Ava DuVernay’s thoughtful recent feature, Origin, arrived at select Scottish cinemas this year with little fanfare. The newest effort from … More
Category: Reviews
‘The Deid Dinnae Greet’: Glasgow Film Festival sees Viggo Mortensen’s red dead resurrection of the cowboy
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a press screening of Viggo Mortensen’s new Western The Dead Don’t Hurt (2023) at … More
‘Escaped Alone’ Review
Joanna Bowman’s blistering production of Caryl Churchill’s 2016 play Escaped Alone offers a reality-bending look into the garden tea party … More
Love Lies Bleeding Review: Glasgow Film Festival 2024
A queer erotic thriller set in late 1980s New Mexico; Love Lies Bleeding gives you exactly what you pay for. Lou, played … More
In Conversation with Jo Bowman by Grace Murray
Online editor Grace Murray interviews theatre director Jo Bowman. They discuss Bowman’s latest project—the Scottish Premiere of Caryl Churchill’s ‘Escaped … More
Romantic Scotland and Urban Spaces
The relationship between Romanticism and the environment is best characterized by a focus on the beauty of nature and the … More
May December Review
4/5 stars No contemporary film director seems to understand the dark heart rotting at the centre of suburban American life … More
Qmunicate @ SQIFF
qmunicate were absolutely delighted to be invited by SQIFF (the Scottish Queer International Film Festival) to attend some of this … More
Saltburn: A Seductive Study in Missed Opportunities
It’s 2006. Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) has made it to Oxford. He’s quiet. He’s earnest. He’s from ‘the north’ (Prescot, … More
Facing Fears Through Fiction
When I was eight, my father offered to buy me a book from the bookstore while out in town and … More
