Jonny Sweet
@jonnyleesweet
After four years in the wanderlust wilderness, Jonny Sweet is back to the homeland to gorge himself on musical and cinematic catnip and scribble furiously in dimly lit rooms.
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Red in Tooth and Claw
Strong selection of quirky horror focusing on man and beast.
Damien Jurado
In the Shape of a Storm
Gorgeously sparse selection of acoustic songs from folk veteran.
Preview: Dead by Dawn 2019
Four-day horror extravaganza rears its head at the Filmhouse once more.
Happy as Lazzaro
Beguiling magic realism doubles up as religious parable and social commentary.
Girl
Engaging, empathetic look at the struggles of a teenage transgender ballerina.
New Cinema Releases April 2019
Chinese allegories, Italian origin stories and cerebral spookiness await in April’s programme.
New Cinema Releases March 2019
Plenty of classy foreign cinema to get your teeth into this March.
New Cinema Releases February 2019
Bizarre social experiments and tense race relations abound in February’s new releases.
Capernaum
Eviscerating and absorbing look at child neglect and poverty on the streets of Beirut.
Mary Queen of Scots
Imaginative period drama can’t stimulate emotion or excitement.
New Cinema Releases January 2019
Ailing English queens and rebellious Scottish ones await in January’s new releases.
New Cinema Releases December 2018
Japanese anime, daredevil free soloist climbers and Robert Redford’s last acting role await at the Filmhouse.
Nae Pasaran
Heart-warming documentary about Scottish workers sticking it to tyranny.
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Pitch-perfect performance compromised slightly by ill-equipped venue acoustics.
SQIFF 2018 Preview
The Scottish Queer International Film Festival comes to Glasgow in December.
London Korean Film Festival 2018
The London-based festival drops in on Glasgow and Edinburgh this month.
Children of Men
Cinematographic masterclass delves into a dark but disturbingly recognisable future.
New cinema releases November 2018
Historical dramatisations and contemporary criticism abound in November’s programme.
