Glasgow Film Festival · 2018
8 films · 5 reviews
Whilst the titans themselves are cartoonish grotesques, scenes soaked in blood and gore still manage to disturb.
(Country: Japan; Year: 2018; Director: Masashi Koizuka; Writer: Hajime Isayama, Yasuko Kobayashi; Stars: Yuki Kaji, Yu Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya)
(Country: Egypt; Year: 1981; Director: Mohammed Shebl; Stars: Ahmed Adawiyya, Ali El Haggar, Hassan Al Imam)
Full of visceral action from start to finish, this is a kinetic mix of impressive stunts and inventive shots.
(Country: US; Year: 1998; Director: Stephen Norrington; Writer: David S. Goyer; Stars: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Arly Jover, Traci Lords, Kevin Patrick Walls, Tim Guinee, Sanaa Lathan, Eric Edwards, Donna Wong, Carmen Thomas, Shannon Lee)
Its exploration of the tension between the real and the fake is timely and important.
(Country: Norway; Year: 2017; Director: Kristoffer Borgli; Writer: Kristoffer Borgli; Stars: Amir Asgharnejad, Brett Gelman, Adam Pearson, Annie Hamilton, Verona Blue, Hugo Armstrong, Dean Chekvala, Roy Abramsohn, Y.J. Gold, Joe Hartzler, Scarlett Redmond, Alexandra Marzella, John Zacchino, Kashuna Perfected, Maurice Williams)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2017; Director: Takahide Hori; Writer: Takahide Hori; Stars: Takahide Hori)
(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Steve Mitchell; Stars: Martin Scorsese, JJ Abrams, John Landis, Joe Dante, Rick Baker)
As wilfully messy as all of Cohen’s work but his wicked sense of humour, budget-enforced ingenuity and ability to draw off-kilter performances from unlikely thesps shines through.
(Country: US; Year: 1985; Director: Larry Cohen; Writer: Larry Cohen; Stars: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino, Scott Bloom, Danny Aiello, Patrick O'Neal, James Dixon, Alexander Scourby, Russell Nype, Gene O'Neill, Catherine Schultz, James Dukas, Peter Hock, Colette Blonigan)
This is an enjoyable creature-feature, a special-effects showcase on a small budget.
(Country: Japan; Year: 2017; Director: Sôichi Umezawa; Writer: Sôichi Umezawa; Stars: Asuka Kurosawa, Kyoka Takeda, Ena Fujita)
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