The Umbrella Academy - Season 2
The Umbrella Academy - Season 2 is both a vision of what NETFLIX could be, and a reminder of everything that holds it back
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss is a unique thought experiment and a disturbingly hilarious film that explores the modern-day cult’s role in society
Apartment 1BR
Apartment 1BR is a contained thriller with disturbing implications and lofty ambitions, that succeeds in its simplicity but stumbles in its thematic development
Rick and Morty - Season 4: Part 2
In its fourth season, Rick and Morty turns into a bit of a mess, losing sight of what the show is really about: the characters
Homecoming - Season 2
Homecoming’s sophomore season is a tightly focused and helplessly tense experience that sends its viewers down a spiral of mysteries and stays gripping until its satisfying conclusion.
Upload - Season 1
Upload makes the most of its ultimately simple story by believing in its characters and being effortlessly funny, touching, and sincere
Never Have I Ever - Season 1
Never Have I Ever is as funny as it is tragic and proves to be unapologetic in both its sensitivity toward its characters, and its expression of Mindy Kaling’s unique voice
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Initials S.G.
Initials S. G. is ultimately a tragic experience that unravels and dissects the life of a troubled man. Possessing the early makings of a true classic in the making
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Olympic Dreams
Olympic Dreams is a poignant and beautiful little film with a believable and sweet core relationship
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Paints a raw and unflinching portrait of author, Toni Morrison that authentically captures the true aesthetic and essence of her literary accomplishments and feels undeniably like Morrison herself
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway is an inexplicably effective recreation and unintentional deconstruction of the exploitation genre
FEMSPECTIVES 2020 - I Told My Mum I Was Going On An RE Trip
Lindy Heymann’s I Told My Mum I Was Going On An R.E Trip breaks down the conversational barrier by firmly cementing the stories of four women in the reality they come from and allowing personal life experience to tell each story naturally
The Photograph
Stella Meghie’s The Photograph is an aesthetically pleasing and visually romantic film that serves as a triumph for representation in storytelling
Visible: Out On Television
Visible: Out on Television is a bold, thorough and deeply impactful examination of LGBTQ representation on television
Sonic the Hedgehog
Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog is a fun and altogether harmless action romp that rises above standard video game movie fare by trusting its audience with one simple concept: sincerity
Locke & Key
Locke and Key is the latest in a continuous stream of binge-worthy NETFLIX genre shows that exist as an obvious bid to recapture the success of the streaming service’s most popular flagship properties
The Lodge
The Lodge is a competently-helmed and often truly horrifying experience that features great performances, but lacks expertise and nuance in its storytelling
The Search For Cohesiveness In The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Writer Jasim Perales analyses the latest Star Wars trilogy, looking at the search for cohesiveness In Rian Johnson and J.J. Abrams’ films that have engulfed the internet and its own fandom in a series of irritated controversy
A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life is a bold, moving and sorrowful experience that sings with sympathy for its leads and features masterful technical craftsmanship behind the camera
Medical Police - Season 1
Medical Police is an altogether disastrous experience that exhibits glimpses of brilliance but ultimately fails to deliver on the promise of its ludicrous premise consistently