A beautifully-textured and euphorically vibrant celebration of culture, community and love, Lovers Rock is another strong anthology chapter in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, writes Nathan Osborne. Steve McQueen has demonstrated extraordinary range in his career to date: from sex addiction … Continue reading Small Axe: Lover’s Rock – Review
by Liam Macleod As a practising Muslim and rapper in his own right, Mogul Mowgli represents nothing less than an intensely personal journey for its leading man and co-writer Riz Ahmed. The story of an artist whose life closely parallels … Continue reading Mogul Mowgli – Review
by Sarah Miles The best horror movies are ones that tap into something more than simple scares. Night of the Living Dead features the breakdown of society with an undercurrent of Civil Rights era tension, 2019’s Invisible Man is overtly … Continue reading Relic – Review
by Moxie McMurder War photographer Stephanie struggles to regain a relationship with her mother and daughter after spending seven months at an eating disorder clinic in this indie drama. Based on writer and director Lucy Brydon’s own experiences with an … Continue reading Body of Water – Review
by Emily Murray The tagline used for new horror movie Saint Maud promises big things reading, ‘your saviour is coming’. But is this debut feature from writer-director Rose Glass really our saviour? Well, it turns out the answer is yes, … Continue reading Saint Maud – Review
by Charlotte Sometimes To open with a quote from Hunter S. Thompson about the music business is a *choice*. To open a Scotland-set film (albeit set in Dundee, not Edinburgh) with a character running accompanied by narration reflecting on how … Continue reading Schemers – Review
