Nessa Johnston
Reviews: 16
Other Articles: 1
Blank City
Perhaps the GSA students present at the screening will have come away from it thinking that maybe, just maybe, economic collapse can be fun sometimes.
Gagarin Way
On a grand scale tenth anniversary tour, Rapture Theatre Company offer a politically relevant and tense tale that’s perhaps a little over-shadowed by farce.
Submarino
This isn’t exactly a feelgood movie, but it’s nice to see dodgy, disreputable people depicted as credible human beings rather than irredeemable scum.
Oranges and Sunshine
A heart-wrenching and involving true story that’s let down by a clunky, mechanical screenplay and dialogue that has the feel of a Guardian feature article.
A Screaming Man (Un homme qui crie)
An exemplary job of showing rather than telling, a slow pace that simply heightens the sense of ennui at the heart of this complex film.
Incendies
A masterful piece of cinematic storytelling, capturing the pains and hypocrisies of civil war and sectarian conflict.
The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
When was the last time you saw an Arab character depicted in a film who wasn’t a terrorist?
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D
Werner Herzog + 3D = A definite highlight of the Glasgow Film Festival, as well as being just the ticket for the intellectually snobbish 3D cinema skeptics…
When We Leave
Tackling some important and topical issues, the characters in this picture amount to nothing more than mouthpieces for clashing cultural perspectives
Viva Riva!
The beginning of Congolese film-making after over a decade of war, a bold and violent film marking Djo Munga as one to watch.
Submarine
Moss from The IT Crowd? Directing a film? Really? Richard Ayoade’s directorial debut is pretty awesome actually…
Success/The Séance
The youth of today gather together to face the harsh scrutiny of Edinburgh’s critics. How will Nick Drake’s text fair in the hands of teens?
The Heights/Blackout
From the Lyceum’s New Connection Festival, the preamble to the fringe is looking promising so far!