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Glasgow Film Festival · 2021

Glasgow Film Festival 2021

Frightfest

Programme

6 films · 6 reviews

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American Badger

Review preview for American Badger

The film delivers fairly well in terms of fights, the brutal realism of which will have strong appeal for some genre fans.

Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
A seemingly cold-blooded hitman is assigned to befriend a call girl, but all hell breaks loose when he is forced to kill her.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2021; Director: Kirk Caouette; Writer: Kirk Caouette; Stars: Kirk Caouette, Andrea Stefancikova, Michael Kopsa)

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The Old Ways

Review preview for The Old Ways

Canales gives an intensely committed performance in a role which saw her strapped down on a freezing cold floor for hours.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Christopher Alender; Writer: Marcos Gabriel; Stars: Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera, Sal Lopez, AJ Bowen, Weston Meredith)

Full review See: Interview with Christopher Alender, Marcos Gabriel and Brigitte Kali Canales about The Old Ways, part two , Interview with Christopher Alender, Marcos Gabriel and Brigitte Kali Canales about The Old Ways

Out Of The World (Hors Du Monde, Out Of This World)

Review preview for Out Of The World

With a stunning central performance which draws viewers in against their will, this is a study of compulsive violence presented not as a source of thrills but as a tragedy.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A compulsive killer becomes obsessed with a young deaf woman.

(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Marc Fouchard; Writer: Marc Fouchard; Stars: June Assal, Geneviève Casile, Dominique Frot, Claire Ganaye)

Full review See: Interview with Marc Fouchard and Julien Russo about Out Of This World (Hors Du Monde)

Run Hide Fight

Review preview for Run Hide Fight

The film fails to acknowledge its own absurdity and that, as it turns out, is okay, because May is more than capable of carrying it as it is.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A teenager facing grief after the death of her mum is caught up in a school shooting and siege.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Kyle Rankin; Writer: Kyle Rankin; Stars: Thomas Jane, Radha Mitchell, Isabel May, Eli Brown, Olly Sholotan, Treat Williams, Barbara Crampton, Cyrus Arnold, Britton Sear, Catherine Davis, Brandon Germaine, Joel Michaely, Shelynn Mayes, CG Lewis, Tom Williamson)

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Vicious Fun

Review preview for Vicious Fun

Silly though it my be on the surface, the film's success is not just down to luck.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. He decides it's best to try and blend in.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Cody Calahan; Writer: Cody Calahan, James Villeneuve; Stars: Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen, Julian Richings, Robert Maillet)

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The Woman With Leopard Shoes (La Femme Aux Chaussures Leopard)

Review preview for The Woman With Leopard Shoes

A superb example of art flourishing within constraints.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A burglar is hired by a mysterious woman to steal a box from a house. As he is about to leave, the sudden arrival of guests forces him to hide in the study. The situation takes a turn for the worse when he makes a startling discovery.

(Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Alexis Bruchon; Writer: Alexis Bruchon; Stars: Paul Bruchon, Pauline Morel, Philippe Bruchon, Blandine Boucheron)

Full review See: Interview with Alexis Bruchon about The Woman With Leopard Shoes