Aftersun – Review
Cinema viewers of a certain age will recall all too well the sights, sounds and smells of a mid-1990s package holiday. The FILA trackies, the lukewarm beers, the dodgy looking flumes, the beige and b...
Tag Archives: Female Director
God’s Creatures – Review
There is an old stereotype about Irish mammies and their sons. Daughters have to jump through hoops for attention, but the boys can do no wrong. Their halo rarely needs polishing and their dinner pla...
Quo Vadis, Aida? – Review
The Bosnian War – the result of the break up of Yugoslavia amongst other issues – raged from April 1992 until December 1995. Ethnic cleansing was common practice, through either mass murder or forced...
Moxie – Review
I don’t think there could have been a more pertinent time for a film like Moxie to arrive on Netflix. On social media platforms, on video calls and on WhatsApp messages, women (and men) up and down t...
Spring Blossom (Seize Printemps) – Review
There has been an abundance of movies about young girls and their entanglements with older men. Usually, they are on-screen relationships that leave you feeling uncomfortable; a voyeur of something y...
A New Leaf (1971)
It’s a shame to think that many contemporary cinema goers will be unaware of the work of Elaine May. Which is why it’s so great that the Glasgow Film Festival are running May Days as one ...