trying to be together despite their fears, and life’s unexpected events, proposing a full picture of what love can be. Melanie Toutakova reviews at SQIFF 2019.
Moroni For President
MORONI FOR PRESIDENT manages to achieve something sorely needed in current global politics – a little humanity. And dare Christina Webber say it, a little hope. She reviews from SQIFF 2019.
Anbessa
Can a fiction-documentary hybrid create a convincing portrait of Ethiopia’s ambiguous urban sprawl? Italian-American director Mo Scarpelli’s new release ANBESSA, which was screened as part of Scotland’s global change film festival Take One Action, answers yes. Tanja Schangin reviews.
Homeless Ashes
Gabriel Farrell reviews HOMELESS ASHES, which gives a face, a name and a story to a person in a class of society often ignored, in the hope that it might shine a light on the topic and humanise these people we pass every day.
A Dog Barking At The Moon
Xiang Zi’s poignant drama A DOG BARKING AT THE MOON digests the dyad of traditionalism and identity. Stephanie Brown reviews art SQIFF 2019.
Queen of Lapa
QUEEN OF LAPA allows for a glimpse into the complex lives of the women who live under Launa Muniz’s roof: a hostel for transgender sex-workers. Francesca Woulfe reviews at SQIFF 2019.
Man Made
MAN MADE is a beautiful representation of trans men and should be essential viewing this festival season and beyond. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews.
The Day Shall Come
In THE DAY SHALL COME Chris Morris develops a sadness at the absurdity that perpetuates a status quo with an expensive human cost. Jim Ross reviews.