Ahead of the European premiere of James Vs. His Future Self at the Glasgow Film Festival 2020, I sat down … More
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Film Review – James Vs. His Future Self
The main conceit of the sci-fi-comedy hybrid James Vs. His Future Self is a universally alluring one: what if you … More
Film Review: Vivarium- as part of the Glasgow Film Festival 2020
Vivarium is a science-fiction thriller that manages to both horrify and entertain the audience. Being part of the Glasgow Film … More
Film Review: Proxima – in association with the Glasgow Film Festival 2020
In space, everything has to be perfect. Humans have to be like machines, disregarding their own emotions in order to … More
Film Review- Finnish Exposure: Films from the Arctic
The CCA’s Finnish Exposure: Films from the Arctic screening began with breath-taking Finnish scenery and a pair of young ballerinas dancing … More
Film Review- Horse Girl
Everyone loves a good horse girl joke (don’t call me out, you know we all do), but Netflix’s Horse Girl … More
The Language of Cinema
Language forms an integral part of our culture, and our tongues tell a personal story about our experiences. One’s socio-economic status, … More
The Female Director Problem
When I finished Martin Scorsese’s 3-hour long Netflix mob-flick The Irishman, I felt unfulfilled. I asked my father what he’d … More
Film Review – Black Coal, Thin Ice
This year, Glasgow’s Chinese Visual Festival screened Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014) at the CCA, a film that … More
Filmed in the Act: New Ways of Coordinating Intimacy
[Content warning: sexual abuse] The image most often associated with the #MeToo movement is that of the young actress alone … More
