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Napoleon 2023
I guess it makes sense: in the same year we get Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon, two historical epics that break conventions of the genre and try and do something interesting with it, there has to be the reply, the formulaic, shallow, episodic, expensive bloater that reassures Hollywood, "it's okay, people will still come and see the usual empty spectacle, we don't need to start actually working on our scripts". Paging Ridley Scott!
They missed a bit off the title - it should have been called Napoleon: Old Hat.
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The Five Devils 2022
This auspicious and enigmatic second feature from French filmmaker Léa Mysius unfurls like an ethereal remix of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining in its fantasy-flecked exploration of a pre-teen girl attempting to comprehend the romantic affiliations of her parents. It’s perhaps not as cut-and-dried as that description makes it sound, and there are fewer explosions of violence. Passion, yes; violence, no.
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Other People's Children 2022
In its own dryly ironic way, the title of French writer/director Rebecca Zlotowski’s fifth feature has the power to strike fear into the heart. It suggests a horror movie: the horror of having to pretend to be the mother of a child who is not yours; the horror of biological changes to the body and the loss choice those changes bring; the horror of living in the shadow of another woman; the horror of realising that time is slipping away from you, and you cannot stop the clock.
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I Like Movies 2022
GFF 2023
Supremely my shit, apart from how rude he is (esp to his mum) him gushing about punch drunk love is so real !!Filled w lots of fun gags, but also some really emotional moments. Found this rlly comforting and I can’t wait to watch again, my fav of GFF23 (so far!)
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The Astronaut 2022
Despite occasionally loosing track of what the film was meant to be, it was visually appealing and had some superb acting which made for a fun watch.
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BlackBerry 2023
Good to see a film so fun and energetic, I’ve been thirsting after one of these films and Glenn Homerton made it all the better. I hope to see more of Matt Johnson!
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BlackBerry 2023
Asked about Nirvanna The Band The Show Season 3 during the the Q&A and got a nice cheer. He said that it’ll be released soon hopefully if he gets enough traction from this film, and also he might be filming a NTBTS movie soon?!?! And maybe even in Glasgow?!??!?
Met Matt afterwards too, loveliest guy. Signed my shit, got a picture, answered questions.
Outside of that though, this is just a wonderful film. Final shot was perfect, I told Matt I liked it and he responded with a very sincere “me too”.
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Skin Deep 2022
Despite my festival companion falling asleep during our screening, Skin Deep received my vote for the second-highest possible score for the Glasgow Film Festival 2023 (GFF23) Audience Award.
Alex Schaad's debut feature is a body-swap scenario science-fiction with an initial resemblance to the setting of Ari Aster's Midsommar. As described by the GFF23 programme, it explores "identity, gender fluidity, sexuality and the pursuit of happiness". However, I believe that it shines as an honest reflection of the soul in consideration of both comfort and confidence to achieve internal happiness.
Skin Deep was seen at Cineworld Glasgow, Renfrew Street during the Glasgow Film Festival 2023.
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Under the Skin 2013
How did he come up with these images? Just mind-blowing stuff. And Scarlett Johansson is perfect, both in her performance and as the right cultural figure to be cast in this role.
Also fascinating how the film already plays as a piece of visual history of Glasgow.Lost in Translation in 2003, this in 2013; I think it's time for Scarlet Johansson's next arthouse masterpiece. Paging Lynne Ramsay!
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Falling Cat 1894
The first ever cat vid. Literally accidentally saw this just scrolling on Twitter! Shoutout Glasgow Film Festival.
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