Film Festivals
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FilmThe Irishman
Martin Scorsese reunites with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci for this enthralling mob epic that's full of echoes of Scorsese’s earlier films Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
FilmOrdinary Love
Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson give career-best performances in this tale of a middle-aged couple’s brush with cancer Read more »| 14 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Ema
Starring Pablo Mariana di Girolamo and Gael García Bernal, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín's new film is a seductive, opaque study of grief and sex Read more »| 14 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Zombi Child
French auteur Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance, Nocturama) delivers an engaged, pointed takedown of the voodoo movie Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
FilmBabyteeth
This hilarious, bittersweet comedy from Australian director Shannon Murphy is among the sparkiest feature film debuts in recent memory Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Marriage Story
Powerful performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson can't disguise a certain staleness in Noah Baumbach's latest film Read more »| 09 Oct 2019
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FilmLFF 2019: Run
Scott Graham’s third feature follows a petrol-head who was born to run, but instead never left his small fishing village in Scotland Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
FilmRose Plays Julie
The Desperate Optimists (Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor) return with another stylish study of identity and trauma Read more »| 07 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: The Peanut Butter Falcon
The potentially mawkish premise of this odd-couple road movie is overcome by an authentic sense of place and the compelling bond formed onscreen between leads Zack Gottsagen and Shia LaBeouf Read more »| 04 Oct 2019 -
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12 of the best films at London Film Festival 2019
London Film Festival offers up another embarrassment of riches. Here are a dozen films that we think look great and, crucially, haven't completely sold out yet, like many of the other gala screenings Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
FilmTalk of the Toons: Scotland Loves Anime 2019 preview
Now the UK's buzziest animation event, Scotland Loves Anime returns for its tenth edition. Festival director Andrew Partridge talks us through its history and recommends some of this year's highlights, including the new film from the mind behind Your Name Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
FilmEdinburgh Spanish Film Festival: 2019 preview
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival is back with a tasty menu of award-winning Spanish cinema as well as a literal tasty menu with Scottish chef Michael Innes Read more »| 26 Sep 2019 -
FilmQueer Aye: Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2019
SQIFF turns five this month, with a zesty programme including a celebration of ballroom culture, films on Latinx legends and Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer. The festival's coordinator and co-founder, Helen Wright, tells us more Read more »| 26 Sep 2019 -
FilmAfrica in Motion 2019: Festival preview
Africa in Motion's collaborative approach to curation and ambitious scope has produced another lively, polyphonic programme. In this 14th edition, Afrofuturism, VR and gaming sit beside the oldest surviving feature film by an African-American director Read more »| 23 Sep 2019 -
FilmTIFF 2019: Colour Out of Space
Cult director Richard Stanley (Hardware) teams up with a typically frenzied Nicolas Cage for this HP Lovecraft adaptation and proves a solid addition to the cosmic horror sub-genre Read more »| 13 Sep 2019