Dreams on Fire
DREAMS ON FIRE is a film about graft, inspiration, camaraderie and the struggles of flourishing in the real world; in all its awful and wonderful surrealness. Clara Strachan reviews at Glasgow Film Festival.
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Creation Stories
CREATION STORIES occasionally hits a good note, but after the cacophonous entropy it generates getting tuned up, it struggles to recover anything harmonious from its orchestra of creative talents.
Black Bear
In the end, BLACK BEAR is a bit of a Penrose triangle of a film. Viewed from certain angles, it may make little sense, but when considered from a new vantage point or spun around, it paradoxically comes together elegantly and beautifully.
Minari
MINARI is an emotionally graceful portrait of a family whose members are trying to find their way in the world and amongst each other. Lee Isaac Chung lays out the path for their story with skill and a beautifully light touch.
Vivarium
For those worried about disappearing into an anonymous suburban hellscape, VIVARIUM will be the descent into fear and confusion it is clearly intended to be. Jim Ross reviews.
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
WOMEN MAKE FILM from Mark Cousins acts as a rallying cry to acknowledge and celebrate female filmmakers all around the globe. Chris Dobson reviews.
About Endlessness
If ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is more of the same from Andersson, whose work is the strange offspring of Samuel Beckett and Jacques Tati, then it’s hard to see why that’s not altogether positive. Like Mae West said: “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
How To Build A Girl
HOW TO BUILD A GIRL is not a bad film, but it does make some choices that take away from its impressive elements. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews.
Radioactive
Despite an excellent Rosamund Pike performance, RADIOACTIVE is not the special film Marie Curie’s life deserves. James Ashworth reviews at Glasgow Film Festival.
Because We Are Girls
BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS is a powerful film whose message got lost in editing. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews.