festivals, out now, Reviews, Scotland, UK

Glasgow Film Festival 2020

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
The Glasgow Film Festival 2020 will open and close with major features – Proxima and How to Build a Girl – directed by women.

★★★★, out now, Reviews, USA

Uncut Gems (2019)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Uncut Gems is the Safdie brothers’ Good Times on speed, starring Adam Sandler in eye-popping perpetual motion.

★★★★, Cannes Film Festival 2018, China, France, London Film Festival 2018, out now, Reviews

Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Di Qiu Zui Hou De Ye Wan) (2018)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Long Day’s Journey Into Night is memorable, mesmeric virtuoso filmmaking by Gan Bi, creating a universe where time moves sinuously.

★★★★, out now, Reviews, USA

Little Women (2019)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is a dream-come-true feminist re-reading of Louisa May Alcot’s childhood classic.

★★★★, Denmark, documentary, London Film Festival 2019, out now, Reviews, USA

The Kingmaker (2019)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
The Kingmaker, Lauren Greenfield’s revealing documentary about Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines, is a fascinating and horrifying must-see.

★★★★, Denmark, documentary, Germany, London Film Festival 2019, out now, Phil Wilson, UK, USA

Aquarela (2018)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Aquarela, Victor Kossakovsky’s unforgettable, visionary documentary, immerses you in water in all its forms.