[content warning: spoilers] In 2017, the German-Iranian director Aki Soozandeh released the animation drama Tehran Taboo which gives insight into … More
Category: Film
Film Review: First Man
The credits rolled. ‘So, what did you think?’ I asked my friend. ‘Thrusters…’ she replied. ‘Thrusters and funerals.’ This observation … More
Just the Ticket: MubiGo and the Subscription Model
On the heels of the US-based Moviepass and its British counterparts Cineworld Unlimited and Odeon Limitless, arthouse and indie streaming … More
Claiming a feminist cinema space: She’s En Scene
Glasgow is a city for film-lovers and film-makers. There are too many film festivals to count, film-enthusiasts around every corner, … More
The End of the Summer Blockbusters
The summer blockbuster as we know it has been a staple of cinema since the ’70s, and big film releases … More
Film Review: Experimental Shorts + Discussion at SMHAFF 2018
The CCA hosted director Dominique Tipper and writer-actor Ann Akin from Trying to Find Me in conversation with Andrew Eaton-Lewis, … More
Film Review: Radical Film Network’s ’68 Festival ‘The Day the Troubles Began’
Recently revived for the Radical Film Network’s ’68 Festival, Michael Fanning’s fascinating documentary The Day the Troubles Began explores the … More
Film Review: First Reformed
Paul Schrader’s First Reformed is probably his most personal film yet given his upbringing in the Christian community. Ethan Hawke … More
Film Review: Whitney
Award winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald shares the tragically tumultuous story of the life and death of iconic star, Whitney … More
Film Review: Mary Shelley
After the success of Haifaa al-Mansour’s groundbreaking Wadjida, the first feature film by a female Saudi director and shot entirely … More
