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Glasgow Film Festival

17 February – 28 February 2016

Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!

The Glasgow Film Festival, now the UK's third biggest film event, is back for its 12th edition in 2016, with Richard Gere, Ben Wheatley, Natalie Dormer, Peter Greenaway and legendary stuntman Vic Armstrong among the stars planing to attend. It will open with the UK Premiere of Hail, Caesar! by Ethan and Joel Coen, and close with the UK Premiere of Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s Oscar-nominated Anomalisa. As always, we will be bringing you full coverage throughout.

The festival runs from 17 to 28 February.

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  • Carrie
    Review preview for Carrie

    The irreverent score, the gothic art direction, and Mario Tosi’s kaleidoscopic, slithering cinematography coalesce into something mesmeric.

    Antoni Konieczny · 5 out of 5
    A bullied teenager, pushed to breaking point, discovers something unexpected about herself.
  • The Hitcher
    Review preview for The Hitcher

    For all that the Hitcher is an ambiguous horror film it is also a spectacular piece of Eighties action cinema.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    A thriller about a hitch-hiker with murderous intent.
  • The Clan
    Review preview for The Clan

    The film is briskly paced, infused with energy and the backdrop remains interesting.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    The true story of the Puccio Clan. A family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
  • Miss Sharon Jones!
    Review preview for Miss Sharon Jones!

    Though the impression is of something collected in a very informal way, the whole is skillfully assembled.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Following the star as she undergoes treatment for cancer and tries to mount a comeback.
  • The Wave
    Review preview for The Wave

    This is a film that should be watched on as big a screen as possible, but even on a smaller one, the tsunami is stunning.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Seismic rumblings in the Norwegian fjords threaten to start a chain reaction that will destroy the local area.
  • Southbound
    Review preview for Southbound

    Unusually coherent for a film of this type and well structured so that the different directors' styles complement one another rather than clashing.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
  • Summertime
    Review preview for Summertime

    Though the events unfold forward, the feel of Summertime is that of a pleasantly painful memory recalled backwards, clutching you emotionally as if you were looking at a faded photo album.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Drama about social change in France in the early 1970s.
  • Men And Chicken
    Review preview for Men And Chicken

    Its disgusting surface is supported by a framework that’s more intelligent than in plenty of prettier films.

    Luke Shaw · 3.5 out of 5
    Black comedy about a pair of brothers who discover a dark family secret.
  • Baskin
    Review preview for Baskin

    Its plot is more cleverly structured than is at first apparent, and although it seems to lose its way part way through, there's always something going on upstairs.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A squad of unsuspecting cops goes through a trapdoor to Hell after stumbling upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building.
  • Suburra
    Review preview for Suburra

    Frequently dark, often stunning, and only morally murky.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A careless politician struggles to stay out of the grip of a ruthless crime lord who knows a little too much about him for comfort.

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