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Glasgow Film Festival · 2017

Glasgow Film Festival 2017

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10 films · 9 reviews

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The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

Review preview for The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

Øvredal takes a handful of old tricks - a cheery song playing unexpectedly, lights blinking out in a corridor one by one, the tinkling of a bell - and uses them to chilling effect. The result is a film you really won't want to watch alone.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Father and son coroners get more than they bargained for when they examine a cadaver.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: André Øvredal; Writer: Ian B Goldberg, Richard Naing; Stars: Ophelia Lovibond, Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Parker Sawyers, Michael McElhatton, Jane Perry, Olwen Catherine Kelly)

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Cream

Review preview for Cream

A welcome piece of righteous fury with a distinctly Firthian twist.

Luke Shaw · 4 out of 5
Life's problems are resolved with the aid of a miraculous goo.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: David Firth)

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Headshot

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The insane amount of violence is in danger of becoming totally monotonous, but is rescued by Iko Uwais' dynamic and hitherto unrevealed comic sense of motion and timing.

Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
Washed ashore on a small Indonesian island, a man wakes up in hospital with no memory of who he is or how he got there - but a gang boss is on his trail.

(Country: Indonesia; Year: 2016; Director: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboe; Writer: Timo Tjahjanto; Stars: Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Sunny Pang)

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The Lost Arcade

The story of New York's Chinatown Fair.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Kurt Vincent; Writer: Irene Chin)

Multiple Maniacs

Review preview for Multiple Maniacs

In between the shoddy scene transitions and frantically delivered lines, there are striking moments of directorial genius.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
When she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, the leader of a criminal gang vows revenge.

(Country: US; Year: 1970; Director: John Waters; Writer: John Waters; Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey)

Full review See: Interview with Mink Stole about Divine

Night Of The Living Dead

Review preview for Night Of The Living Dead

Though shot on cheap black-and-white film stock, NOTLD was the film that would turn the whole horror genre blood red, with its innovative use of graphically realistic gore effects.

Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
Film that set the template for the modern zombie movie.

(Country: US; Year: 1968; Director: George A Romero; Writer: John Russo, George A Romero; Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley, Kyra Schon, Russell W. Streiner, Charles Craig, Bill Heinzman, George Kosana, Frank Doak, Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cordille)

Full review See: George A Romero talks zombies, religion and genocide in Karlovy Vary , George A Romero interview about Diary Of The Dead

Original Copy

Review preview for Original Copy

There's relatively little to mitigate the downcast moments, but Rehman's passion for his work and the vast amount he has learned along the way come through clearly.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A documentary tribute to the dying art of Indian cinema posters, with each cinema once employing a dedicated artist to paint a massive original mural for that week’s Bollywood blockbuster.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2015; Director: Georg Heinzen, Florian Heinzen-Ziob)

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Predator

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Definitely one of Arnie's best and a landmark action movie.

Gator MacReady · 4.5 out of 5
Arnold Schwarzenegger is stalked in South American jungle by alien killer.

(Country: US; Year: 1987; Director: John McTiernan; Writer: Jim Thomas, John Thomas; Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Elpidia Carrillo, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Shane Black, R.G. Armstrong, Kevin Peter Hall)

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A Silent Voice (Koe No Katachi)

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Alternately, funny, engaging, witty and insightful, it cuts to the core of teenage cruelty.

Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
When a former bully is bullied himself, he grows up determined to make amends to the hearing impaired girl he used to pick on.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2016; Director: Naoko Yamada; Writer: Reiko Yoshida, based on the manga by Yoshitoki Oima; Stars: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Megumi Han)

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Umbilical World

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For long time fans of Firth, this is a wonderful collection of some of his best material.

Luke Shaw · 4 out of 5
A surrealist exploration of depression and mental illness.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: David Firth; Writer: David Firth; Stars: David Firth, Christian Webb, Paul MacKenzie)

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